Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 9-307: - 338 - (a) A person may not destroy, alter, conceal, or remove physical evidence that the person believes may be used in a pending or future official proceeding with the intent to impair the verity or availability of the physical evidence in the official proceeding

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a misdemeanor by destroying, altering, concealing, or fabricating physical evidence intended for use in a legal proceeding, or by introducing such tampered evidence in court.

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