§455. Falsifying physical evidence
1.
A person is guilty of falsifying physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding as defined in section 451, subsection 5, paragraph A or an official criminal investigation is pending or will be instituted, that person:
A.
Alters, destroys, conceals or removes any thing relevant to that proceeding or investigation with intent to impair its verity, authenticity or availability in that proceeding or investigation; or
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §10 (COR).]
B.
Presents or uses any thing that that person knows to be false with intent to deceive a public servant who is or may be engaged in that proceeding or investigation.
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §10 (COR).]
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §10 (COR).]
2.
Falsifying physical evidence is a Class D crime.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §10 (COR).