California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §12086: Any theft or loss of explosives, whether from a storage magazine, a vehicle in which they are being transported, or from a site on which they are being used, or from any other location, shall immediat

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Persons in control of explosives must immediately report any theft or loss to local police or sheriff, who must forward the report to the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.

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Any theft or loss of explosives, whether from a storage magazine, a vehicle in which they are being transported, or from a site on which they are being used, or from any other location, shall immediately be reported by the person having control of such explosives to the local police or county sheriff. The local police or county sheriff shall immediately transmit a report of such theft or loss of explosives to the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation at Sacramento.

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