46.4611 Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Cite as [A.S.C.A. § 46.4611](a) A person commits the crime of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence if he:
(1) alters, destroys, suppresses, or conceals any record, document, or thing with purpose to impair its verity, legibility, or availability in any official proceeding or investigation; or
(2) makes, presents or uses any record, document, or thing knowing it to be false with purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in any official proceeding or investigation.
(b) Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence is a class D felony if the actor impairs or obstructs the prosecution or defense of a felony; otherwise tampering with or fabricating physical evidence is a class A misdemeanor.
History: 1979, PL 16-43 § 2.
