Securities Lawyer's Deskbook                          published by The University of Cincinnati College of Law

Section 1102 -- Tampering with a Record or Otherwise Impeding an Official Proceeding

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1. by redesignating subsections (c) through (i) as subsections (d) through (j), respectively; and
   
   
2. by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
   
   

   "(c) Whoever corruptly--

   "(1) alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair the object's integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding; or

   "(2) otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so,

   shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.".

   
   
   
   
   

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