California

Penal Code

5,800 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 16570 — As used in this part, “flechette dart” means a dart, capable of being fired from a firearm, that measures approximately one inch in length, with tail fins that take up approximately five-sixteenths of
• § 16575 — (a) Except as stated in subdivision (c), the following provisions are continuations of provisions that were included in former Article 4 (commencing with Section 12070) of Chapter 1 of Title 2 of Part
• § 16580 — (a) Except as stated in subdivision (c), the following provisions are continuations of provisions that were included in former Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12000) of Title 2 of Part 4, entitled
• § 16585 — (a) Except as stated in subdivision (d), the following provisions are continuations of provisions that were included in former Section 12078, as that section read when it was repealed by the Deadly We
• § 16590 — As used in this part, “generally prohibited weapon” means any of the following: (a) An air gauge knife, as prohibited by Section 20310.
• § 166 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person guilty of any of the following contempts of court is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior comm
• § 166.5 — (a) After arrest and before plea or trial or after conviction or plea of guilty and before sentence under paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 166, for willful disobedience of any order for chi
• § 16600 — As used in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 4 of Title 4, “great bodily injury” means a significant or substantial physical injury.
• § 16610 — As used in this part, “gun safe” means a locking container that fully contains and secures one or more firearms, and that meets the standards for gun safes adopted pursuant to Section 23650.
• § 16620 — As used in this part, “Gun Show Trader” means a person described in Section 26525.
• § 16630 — As used in this part, “gunsmith” means any person who is licensed as a dealer pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued purs
• § 16640 — (a) As used in this part, “handgun” means any pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.
• § 16650 — (a) As used in this part, “handgun ammunition” means ammunition principally for use in pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person, notwithstanding that the ammun
• § 16660 — As used in this part, “handgun ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor” means any ammunition, except a shotgun shell or ammunition primarily designed for use in a rifle, that is desi
• § 16670 — As used in this part, “handgun safety certificate” means a certificate issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Sections 31610 to 31700, inclusive, or pursuant to former Article 8 (commencing w
• § 16680 — As used in this part, “hard wooden knuckles” means any device or instrument made wholly or partially of wood or paper products that is not metal knuckles, that is worn for purposes of offense or defen
• § 16685 — As used in this part, a valid and unexpired “hunting license” means a hunting license issued by the Department of Fish and Wildlife pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 3031) of Chapter 1 of
• § 16690 — (a) As used in Sections 25650 and 26020, Article 2 (commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of Title 4, Article 3 (commencing with Section 25900) of Chapter 3 of Division 5 of Title
• § 167 — Every person who, by any means whatsoever, willfully and knowingly, and without knowledge and consent of the jury, records, or attempts to record, all or part of the proceedings of any trial jury whil
• § 16700 — (a) (1) As used in this part, “imitation firearm” means any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existi
• § 16720 — As used in this part, “immediate family member” means either of the following relationships: (a) Parent and child.
• § 16730 — (a) As used in Section 31815 and in Division 6 (commencing with Section 26500) of Title 4, “infrequent” means both of the following are true: (1) The person conducts less than six transactions per cal
• § 16740 — As used in this part, “large-capacity magazine” means any ammunition feeding device with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, but shall not be construed to include any of the following: (a) A f
• § 16745 — As used in Sections 25105, 25135, and 25145, “authorized user” means an individual who is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm and who mee
• § 16750 — (a) As used in Section 25400, “lawful possession of the firearm” means that the person who has possession or custody of the firearm either lawfully owns the firearm or has the permission of the lawful
• § 16760 — As used in this part, a “leaded cane” means a staff, crutch, stick, rod, pole, or similar device, unnaturally weighted with lead.
• § 16770 — As used in this part, “less lethal ammunition” means any ammunition that satisfies both of the following requirements: (a) It is designed to be used in any less lethal weapon or any other kind of weap
• § 16780 — As used in this part: (a) “Less lethal weapon” means any device that is designed to or that has been converted to expel or propel less lethal ammunition by any action, mechanism, or process for the pu
• § 16790 — As used in Article 5 (commencing with Section 30900) and Article 7 (commencing with Section 31050) of Chapter 2 of Division 10 of Title 4, “licensed gun dealer” means a person who is licensed pursuant
• § 168 — (a) Every district attorney, clerk, judge, or peace officer who, except by issuing or in executing a search warrant or warrant of arrest for a felony, willfully discloses the fact of the warrant prior
• § 16800 — As used in this part, “licensed gun show producer” means a person who has been issued a certificate of eligibility by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 27200.
