Vol. 15 No. 7- Penal Code Section 135.5
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM August 3, 2000 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer PENAL CODE SECTION 135.5 In late 1998 the legislature passed Senate Bill 1600, on an urgency basis, and added Section 135.5 to the Penal Code stating that: “Any person who knowingly alters, tampers with, conceals, or destroys relevant evidence […]