Delaware Code

11 Del. C. § 876 (2026)

Tampering with public records in the first degree; class E felony

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A person is guilty of tampering with public records in the first degree when, with intent to defraud, and knowing that the person does not have the authority of anyone entitled to grant it, the person knowingly removes, mutilates, destroys, conceals, makes a false entry in or falsely alters any record or other written instrument filed with, deposited in or otherwise constituting a record of a public office or public servant.

Tampering with public records in the first degree is a class E felony.

11 Del. C. 1953, § 876; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Blackwell v. State (Del. 2024).

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Blackwell v. State (Del. 2024). · cites it 3× “§ 575 in connection with false statements contained in her 2018 and 2019 tax returns; two counts of Tampering With Public Records First Degree in violation of 11 Del. C. § 876 in connection with the altered checks she provided to DOR in 2018 and 2019; Theft and Attempted Theft…”

State v. Waters (Del. Super. Ct. 2024). “In Count Six of the indictment,4 Defendant was charged with Tampering with Public Records in violation of 11 Del. C. §876, which reads as follows: A person is guilty of tampering with public records in the first degree when, with intent to defraud, and knowing that the person…”

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