CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 2860
Defense: Good Faith Belief Conduct Legal
The defendant did not voluntarily and intentionally violate a legal duty
known to (him/her) if (he/she) had a good faith but mistaken
understanding of what (his/her) duty was under the law. This is so even
if the mistaken understanding was due to (his/her) own negligence. If the
defendant actually believed that (he/she) was meeting the requirements
of the tax laws, (his/her) belief did not have to be reasonable.
[A person’s (opinion that the tax laws violate his or her constitutional
rights/ [or] disagreement with the government’s tax collection system)
does not constitute a good faith misunderstanding of the law.]
The People have the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that
the defendant did not act in good faith. If the People have not met this
burden, you must find the defendant not guilty of the crime[s] charged
[in Count[s]] [or the lesser offense[s] of <insert
description of lesser offense[s]>].
New January 2006
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- courts.ca.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- calcrim-2019
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