{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-524.100","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 524.100","heading":"Tampering with physical evidence.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when, believing that an\nofficial proceeding is pending or may be instituted, he:\n(a) Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes or alters physical evidence which he\nbelieves is about to be produced or used  in the official proceeding with intent\nto impair its verity or availability in the official proceeding; or\n(b) Fabricates any physical evidence with intent that it be introduced in the\nofficial proceeding or offers any physical evidence, knowing it to be\nfabricated or altered.\n(2) Tampering with physical evidence is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 524"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19914","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"db1e9990d63ca8020b26495a5fc045c9a5d974c8f8a1b034850a540004ed7a79","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-524.090","next":"us-ky/krs-524.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}