Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 180

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180. Any public officer or servant who, in drawing up any act within the scope of his duties, shall fraudulently alter the su bstance or the circumstances thereof, whether by inserting any stipulat ion different from that dictated or drawn up by the parties, or by declaring as true what is false, or as an acknowledged fact a f act which is not acknowledged as such, shall, on conviction, be lia ble to the punishment established in the last preceding article or to imprisonment for a term from eighteen months to three years, wi th or without solitary confinement. Delivery of writings falsely purporting to be copies of public acts which do not exist. Amended by: XLIX.1981.4.

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