76-8-413. Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by one not custodian.
(1) As used in this section, "public record" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-8-412 Terms defined in Sectionsandapply to this section. 76-1-101.5 76-8-101
(2) An actor commits stealing, destroying, or mutilating a public record by a noncustodian if the actor: does not have lawful custody of a public record; and steals, willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, alters, falsifies, removes, or secrets the whole or a part of the public record or permits another individual to do so.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor.