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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-155

Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence: Class D felony

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State v. Forbes (1995)

Most recently applied in State v. Scott (June 2025)

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 157; P.A. 15-211, S. 9.) History: P.A. 15-211 amended Subsec

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(a) A person is guilty of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence if, believing that a criminal investigation conducted by a law enforcement agency or an official proceeding is pending, or about to be instituted, such person: (1) Alters, destroys, conceals or removes any record, document or thing with purpose to impair its verity or availability in such criminal investigation or official proceeding; or (2) makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false and with purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in such criminal investigation or official proceeding.

(b) Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence is a class D felony.

Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.