New York Penal Law Section 175.20 - Tampering with public records in the second degree.

175.20 Tampering with public records in the second degree.
A  person  is  guilty  of  tampering with public records in the second
  degree when, knowing that he does  not  have  the  authority  of  anyone
  entitled  to  grant  it,  he  knowingly  removes,  mutilates,  destroys,
  conceals, makes a false entry in or falsely alters any record  or  other
  written instrument filed with, deposited in, or otherwise constituting a
  record of a public office or public servant.
Tampering  with  public  records  in  the  second  degree is a Class A
  misdemeanor.

Last modified: February 3, 2019