Title 52Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73

§20702 Theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of records or papers; penalties

Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 207— - FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS › § 20702

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Title 52, §20702

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Any person, whether or not an officer of election or custodian, who willfully steals, destroys, conceals, mutilates, or alters any record or paper required by section 20701 of this title to be retained and preserved shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1974a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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52 U.S.C. § 20702

Title 52Voting and Elections

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73