§ 175.20 Tampering with public records in the second degree.\n A person is guilty of tampering with public records in the second\ndegree when, knowing that he does not have the authority of anyone\nentitled to grant it, he knowingly removes, mutilates, destroys,\nconceals, makes a false entry in or falsely alters any record or other\nwritten instrument filed with, deposited in, or otherwise constituting a\nrecord of a public office or public servant.\n Tampering with public records in the second degree is a Class A\nmisdemeanor.\n
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