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CALCRIM No. 2142

Failure to Perform Duty Following Accident: Lesser

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Included Offense (Veh. Code, §§ 20001, 20003 & 20004)

The crime[s] of (failing to perform a legal duty following a vehicle

accident that caused injury/ [and] failing to perform a legal duty

following a vehicle accident that caused property damage) (is a/are)

lesser crime[s] than failing to perform a legal duty following a vehicle

accident that caused (death/ [or] permanent, serious injury).

The People have the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that

the defendant committed the crime of failing to perform a legal duty

following a vehicle accident that caused (death/ [or] permanent, serious

injury) rather than a lesser offense. If the People have not met this

burden, you must ﬁnd the defendant not guilty of failing to perform a

legal duty following a vehicle accident that caused (death/ [or]

permanent, serious injury). Y ou must consider whether the defendant is

guilty of the lesser crime[s] of [failing to perform a legal duty following a

vehicle accident that caused injury] [or] [failing to perform a legal duty

following a vehicle accident that caused property damage].

New January 2006; Revised September 2024*

* Denotes changes only to bench notes and other commentaries.

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Source: courts.ca.gov
Retrieved: 2026-08-20
Edition: calcrim-2025
Content hash: c42d2cbef74068828ec91f3cd3743e99397d346e87c6f468513779351934bb32

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