American Samoa § 46.4611 - Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 46.4611 — Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.4611. Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
(a) A person commits the crime of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence if he: (1) alters, destroys, suppresses, or conceals any record, document, or thing with purpose to impair its verity, legibility, or availability in any official proceeding or investigation; or (2) makes, presents or uses any record, document, or thing knowing it to be false with purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in any official proceeding or investigation. (b) Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence is a class D felony if the actor impairs or obstructs the prosecution or defense of a felony; otherwise tampering with or fabricating physical evidence is a class A misdemeanor.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.4611 ("Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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