§ 135.5

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 759, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.

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.

Other sections in Chapter 6 - Falsifying Evidence, and Bribing, Influencing, Intimidating or Threatening Witnesses

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