25 CFR 11.440
§ 11.440 Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
United States · 25 CFR — Indians · Status: effective
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- 25 CFR 11.440, § 11.440 Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/103559
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Full text
A person commits a misdemeanor if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he or she:
(a) Alters, destroys, conceals, or removes any record, document or thing with purpose to impair its verity or availability in such proceeding or investigation; or
(b) Makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false and with the purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in such proceeding or investigation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.