• § 16810 — As used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4, “licensed premises,” “licensee’s business premises,” or “licen
• § 16820 — (a) For purposes of the provisions listed in Section 16580, use of the term “licensee” is governed by Section 26700.
• § 16822 — Use of the term “licensee’s business premises” is governed by Section 16810.
• § 16824 — Use of the term “licensee’s place of business” is governed by Section 16810.
• § 16830 — As used in this part, a “lipstick case knife” means a knife enclosed within and made an integral part of a lipstick case.
• § 16840 — (a) As used in Section 25800, a firearm shall be deemed to be “loaded” whenever both the firearm and the unexpended ammunition capable of being discharged from the firearm are in the immediate possess
• § 16850 — As used in this part, “locked container” means a secure container that is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, keylock, combination lock, or similar locking device.
• § 16860 — As used in Sections 16850, 25105, and 25205, “locking device” means a device that is designed to prevent a firearm from functioning and, when applied to the firearm, renders the firearm inoperable.
• § 16865 — As used in Section 26860, “long gun” means any firearm that is not a handgun or a machinegun.
• § 16870 — As used in this part, “long-gun safe” means a locking container designed to fully contain and secure a rifle or shotgun, which has a locking system consisting of either a mechanical combination lock o
• § 16880 — (a) As used in this part, “machinegun” means any weapon that shoots, is designed to shoot, or can readily be restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single
• § 16885 — (a) As used in this part, “machinegun-convertible pistol” means any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily converted by hand or with common household tools, as defined i
• § 16890 — As used in Section 30515, “magazine” means any ammunition feeding device.
• § 169 — Any person who pickets or parades in or near a building which houses a court of this state with the intent to interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice or with the intent to in
• § 16900 — As used in this part, “magazine disconnect mechanism” means a mechanism that prevents a semiautomatic pistol that has a detachable magazine from operating to strike the primer of ammunition in the fir
• § 16920 — As used in this part, “metal knuckles” means any device or instrument made wholly or partially of metal that is worn for purposes of offense or defense in or on the hand and that either protects the w
• § 16930 — (a) As used in this part, a “multiburst trigger activator” means either of the following: (1) A device designed or redesigned to be attached to, built into, or used in conjunction with, a semiautomati
• § 16940 — As used in this part, “nunchaku” means an instrument consisting of two or more sticks, clubs, bars, or rods to be used as handles, connected by a rope, cord, wire, or chain, in the design of a weapon
• § 16950 — As used in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 26350) of Division 5 of Title 4, a handgun shall be deemed to be carried openly or exposed if the handgun is not carried concealed within the meaning of S
• § 16960 — As used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 26500) of Chapter 1 of Division 6 of Title 4, “operation of law” includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (a) The executor, personal represe
• § 16965 — As used in this part, “passenger’s or driver’s area” means that part of a motor vehicle which is designed to carry the driver and passengers, including any interior compartment or space therein.
• § 16970 — (a) As used in Sections 16790, 17505, and 30600, “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or any other group or entity, regardless of how it was
• § 16980 — Use of the term “person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive” is governed by Section 26700.
• § 16990 — As used in any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585, the phrase “a person taking title or possession of a firearm by operation of law” includes, but is not limited to, any of the follo
• § 17 — (a) A felony is a crime that is punishable with death, by imprisonment in the state prison, or, notwithstanding any other law, by imprisonment in a county jail under the provisions of subdivision (h)
• § 17.2 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the disposition of any criminal case use the least restrictive means available.
• § 17.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The Legislature reaffirms its commitment to reducing recidivism among criminal offenders.
• § 17.7 — The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Strategies supporting reentering offenders through practices and programs, such as standardized risk and needs assessments, transitional community
• § 170 — Every person who maliciously and without probable cause procures a search warrant or warrant of arrest to be issued and executed, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 17000 — (a) As used in this part, until January 1, 2014, any reference to the term “personal firearm importer” shall be deemed to mean “personal handgun importer” and, on and after January 1, 2014, any refere
• § 17010 — Use of the term “pistol” is governed by Section 16530.
• § 17015 — “Pistol converter” means any device or instrument that when installed in or attached to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the backplate, and interferes with the trigger mechani
• § 17020 — For purposes of this part, a city or county may be considered an applicant’s “principal place of employment or business” only if the applicant is physically present in the jurisdiction during a substa
• § 17030 — As used in this part, “prohibited area” means any place where it is unlawful to discharge a weapon.
