1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a public record if with the purpose to impair the verity, legibility or availability of a public record, he or she:

(1) Knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or

Attorney's Note

Under the Missouri Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 558.011

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 575.110

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Knowing he or she lacks authority to do so, destroys, suppresses or conceals any public record.

2. The offense of tampering with a public record is a class A misdemeanor.