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CALCRIM No. 2630

Evidence Tampering by Peace Officer or Other Person (Pen.

activein force · 2020-01-01 – presentcompiled-edition

Code, § 141)

The defendant is charged [in Count] with tampering with

evidence [in violation of Penal Code section 141].

To prove that the defendant is guilty of this crime, the People must

prove that:

1. The defendant willfully, intentionally, and wrongfully (changed[,]/

[or] planted[,]/ [or] placed[,]/ [or] made[,]/ [or] hid[,]/ [or] moved)

<insert name/description of physical matter at issue>;

2. The defendant knew (he/she) was (changing[,]/ [or] planting[,]/

[or] placing[,]/ [or] making[,]/ [or] hiding[,]/ [or] moving) the

<insert name/ description of physical matter at issue>;

[AND]

3. When the defendant (changed[,]/ [or] planted[,]/ [or] placed[,]/

[or] made[,]/ [or] hid[,]/ [or] moved) the <insert

name/description of physical matter at issue>, (he/she) intended that

(his/her) action would result in (someone being charged with a

crime/ [or] the <insert name/description of physical

matter at issue> being wrongfully produced as genuine or true in

(a/an) <insert type of court proceeding specified in

Pen. Code, § 141>)(;/.)

<Give element 4 if the defendant is charged under Pen. Code, § 141(b).>

[AND

4. When the defendant acted, (he/she) was a peace officer.]

Someone commits an act willfully when he or she does it willingly or on

purpose.

[A sworn member of <insert name of agency that employs

peace offıcer>, authorized by <insert appropriate section

from Pen. Code, § 830 et seq.> to <describe statutory

Provenance

Source
courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
calcrim-2020
Content hash
7c18e40631fcffa61da0ce5b4417cd439ad53c6e2c957bd1cb75e42819a2faeb
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