{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-155","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-155","heading":"Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence: Class D felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence if, believing that a criminal investigation conducted by a law enforcement agency or an official proceeding is pending, or about to be instituted, such person: (1) Alters, destroys, conceals or removes any record, document or thing with purpose to impair its verity or availability in such criminal investigation or official proceeding; or (2) makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false and with purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in such criminal investigation or official proceeding.\n(b) Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence is a class D felony.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XI*. BRIBERY, OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND OTHER RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-155","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"838692a66b609bae86f3f8ff4e425ec82721a8c51a88b8fb13e08e2fbd714a1b","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-154","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}