California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17515

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.

Nothing in any provision listed in Section 16580 prohibits a police officer, special police officer, peace officer, or law enforcement officer from carrying any equipment authorized for the enforcement of law or ordinance in any city or county.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 17515 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-2-weapons-generally/division-1-miscellaneous-rules-relating-to-weapons-generally/section-17515

Other sections in Division 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO WEAPONS GENERALLY

§ 17500§ 17505§ 17510§ 17512§ 17515

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