§ 2-4. Protection of records and other papers.

(a)

No book, record, document or paper belonging to the county or any department, office, board, commission or other agency of the county shall be removed from the office of the custodian thereof without his permission, and then only upon the giving of a receipt therefor, except as may be provided otherwise by law in any case, or except upon order of the board of supervisors or its chairman, or in compliance with a valid subpoena duces tecum issued by a court or officer having jurisdiction in the premises.

(b)

No person shall, without proper authority, destroy, tamper with, deface or otherwise damage or alter any book, record, document or paper belonging to the county or any department, office, board, commission or other agency of the county, or fail to return any such item of property to its proper custodian after having taken it from its place of custody as authorized in subsection (a) of this section. (12-19-13.)