California Legal Codes and Statutes

Part 6 - CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS

California Penal Code — §§ 16000-34400

Title 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
§§ 16000-17360
Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§§ 16000-16025
Division 2 - DEFINITIONS
§§ 16100-17360
Title 2 - WEAPONS GENERALLY
§§ 17500-19405
Division 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO WEAPONS GENERALLY
§§ 17500-17515
Division 2 - GENERALLY PROHIBITED WEAPONS
§§ 17700-17800
Chapter 1 - Exemptions
§§ 17700-17745
Chapter 2 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§§ 17800
Division 3 - SURRENDER, DISPOSAL, AND ENJOINING OF WEAPONS CONSTITUTING A NUISANCE
§§ 18000-18010
Division 3.2 - Gun Violence Restraining Orders
§§ 18100-18225
Chapter 1 - General
§§ 18100-18123
Chapter 2 - Temporary Emergency Gun Violence Restraining Order
§§ 18125-18148
Chapter 3 - Ex Parte Gun Violence Restraining Order
§§ 18150-18165
Chapter 4 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Issued After Notice and Hearing
§§ 18170-18197
Chapter 5 - Offenses
§§ 18200-18205
Chapter 6 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Pilot Project
§§ 18210-18225
Division 4 - SEIZURE OF FIREARM OR OTHER DEADLY WEAPON AT SCENE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
§§ 18250-18500
Chapter 1 - Seizure and Subsequent Procedures
§§ 18250-18275
Chapter 2 - Procedure Where Agency Believes Return of Weapon Would Create Danger
§§ 18400-18420
Chapter 3 - Liability
§§ 18500
Division 5 - DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, EXPLOSIVES, AND SIMILAR WEAPONS
§§ 18710-19290
Chapter 1 - Destructive Devices and Explosives Generally
§§ 18710-19000
Article 1 - Prohibited Acts
§§ 18710-18780
Article 2 - Exemptions
§§ 18800
Article 3 - Permit and Inspection
§§ 18900-18910
Article 4 - Destructive Device Constituting Nuisance
§§ 19000
Chapter 2 - Explosive Substance Other Than Fixed Ammunition
§§ 19100-19190
Chapter 3 - Handgrenades
§§ 19200-19290
Division 6 - LESS LETHAL WEAPONS
§§ 19400-19405
Title 3 - WEAPONS AND DEVICES OTHER THAN FIREARMS
§§ 19910-23025
Division 1 - BB DEVICES
§§ 19910-19915
Division 2 - BLOWGUNS
§§ 20010-20015
Division 3 - BOOBYTRAP
§§ 20110
Division 4 - IMITATION FIREARMS
§§ 20150-20180
Division 5 - KNIVES AND SIMILAR WEAPONS
§§ 20200-21590
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§§ 20200
Chapter 2 - Disguised or Misleading Appearance
§§ 20310-20990
Article 1 - Air Gauge Knife
§§ 20310-20390
Article 2 - Belt Buckle Knife
§§ 20410-20490
Article 3 - Cane Sword
§§ 20510-20590
Article 4 - Lipstick Case Knife
§§ 20610-20690
Article 5 - Shobi-zue
§§ 20710-20790
Article 6 - Undetectable Knife
§§ 20810-20820
Article 7 - Writing Pen Knife
§§ 20910-20990
Chapter 3 - Ballistic Knife
§§ 21110-21190
Chapter 4 - Dirk or Dagger
§§ 21310-21390
Chapter 5 - Switchblade Knife
§§ 21510-21590
Division 6 - KNUCKLES
§§ 21710-21890
Chapter 1 - Composite Knuckles or Hard Wooden Knuckles
§§ 21710
Chapter 2 - Metal Knuckles
§§ 21810-21890
Division 7 - NUNCHAKU
Division 8 - SAPS AND SIMILAR WEAPONS
§§ 22210-22296
Division 9 - SHURIKEN
§§ 22410-22490
Division 10 - STUN GUN
§§ 22610-22625
Division 11 - TEAR GAS AND TEAR GAS WEAPONS
§§ 22810-23025
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§§ 22810-22840
Chapter 2 - Unlawful Possession, Sale, or Transportation
§§ 22900-22910
Chapter 3 - Permits
§§ 23000-23025
Title 4 - FIREARMS
§§ 23500-34400
