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KRS 519.060

Tampering with public records

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Warren v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n (1994)

Most recently applied in Maze v. Ky. Judicial Conduct Comm'n (June 2019)

Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky

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(1) A person is guilty of tampering with public records when:

(a) He knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or (b) Knowing he lacks the authority to do so, he intentionally destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or otherwise impairs the availability of any public records; or (c) Knowing he lacks the authority to retain it, he intentionally refuses to deliver up a public record in his possession upon proper request of a public servant lawfully entitled to receive such record for examination or other purposes.

(2) Tampering with public records is a Class D felony.

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