{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-519.060","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 519.060","heading":"Tampering with public records.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of tampering with public records when:\n(a) He knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or\n(b) Knowing he lacks the authority to do so, he intentionally destroys, mutilates,\nconceals, removes, or otherwise impairs the availability of any public records;\nor\n(c) Knowing he lacks the authority to retain it, he intentionally refuses to deliver\nup a public record in his possession upon proper request of a public servant\nlawfully entitled to receive such record for examination or other purposes.\n(2) Tampering with public records is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 519"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19864","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"6ee09611ebd751b538b68180d754b3c26a8e089f66490bba216eac4f2678f5cc","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-519.055","next":"us-ky/krs-519.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}