(1) A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if:
(a) The person knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public
record; or
(b) Knowing the person lacks the authority to do so, the person knowingly
destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or impairs the availability of any public
record; or
(c) Knowing the person lacks the authority to retain the record, the person
refuses to deliver up a public record in the person’s possession upon proper request
of any person lawfully entitled to receive such record; or
(d) Knowing the person has not been authorized by the custodian of the
public record to do so, the person knowingly alters any public record.
(2) As used in this section, the term public record includes all official
books, papers, or records created, received, or used by or in any governmental
office or agency.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 457, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-114. L. 77: (1)(b) amended, p. 966, § 40, effective July 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 1561, § 15, effective July 1. L. 2021: IP(1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3196, § 280, effective March 1, 2022.
