{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4910","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 4910","heading":"Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.","body":"A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he:\n(1) alters, destroys, conceals or removes any record, document or thing with intent to impair its verity or availability in such proceeding or investigation; or\n(2) makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false and with intent to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in such proceeding or investigation.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE E OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 49 FALSIFICATION AND INTIMIDATION","SUBCHAPTER A PERJURY AND FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=49\u0026sctn=10\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"2a049052faf9d5db1c8ad15af1e2a8ed81964d05cdb5c60a6d283b74de510cb4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4909","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4911"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}