New Jersey statute
N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.1 — Destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degree
Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
Part of Chapter 21, New Jersey Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.1
Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This publication reproduces the official text of the New Jersey Statutes from the statute files published by the New Jersey Legislature; it is not the official statutes of the State of New Jersey.
A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if he purposefully destroys, alters or falsifies any record relating to the care of a medical or surgical or podiatric patient in order to deceive or mislead any person as to information, including, but not limited to, a diagnosis, test, medication, treatment or medical or psychological history, concerning the patient.
L.1989, c.300, s.15.
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Questions this section answers
What degree of offense is destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degree in New Jersey?
Destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degree is a crime of the fourth degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.1.
Which New Jersey statute covers destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degree?
Destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degree is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.1 (Destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degree).
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