# 36 CFR § 902.15: Protection of records

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.15

## Section

- **Citation:** 36 CFR § 902.15
- **Heading:** Protection of records
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property > CHAPTER IX—PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION > PART 902—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT > Subpart B—General Administration

## Text

(a) No person may, without permission of the Administrative Officer, remove from the Corporation's offices any record made available to him for inspection or copying. In addition, no person may steal, alter, multilate, obliterate, or destroy, in whole or in part, such a record.
(b) Section 641 of title 18 U.S.C. provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
(1) Whoever * * * steals, purloins, knowingly converts to his use or the use of any other or without authority sells, conveys or disposes of any record * * * or thing of value shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years or both; but if the value of such property does not exceed the sum of $100, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both. * * *
(c) Section 2071 of title 18 U.S.C. provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
(1) Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, multilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper document, or other thing, filed or deposited * * * in any public office, or with any * * * public officer of the United States, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.
[41 FR 43143, Sept. 30, 1976, as amended at 48 FR 17354, Apr. 22, 1983]

## Nearby sections

- [36 CFR § 902.01 § 902.01 Purpose and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.01.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.02 § 902.02 Statement of policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.02.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.03 § 902.03 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.03.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.10 § 902.10 Delegation of administration of this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.10.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.11 § 902.11 How records may be requested.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.11.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.12 § 902.12 Maintenance of statistics; annual report to Congress.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.12.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.13 § 902.13 Indexes of Corporation records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.13.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.14 § 902.14 Deletion of nondiscloseable information from requested records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.14.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.15 § 902.15 Protection of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.15.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.20 § 902.20 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.20.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.21 § 902.21 Publication in the Federal Register shall be constructive notice of information that affects the public.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.21.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.30 § 902.30 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.30.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.31 § 902.31 Access, inspection and copying.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.31.md)
- [36 CFR § 902.40 § 902.40 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-902.40.md)

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