• § 17040 — As used in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 26350) of Division 5 of Title 4, “public place” has the same meaning as in Section 25850.
• § 17060 — (a) (1) As used in Sections 25135 and 25145, “residence” means a structure intended or used for human habitation, including, but not limited to, houses, condominiums, rooms, motels, hotels, time-share
• § 17070 — As used in this part, “responsible adult” means a person at least 21 years of age who is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm.
• § 17080 — Use of the term “revolver” is governed by Section 16530.
• § 17090 — As used in Sections 16530, 16640, 16650, 16660, 16870, and 17170, Sections 17720 to 17730, inclusive, Section 17740, subdivision (f) of Section 27555, Article 2 (commencing with Section 30300) of Chap
• § 171 — Every person, not authorized by law, who, without the permission of the officer in charge of any reformatory in this State, communicates with any person detained therein, or brings therein or takes th
• § 171.5 — (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Airport” means an airport, with a secured area, that regularly serves an air carrier holding a certificate issued by the United States Secretary of Transportatio
• § 171.7 — (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Public transit facility” means any land, building, or equipment, or an interest therein, including a station on a public transportation route, to which access is
• § 17110 — As used in Section 26890, “secure facility” means a building that meets all of the following specifications: (a) All perimeter doorways shall meet one of the following: (1) A windowless steel security
• § 17111 — For purposes of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29030) of Division 7 of Title 4, use of the term “secure facility” is governed by Sections 29141 and 29142.
• § 17125 — As used in this part, “Security Exemplar” has the same meaning as in Section 922 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
• § 17140 — As used in Sections 16900 and 31910, “semiautomatic pistol” means a pistol with an operating mode that uses the energy of the explosive in a fixed cartridge to extract a fired cartridge and chamber a
• § 17160 — As used in this part, a “shobi-zue” means a staff, crutch, stick, rod, or pole concealing a knife or blade within it, which may be exposed by a flip of the wrist or by a mechanical action.
• § 17170 — As used in this part, “short-barreled rifle” means any of the following: (a) A rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.
• § 17180 — As used in this part, “short-barreled shotgun” means any of the following: (a) A firearm that is designed or redesigned to fire a fixed shotgun shell and has a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches
• § 17190 — As used in Sections 16530, 16640, 16870, and 17180, Sections 17720 to 17730, inclusive, Section 17740, Section 30215, and Article 1 (commencing with Section 33210) of Chapter 8 of Division 10 of Title
• § 171b — (a) Any person who brings or possesses within any state or local public building or at any meeting required to be open to the public pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of
• § 171c — (a) (1) Any person who brings a loaded firearm into, or possesses a loaded firearm within, the State Capitol, the state office building at 1021 O Street in the City of Sacramento, any legislative offi
• § 171d — Any person, except a duly appointed peace officer as defined in Chapter 4.
• § 171e — A firearm shall be deemed loaded for the purposes of Sections 171c and 171d whenever both the firearm and unexpended ammunition capable of being discharged from such firearm are in the immediate posse
• § 171f — No person or group of persons shall willfully and knowingly: 1.
• § 172 — (a) Every person who, within one-half mile of the land belonging to this state upon which any state prison, or within 1,900 feet of the land belonging to this state upon which any Youth Authority inst
• § 172.1 — No provision of law shall prevent the possession or use of wine on any state university, state college or community college premises solely for use in experimentation in or instruction of viticulture,
• § 172.3 — The provisions of Section 172a shall not apply to the sale or exposing or offering for sale of any alcoholic beverages on the premises of, and by the holder or agent of a holder of, any off-sale licen
• § 172.5 — The provisions of Sections 172 and 172a of this code shall not apply to the sale or exposing or offering for sale of alcoholic beverages by a licensee under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act within t
• § 172.6 — The provisions of Section 172 of this code shall not apply to the sale, gift, or exposing or offering for sale of alcoholic beverages by a licensee under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act within the
• § 172.7 — The provisions of Section 172a shall not apply to the sale, gift, or exposing or offering for sale of alcoholic beverages by a licensee under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act within the premises occ
• § 172.8 — The provisions of Section 172a shall not apply to the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, by a nonprofit organization at a municipally owned conference center located more tha
• § 172.9 — The word “university,” when used in this chapter with reference to the sale, exposing or offering for sale, of alcoholic beverages, means an institution which has the authority to grant an academic gr
• § 172.95 — Sections 172 to 172.
