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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4910

 Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

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§ 4910.  Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he:

(1)  alters, destroys, conceals or removes any record, document or thing with intent to impair its verity or availability in such proceeding or investigation; or

(2)  makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false and with intent to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in such proceeding or investigation.

 

Cross References.  Section 4910 is referred to in section 5552 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 96 cases (29 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Govens
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Commonwealth v. Govens (1993) pasuperct · cites it 11× “Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he: (1) alters, destroys, conceals or removes any record, document or thing with…”
Commonwealth v. Clemons, J., Aplt. (2019) pa · cites it 2× “§ 3928, tampering with physical evidence, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910, and two counts of access device fraud, 18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Druce (2004) pa · cites it 2× “§ 3742; 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(1); 18 Pa.C.S. § 4117; Careless Driving, 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Delgado (1996) pa · cites it 5× “The elements of this offense are set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910, which provides in pertinent part: A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he: (1) alters, destroys,…”
Commonwealth v. Hicks, C., Aplt. (2017) pa “S § 2502(a), 18 Pa.C.S § 4910(1), and 18 Pa.C.S § 5510, respectively.”
Commonwealth v. Raven (2014) pasuperct “1, 3714(b), and 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910, respectively. 2 . Because both of Raven's contentions on appeal relate to the propriety of his sentence, we refer to the trial court as the sentencing court.”
Commonwealth v. Bridges (2000) pa · cites it 2× “[8] 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(1). [9] 18 Pa.C.S. § 5105(a)(3).”
State of Tennessee v. Ledarren S. Hawkins (2013) tenn “295 (2011); Pennsylvania, 18 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. § 4910 (West 1983); Tennessee; Texas, Tex.”
Commonwealth v. Orie (2014) pasuperct “§ 1103(a), and 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(a), respectively. . 18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Garcia (2012) pa · cites it 2× “In May 2009, State Trooper Mark Pizzuti filed a criminal complaint against Defendant-Appellee Jeanette Garcia charging *471 her with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(a)(2), and simple assault, 18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Irvin (2016) pasuperct “18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(1) 5 .By its Order of March 31, 2015, the trial court ran the Tampering with Evidence sentence of four months’ to two years’ incarceration consecutively to the concurrently-run sentences of twenty-one months’ to ten years’ incarceration for PWID and Conspiracy,…”
State v. Forbes (1995) tenncrimapp “§ 45-7-207 (1993); 18 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 4910 (Supp.1995); Tex.”
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— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4910(1) — 57 cases
Commonwealth v. Govens (1993) pasuperct “Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he: (1) alters, destroys, conceals or removes any record, document or thing with…”
Commonwealth v. Druce (2004) pa “§ 3742; 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(1); 18 Pa.C.S. § 4117; Careless Driving, 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Hicks, C., Aplt. (2017) pa “S § 2502(a), 18 Pa.C.S § 4910(1), and 18 Pa.C.S § 5510, respectively.”
Commonwealth v. Bridges (2000) pa “[8] 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(1). [9] 18 Pa.C.S. § 5105(a)(3).”
Commonwealth v. Delgado (1996) pa “The elements of this offense are set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910, which provides in pertinent part: A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he: (1) alters, destroys,…”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4910(2) — 4 cases
Com. v. Lytle, N. (2017) pasuperct
Com. v. Heidelberg, C. (2018) pasuperct
Com. v. Hancock, T. (2023) pasuperct
St. Luke's Hospital v. Haines, B. (2021) pasuperct
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4910(a) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Orie (2014) pasuperct “§ 1103(a), and 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(a), respectively. . 18 Pa.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4910(a)(1) — 2 cases
Com. v. Helsel, J. (2020) pasuperct
Com. v. Pugh, R. (2021) pasuperct
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4910(a)(2) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Garcia (2012) pa “In May 2009, State Trooper Mark Pizzuti filed a criminal complaint against Defendant-Appellee Jeanette Garcia charging *471 her with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4910(a)(2), and simple assault, 18 Pa.”
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