§ 5-54-121 - Tampering with a public record. - Arkansas Statutes

5-54-121. Tampering with a public record.

(a) 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:

(1) Makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or

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

(b) (1) (A) Tampering with a public record is a Class C felony if the public record is a court record.

(B) 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.

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