DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.873
Tampering with Public Records in the Second Degree
TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC RECORDS IN THE SECOND DEGREE
In order to find Defendant guilty of Tampering with Public Records in the
Second Degree, you must find the State has proved the following three (3) elements
beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant made a false entry in, or falsely altered, any public record;
(2) Defendant acted without authority; and
(3) Defendant acted knowingly
“Knowingly” means Defendant was aware the conduct would alter the public
record and, at the time of the tampering, Defendant was aware the conduct was
unauthorized.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
8b3bec5040cbeb27fabf365dc83f5105eed4b7ec4ccaf49eb432ed552041f4dd
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