Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-121

Tampering with a public record

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Williams v. State (2001)

Most recently applied in Williams v. State (October 2001)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2821; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2821; Acts 1987, No. 37, § 1; 1999, No. 1104, § 1.

(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with a public record if, with the purpose of impairing the verity, legibility, or availability of a public record, he or she knowingly: Makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or

(2) Erases, obliterates, removes, destroys, or conceals a public record.

(3) Tampering with a public record is a Class C felony if the public record is a court record.

(4) Tampering with a public record is a Class B felony if the public record is a court record and the person broke into any building or structure with the intent of tampering with a court record located in the building or structure.

(5) Otherwise, tampering with a public record is a Class D felony.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.