Federal · Title 52 — Voting And Elections

52 U.S.C. § 20702: Theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of records or papers; penalties

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who willfully steals, destroys, conceals, mutilates, or alters election records or papers required to be preserved may be fined up to $1,000, imprisoned up to one year, or both.

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Any person, whether or not an officer of election or custodian, who willfully steals, destroys, conceals, mutilates, or alters any record or paper required by section 20701 of this title to be retained and preserved shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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