FEDERAL · 52 U.S.C. · Chapter 207

Theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of records or papers; penalties

52 U.S.C. § 20702
Title52Voting and Elections
Chapter207 — FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS

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52 U.S.C. § 20702.

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Any person, whether or not an officer of election or custodian, who willfully steals, destroys, conceals, mutilates, or alters any record or paper required by section 20701 of this title to be retained and preserved shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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§ 20701
52 U.S.C. § 20701

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History

(Pub. L. 86–449, title III, §302, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 88.)

Editorial Notes

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Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1974a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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