{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1230.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 1230.12","heading":"What are the penalties for unlawful or accidental removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records?","body":"The penalties for the unlawful or accidental removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of Federal records or the attempt to do so, include a fine, imprisonment, or both (18 U.S.C. 641 and 2071).","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER B—RECORDS MANAGEMENT","PART 1230—UNLAWFUL OR ACCIDENTAL REMOVAL, DEFACING, ALTERATION, OR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"47f9a497ac13dbbaad4e0f8dc75771ce53711d06dd7a70a94e512e7957d7c005","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1230.10","next":"us/36-cfr-1230.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}