Indiana § 15-17-5-25 - Falsifying or interfering with documentary evidence or inspection
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§ 15-17-5-25. Falsifying or interfering with documentary evidence or inspection
Sec. 25. A person who knowingly:
(1) makes a false entry or statement of fact in a report required to be made under this chapter or in any account, record, or memorandum kept by a person subject to this chapter;
(2) fails to make full, true, and correct entries in the accounts, records, or memoranda of all facts and transactions pertaining to the person's business;
(3) removes out of Indiana or damages, alters, or falsifies documentary evidence of a person subject to this chapter; or
(4) refuses to submit to the state veterinarian or board or to the state veterinarian's or board's authorized agent for the purpose of inspection and taking copies of documentary evidence of a person subject to this chapter in the person's possession or within the person's control;
commits a Level 6 felony.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-27.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.208.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-17-5-25 ("Falsifying or interfering with documentary evidence or inspection") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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