Sec. 53-153. Unlawful removal or alteration of records. Counterfeiting seals.
Sec. 53-153. Unlawful removal or alteration of records. Counterfeiting seals.
Any person who, wilfully and corruptly, takes away, alters, mutilates or destroys any
book, record, document, archive or other property in the possession or custody or under
the control of any institution, board, commission, department or officer of the state or
any county or municipality or court, or who counterfeits the seal of this state or the seal
of any court or public office entitled to have and use a seal, and makes use of the same,
or, with evil intent, affixes any of the said true seals to any document, or who has in his
possession any such counterfeited seal, and wilfully conceals the same, knowing it to
be falsely made and counterfeited, shall be imprisoned not more than ten years.
(1949 Rev., S. 8490; 1953, S. 3280d; P.A. 78-331, S. 20, 58.)
History: P.A. 78-331 deleted reference to imprisonment specifically "in the Connecticut Correctional Institution,
Somers".
This section held to give a civil remedy to party injured by unlawful alteration of records. 28 C. 210. Alteration does
not include making of false entries in document. 159 C. 544. Cited. 165 C. 507. Cited. 221 C. 910. Cited. 222 C. 539.
Cited. 8 CA 351. Cited. 26 CA 286.