{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-918.13","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 918.13","heading":"Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for any person, knowing that a criminal trial, proceeding, or investigation by a duly constituted prosecuting authority, law enforcement agency, grand jury, or legislative committee of this state is pending or is about to be instituted, to:\n(a) Alter, destroy, conceal, or remove any record, document, or other item with the purpose to impair its verity or availability in such proceeding or investigation; or\n(b) Make, present, or use any record, document, or other item, knowing it to be false.\n(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates subsection (1) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\n(b) A person who violates subsection (1) relating to a criminal trial, proceeding, or investigation that relates to a capital felony commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 72-315; s. 1, ch. 2022-84.","path":["CHAPTER 918 CONDUCT OF TRIAL"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0918/0918.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:16:17Z","sha256":"20be2cf5cf79e068f7a3138a96a5bf9985423ff763e60aaf1a5e7074e050a0d0","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-918.125","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-918.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}