Section 552.351 - Destruction, Removal, or Alteration of Public Information(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully destroys, mutilates, removes without permission as provided by this chapter, or alters public information.(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1) a fine of not less than $25 or more than $4,000;(2) confinement in the county jail for not less than three days or more than three months; or(3) both the fine and confinement.(c) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the public information was transferred under Section 441.204.Tex. Gov't. Code § 552.351
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 25, eff. 9/1/1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 771, Sec. 2, eff. 6/13/2001.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.