Public Records in Europe
Definition of Public Records
The General Records of the Realm which are kept at the Record Office, in the custody of the Master of the Rolls. Copies purporting to be sealed with the seal of the Record Office are admissible as evidence (Public Record Office Act, 1838, ss. 12, 13)
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Definition of Public Records is, temporally, from A Concise Law Dictionary (1927). This page needs to be proofread.
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Making False Entries in Public Records in Germany
Provisions relating to making false entries in public records in the German Criminal Code [1]: This criminal issue is covered by Chapter Thirty, under the heading “Offences Committed in Public Office,” located in Section 348 Making false entries in public records, which reads: (1) A public official authorised to record public documents within his competence who falsely records a legally relevant fact or falsely registers or enters it into public registers, books or data storage media, shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine. (2) The attempt shall be punishable.
There is additional information on the German criminal system, covering making false entries in public records and related issues, here. For details on the German legal system, please see here.
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- The content of the translated German penal code in relation to making false entries in public records is current as of 2010