§ 14-221.1. Altering, destroying, or stealing evidence of criminal conduct. 12
Any person who breaks or enters any building, structure, compartment, vehicle, file, 13 cabinet, drawer, or any other enclosure wherein evidence relevant to any criminal offense or 14 court proceeding is kept or stored with the purpose of altering, destroying or stealing such 15 evidence; or any person who alters, destroys, or steals any evidence relevant to any criminal 16 offense or court proceeding shall be punished as a Class I felon. 17
As used in this section, the word evidence shall mean any article or document in the 18 possession of a law-enforcement officer or officer of the General Court of Justice being 19 retained for the purpose of being introduced in evidence or having been introduced in evidence 20 or being preserved as evidence. (1975, c. 806, ss. 1, 2; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2
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Sess., c. 21 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14.) 22
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§ 14-221.2. Altering court documents or entering unauthorized judgments. 24
Any person who without lawful authority intentionally enters a judgment upon or materially 25 alters or changes any criminal or civil process, criminal or civil pleading, or other official case 26 record is guilty of a Class H felony. (1979, c. 526; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 14; 1981, c. 63, 27 s. 1; c. 179, s. 14.)