Division 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
§§ 23500-23520
Division 2 - FIREARM SAFETY DEVICES, GUN SAFES, AND RELATED WARNINGS
§§ 23620-23690
Division 3 - DISGUISED OR MISLEADING APPEARANCE
§§ 23800-24790
Chapter 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§§ 23800
Chapter 2 - Obliteration of Identification Marks
§§ 23900-23925
Chapter 3 - Camouflaging Firearm Container
§§ 24310-24390
Chapter 4 - Cane Gun
§§ 24410-24490
Chapter 5 - Firearm Not Immediately Recognizable as a Firearm
§§ 24510-24590
Chapter 6 - Undetectable Firearm and Firearm Detection Equipment
§§ 24610-24690
Chapter 7 - Wallet Gun
§§ 24710-24790
Division 4 - STORAGE OF FIREARMS
§§ 25000-25225
Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions
§§ 25000
Chapter 2 - Criminal Storage of Firearm
§§ 25100-25145
Chapter 3 - Storage of Firearm Where Child Obtains Access and Carries Firearm Off-Premises
§§ 25200-25225
Division 4.5 - LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS
§§ 25250-25275
Division 5 - CARRYING FIREARMS
§§ 25300-26406
Chapter 1 - Miscellaneous Rules Relating to Carrying Firearms
§§ 25300-25350
Chapter 2 - Carrying a Concealed Firearm
§§ 25400-25700
Article 1 - Crime of Carrying a Concealed Firearm
§§ 25400
Article 2 - Peace Officer Exemption
§§ 25450-25475
Article 3 - Conditional Exemptions
§§ 25505-25595
Article 4 - Other Exemptions
§§ 25600-25655
Article 5 - Concealed Carrying of Firearm as a Nuisance
§§ 25700
Chapter 3 - Carrying a Loaded Firearm
§§ 25800-26110
Article 1 - Armed Criminal Action
§§ 25800
Article 2 - Crime of Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public
§§ 25850
Article 3 - Peace Officer Exemption to the Crime of Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public
§§ 25900-25925
Article 4 - Other Exemptions to the Crime of Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public
§§ 26000-26060
Article 5 - Loaded Firearm in a Motor Vehicle
§§ 26100
Article 6 - Carrying a Loaded Firearm as a Nuisance
§§ 26110
Chapter 4 - License to Carry A Pistol, Revolver, or Other Firearm Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person
§§ 26150-26235
Chapter 5 - Retired Peace Officer Carrying A Concealed and Loaded Firearm
§§ 26300-26330
Chapter 6 - Openly Carrying an Unloaded Handgun
§§ 26350-26395
Article 1 - Crime of Openly Carrying an Unloaded Handgun
§§ 26350
Article 2 - Exemptions
§§ 26361-26392
Article 3 - Openly Carrying an Unloaded Handgun as a Nuisance
§§ 26395
Chapter 7 - Carrying an Unloaded Firearm That is not a Handgun
§§ 26400-26406
Article 1 - Crime of Carrying an Unloaded Firearm that is not a Handgun
§§ 26400
Article 2 - Exemptions
§§ 26405-26406
Division 6 - SALE, LEASE, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS
§§ 26500-28490
Chapter 1 - License Requirement for Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms
§§ 26500-26625
Article 1 - License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions
§§ 26500-26590
Article 2 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement
§§ 26600-26625
Chapter 2 - Issuance, Forfeiture, and Conditions of License to Sell, Lease, or Transfer Firearms at Retail
§§ 26700-27140
Article 1 - License to Sell, Lease, or Transfer Firearms at Retail
§§ 26700-26725
Article 2 - Grounds for Forfeiture of License
§§ 26800-26920
Article 3 - Exceptions Extending Only to Waiting Period
§§ 26950-26970
Article 4 - Exceptions Extending Only to Grounds for Forfeiture of License
§§ 27000-27005
Article 5 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement
