{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-11.440","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 11.440","heading":"Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.","body":"A person commits a misdemeanor if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he or she:\n(a) Alters, destroys, conceals, or removes any record, document or thing with purpose to impair its verity or availability in such proceeding or investigation; or\n(b) Makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false and with the purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in such proceeding or investigation.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAW AND ORDER","PART 11—COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE","Subpart D—Criminal Offenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"92647b703b62a61ba69e14365c3a0027af66b460078e1228301f3512b90a6527","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-11.439","next":"us/25-cfr-11.441"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}