N.Y. Penal Law Section 175.20
Tampering with public records in the second degree

A person is guilty of tampering with public records in the second degree when, knowing that he does not have the authority of anyone entitled to grant it, he knowingly removes, mutilates, destroys, conceals, makes a false entry in or falsely alters any record or other written instrument filed with, deposited in, or otherwise constituting a record of a public office or public servant. Tampering with public records in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

Source: Section 175.20 — Tampering with public records in the second degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/175.­20 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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