§61-5-23 Larceny, concealment or destruction of public record by person not officer; penalty.

§61-5-23. Larceny, concealment or destruction of public record by person not officer; penalty.
If any person, other than an officer in lawful charge thereof, steal, fraudulently secrete or destroy, a public record or any part thereof, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than one year and be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars.