{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.100","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.100","heading":"Tampering with physical evidence — penalties.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence if he or she:\n(1) Alters, destroys, suppresses or conceals any record, document or thing with purpose to impair its verity, legibility or availability in any official proceeding or investigation; or\n(2) Makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false with the purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in any official proceeding or investigation.\n2. The offense of tampering with physical evidence is a class A misdemeanor, unless the person impairs or obstructs the prosecution or defense of a felony, in which case tampering with physical evidence is a class E felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=575.100","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"3adc536eb975b9cff21be7b480bb15cd6d55e34f7e3db2bd5edf9aed149c667e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.095","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}