CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 1225
Defense to Kidnapping: Protecting Child From Imminent
Harm (Pen. Code, § 207(f)(1))
The defendant is not guilty of kidnapping if (he/she) (took/stole/enticed
away/detained/concealed/harbored) a child under the age of 14 years to
protect that child from danger of imminent harm.
An imminent harm is an immediate and present threat of harm. Belief in
future harm is not sufficient, no matter how great or how likely the
harm is believed to be. The defendant must have believed that the child
was in imminent danger.
[The People have the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that
the defendant did not act to protect the child from the danger of
imminent harm. If the People have not met this burden, you must find
the defendant not guilty of kidnapping.]
New January 2006; Revised April 2008
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- 2026-08-20
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- calcrim-2019
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