§§ 27050-27065
Article 6 - Other Exceptions
§§ 27100-27140
Chapter 3 - Gun Show or Event
§§ 27200-27415
Article 1 - Gun Show or Event
§§ 27200-27245
Article 2 - Gun Show Enforcement and Security Act of 2000
§§ 27300-27350
Article 3 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement
§§ 27400-27415
Chapter 4 - Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms
§§ 27500-28000
Article 1 - Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms
§§ 27500-27595.1
Article 2 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement
§§ 27600-27620
Article 3 - Exceptions Extending Only to Waiting Period
§§ 27650-27670
Article 4 - Exceptions to Restrictions on Delivery of a Firearm
§§ 27700-27750
Article 5 - Exceptions to the Requirement of Obtaining a Verification Number
§§ 27805-27835
Article 6 - Exceptions to the Requirement of Using a Dealer for a Private Party Firearms Transaction
§§ 27850-27970
Article 7 - Report to Department of Justice
§§ 28000
Chapter 4.1 - Registration and Assignment of Firearms by Private Patrol Operators
§§ 28010-28024
Chapter 5 - Procedure For a Private Party Firearms Transaction
§§ 28050-28070
Chapter 6 - Recordkeeping, Background Checks, and Fees Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms
§§ 28100-28490
Article 1 - General Provisions Relating to the Register or the Record of Electronic or Telephonic Transfer
§§ 28100-28110
Article 2 - Form of the Register or the Record of Electronic Transfer
§§ 28150-28180
Article 3 - Submission of Fees and Firearm Purchaser Information to the Department of Justice
§§ 28200-28255
Article 4 - Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund
§§ 28300
Article 5 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement
§§ 28400-28415
Article 6 - Centralized List of Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees
§§ 28450-28490
Division 7 - MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS
§§ 29010-29186
Chapter 1 - License Requirement for Manufacture of Firearms
§§ 29010
Chapter 2 - Issuance, Forfeiture, and Conditions of License to Manufacture Firearms
§§ 29030-29150
Article 1 - Preliminary Provisions
§§ 29030
Article 2 - Licensing Process
§§ 29050-29075
Article 3 - Prohibitions and Requirements Applicable to Licensee
§§ 29100-29150
Chapter 3 - Assembly of Firearms
§§ 29180-29186
Division 8 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO FIREARMS GENERALLY
§§ 29300-29535
Chapter 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§§ 29300-29305
Chapter 2 - Entertainment Firearms Permit
§§ 29500-29535
Division 9 - SPECIAL FIREARM RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR PERSONS
§§ 29610-30165
Chapter 1 - Juvenile
§§ 29610-29750
Article 1 - Possession of Firearm
§§ 29610-29615
Article 2 - Possession of Live Ammunition
§§ 29650-29655
Article 3 - Punishment
§§ 29700-29705
Article 4 - Legislative Intent
§§ 29750
Chapter 2 - Person Convicted of Specified Offense, Addicted to Narcotic, or Subject to Court Order
§§ 29800-29880
Article 1 - Prohibitions on Firearm Access
§§ 29800-29830
Article 2 - Exemption or Petition for Relief
§§ 29850-29865
Article 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§§ 29875-29880
Chapter 3 - Person Convicted of Violent Offense
§§ 29900-29905
Chapter 4 - Prohibited Armed Persons File
§§ 30000-30020
Chapter 5 - Firearms Eligibility Check
§§ 30105-30165
Article 1 - Firearms Eligibility Check
§§ 30105
Article 2 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement
