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Ohio · Through 1974-01-01 (House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly)

Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.12: Tampering with evidence.

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  1. Title 29 Crimes-Procedure
  2. Chapter 2921 Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration

(A) No person, knowing that an official proceeding or investigation is in progress, or is about to be or likely to be instituted, shall do any of the following:

(1) Alter, destroy, conceal, or remove any record, document, or thing, with purpose to impair its value or availability as evidence in such proceeding or investigation;

(2) Make, present, or use any record, document, or thing, knowing it to be false and with purpose to mislead a public official who is or may be engaged in such proceeding or investigation, or with purpose to corrupt the outcome of any such proceeding or investigation.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of tampering with evidence, a felony of the third degree.

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