What are the penalties for unlawful or accidental removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records?
36 C.F.R. § 1230.12
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01The penalties for the unlawful or accidental removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of Federal records or the attempt to do so, include a fine, imprisonment, or both (18 U.S.C. 641 and 2071).
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-36.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026