§§ 30150-30165
Division 10 - SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF FIREARMS OR FIREARM EQUIPMENT
§§ 30210-33700
Chapter 1 - Ammunition
§§ 30210-30395
Article 1 - Flechette Dart Ammunition or Bullet Containing or Carrying an Explosive Agent
§§ 30210-30290
Article 2 - Other Restrictions Relating to Ammunition
§§ 30300-30340
Article 3 - Ammunition Vendors
§§ 30342-30365
Article 4 - Ammunition Purchase Authorizations
§§ 30370-30372
Article 5 - Ammunition Vendor Licenses
§§ 30385-30395
Chapter 1.5 - Firearm Precursor Parts
§§ 30400-30425
Article 1 - Restrictions Relating to Firearm Precursor Parts
§§ 30400-30425
Chapter 2 - Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
§§ 30500-31115
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 30500-30530
Article 2 - Unlawful Acts Relating to Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
§§ 30600-30685
Article 3 - SKS Rifles
§§ 30710-30735
Article 4 - Assault Weapon or .50 BMG Rifle Constituting Nuisance
§§ 30800
Article 5 - Registration of Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles and Related Rules
§§ 30900-30965
Article 6 - Permits for Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
§§ 31000-31005
Article 7 - Licensed Gun Dealers
§§ 31050-31055
Article 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§§ 31100-31115
Chapter 3 - Body Armor
§§ 31310-31360
Chapter 4 - Handguns and Firearm Safety
§§ 31500-32110
Article 1 - Unconventional Pistol
§§ 31500-31590
Article 2 - Firearm Safety Certificate
§§ 31610-31670
Article 3 - Exceptions to Firearm Safety Certificate Requirement
§§ 31700-31835
Article 4 - “Unsafe Handgun” and Related Definitions
§§ 31900-31910
Article 5 - Rules Governing Unsafe Handguns
§§ 32000-32030
Article 6 - Exceptions to Rules Governing Unsafe Handguns
§§ 32100-32110
Chapter 5 - Large-Capacity Magazine
§§ 32310-32455
Article 1 - Rules Governing Large-Capacity Magazines
§§ 32310-32390
Article 2 - Exceptions Relating Specifically to Large-Capacity Magazines
§§ 32400-32455
Chapter 6 - Machineguns
§§ 32610-32750
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 32610
Article 2 - Unlawful Acts Relating to Machineguns
§§ 32625
Article 3 - Permits
§§ 32650-32670
Article 4 - Licenses to Sell Machineguns
§§ 32700-32720
Article 5 - Machinegun Constituting Nuisance
§§ 32750
Chapter 7 - Multiburst Trigger Activator
§§ 32900-32990
Chapter 8 - Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun
§§ 33210-33320
Article 1 - Restrictions Relating to Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun
§§ 33210-33290
Article 2 - Permit for Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun
§§ 33300-33320
Chapter 9 - Silencers
§§ 33410-33415
Chapter 10 - Zip Guns
§§ 33600-33690
Chapter 11 - Firearm Barrel
§§ 33700
Division 11 - FIREARM IN CUSTODY OF COURT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR SIMILAR SITUATION
§§ 33800-34010
Chapter 1 - Procedure for Taking Firearm into Custody
§§ 33800
Chapter 2 - Return or Transfer of Firearm in Custody or Control of Court or Law Enforcement Agency
§§ 33850-33895
Chapter 3 - Firearms that are Unclaimed, Abandoned, or Subject to Destruction
§§ 34000-34010
Division 12 - MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
§§ 34200-34400
Chapter 1 - Miscellaneous Reports and Publications
§§ 34200-34210
Chapter 2 - Ballistics Identification System
§§ 34350-34370
Chapter 3 - Firearm and Ammunition Excise Tax Certificates of Registration
§§ 34400