Of Crimes Against Public Justice — California Penal Code — Falsifying Evidence, And Bribing, Influencing, Intimidating Or Threatening Witnesses — Willful destruction or concealment of evidence

15 Sep 2016

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

A person who, knowing that any book, paper, record, instrument in writing, digital image, video recording owned by another, or other matter or thing, is about to be produced in evidence upon a trial, inquiry, or investigation, authorized by law, willfully destroys, erases, or conceals the same, with the intent to prevent it or its content from being produced, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Ca. Pen. Code § 135
Amended by Stats 2015 ch 463 (AB 256),s 1, eff. 1/1/2016.