N.Y. PEN Law § 215.40
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 215.40, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Tampering with physical evidence
Official statutory text
§ 215.40 Tampering with physical evidence.\n A person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when:\n 1. With intent that it be used or introduced in an official proceeding\nor a prospective official proceeding, he (a) knowingly makes, devises or\nprepares false physical evidence, or (b) produces or offers such\nevidence at such a proceeding knowing it to be false; or\n 2. Believing that certain physical evidence is about to be produced or\nused in an official proceeding or a prospective official proceeding, and\nintending to prevent such production or use, he suppresses it by any act\nof concealment, alteration or destruction, or by employing force,\nintimidation or deception against any person.\n Tampering with physical evidence is a class E felony.\n
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