Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 21, Crimes and Punishments

K.S.A. Ch. 21 § 21-5920: Tampering with a public record

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Tampering with a public record means knowingly altering, destroying, defacing, removing, or concealing any public record without lawful authority. This offense is classified as a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

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