California · Penal Code

PEN §25275: (a) No person shall report to a local law enforcement agency that a firearm has been lost or stolen, knowing the report to be false.

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

A person cannot knowingly file a false report to local law enforcement claiming a firearm was lost or stolen. Violations are infractions punishable by fines up to $250 for first offense or $1,000 for subsequent offenses.

Read the full statutory text

(a) No person shall report to a local law enforcement agency that a firearm has been lost or stolen, knowing the report to be false. A violation of this section is an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a first offense, and by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a second or subsequent offense. (b) This section shall not preclude prosecution under any other law.

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