IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.50
Issue In Tampering With Public Records
To sustain the charge of tampering with public records, the State must prove the
following proposition:
That the defendant knowingly and without lawful authority [(altered) (destroyed)
(defaced) (removed) (concealed)] a public record.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that this proposition has been
proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that this proposition has not been
proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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