California · Penal Code

PEN §417.6: (a) If, in the commission of a violation of Section 417 or 417.

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

If serious bodily injury is intentionally inflicted while violating firearm display laws, the offense is punishable by county jail time or state prison imprisonment. Courts must order confiscation of the weapon if the defendant owned it.

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(a) If, in the commission of a violation of Section 417 or 417.8, serious bodily injury is intentionally inflicted by the person drawing or exhibiting the firearm or deadly weapon, the offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or by imprisonment in state prison. (b) As used in this section, “serious bodily injury” means a serious impairment of physical condition, including, but not limited to, the following: loss of consciousness; concussion; bone fracture; protracted loss or impairment of function of any bodily member or organ; a wound requiring extensive suturing; and serious disfigurement. (c) When a person is convicted of a violation of Section 417 or 417.8 and the deadly weapon or firearm used by the person is owned by that person, the court shall order that the weapon or firearm be deemed a nuisance and disposed of in the manner provided by Sections 18000 and 18005.

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