California statute

Cal. Penal Code § 135.5

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 6: Falsifying Evidence, and Bribing, Influencing, Intimidating or Threatening Witnesses, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 135.5

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 135.5Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Any person who knowingly alters, tampers with, conceals, or destroys relevant evidence in any disciplinary proceeding against a public safety officer, for the purpose of harming that public safety officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Official sources

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findlaw: Cal. Penal Code § 135.5

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