California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 18730

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 534. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Amending action operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68. Section operative January 1, 2012, pursuant to Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 10.

Except as provided by this chapter, any person, firm, or corporation who, within this state, sells, offers for sale, or knowingly transports any destructive device, other than fixed ammunition of a caliber greater than .60 caliber, is guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 18730 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-2-weapons-generally/division-5-destructive-devices-explosives-and-similar-weapons/chapter-1-destructive-devices-and-explosives-generally/article-1-prohibited-acts/section-18730

Other sections in Article 1 - Prohibited Acts

§ 18710§ 18715§ 18720§ 18725§ 18730§ 18735§ 18740§ 18745§ 18750§ 18755§ 18780

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