• § 17200 — As used in this part, a “shuriken” means any instrument, without handles, consisting of a metal plate having three or more radiating points with one or more sharp edges and designed in the shape of a
• § 17210 — As used in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 33410) of Division 10 of Title 4, “silencer” means any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing, diminishing, or
• § 17220 — Use of the term “SKS rifle” is governed by Section 30710.
• § 17230 — As used in this part, “stun gun” means any item, except a less lethal weapon, used or intended to be used as either an offensive or defensive weapon that is capable of temporarily immobilizing a perso
• § 17235 — As used in this part, “switchblade knife” means a knife having the appearance of a pocketknife and includes a spring-blade knife, snap-blade knife, gravity knife, or any other similar type knife, the
• § 17240 — (a) As used in this part, “tear gas” applies to and includes any liquid, gaseous or solid substance intended to produce temporary physical discomfort or permanent injury through being vaporized or oth
• § 17250 — As used in this part, “tear gas weapon” applies to and includes: (a) Any shell, cartridge, or bomb capable of being discharged or exploded, when the discharge or explosion will cause or permit the rel
• § 17270 — As used in this part, an “unconventional pistol” means a firearm with both of the following characteristics: (a) It does not have a rifled bore.
• § 17280 — As used in this part, “undetectable firearm” means any weapon that meets either of the following requirements: (a) After removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, the weapon is not as detectable as the
• § 17290 — As used in this part, “undetectable knife” means any knife or other instrument, with or without a handguard, that satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) It is capable of ready use as a stabb
• § 17295 — (a) For purposes of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 26350) of Division 5 of Title 4, a handgun shall be deemed “unloaded” if it is not “loaded” within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 1684
• § 172a — Every person who, within one and one-half miles of the university grounds or campus, upon which are located the principal administrative offices of any university having an enrollment of more than 1,0
• § 172b — 1.
• § 172c — Section 172a shall not apply to the sale at auction of alcoholic beverages by a nonprofit organization at the California Science Center premises located at Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California.
• § 172d — 1.
• § 172e — The provisions of Sections 172, 172a, 172b, 172d, and 172g of this code shall not apply to the sale or the exposing or offering for sale of alcoholic beverages by an on-sale licensee under the Alcohol
• § 172f — The provisions of Sections 172, 172a, 172b, 172d, and 172g of this code shall not apply to the sale or the exposing or offering for sale of any intoxicating liquor in any premises within the areas pre
• § 172g — (a) Every person who, within one-half mile by air line from the intersection of Sierra Vista, Pierce, and Campus Drive streets at the entrance to La Sierra College in the City of Riverside, or within
• § 172h — The provisions of Sections 172, 172a, 172b, 172d and 172g of this code shall not be applied to prohibit the sale or the exposing or offering for sale of any intoxicating liquor in, or the issuance of
• § 172j — The provisions of Sections 172, 172a, 172b, 172d, and 172g shall not apply to the sale or exposing for sale of any intoxicating liquor on the premises of, and by the holder or agent of, a holder of a
• § 172l — The provisions of Section 172a shall not apply to the sale or offering for sale of any intoxicating liquor on the premises of, and by the holder or agent of a holder of, a retail off-sale license, as
• § 172m — The provisions of Section 172a shall not apply to the sale or the exposing or offering for sale of alcoholic beverages at premises licensed under any type of on-sale license issued pursuant to Divisio
• § 172n — The provisions of Sections 172a and 172b shall not apply to the sale or exposing or offering for sale of alcoholic beverages by any off-sale licensee under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act situated
• § 172o — The provisions of Sections 172, 172a, 172b, 172d, and 172g shall not apply to the sale of wine for consumption off the premises where sold when the wine is sold at a bona fide public eating place by t
• § 172p — The provisions of Section 172a shall not apply to the sale or exposing or offering for sale of beer or wine by any on-sale licensee under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act whose licensed premises are
• § 173 — Every Captain, Master of a vessel, or other person, who willfully imports, brings, or sends, or causes or procures to be brought or sent, into this State, any person who is a foreign convict of any cr
• § 17300 — Use of the phrase “unsafe handgun” is governed by Section 31910.
• § 17310 — As used in this part, “used firearm” means a firearm that has been sold previously at retail and is more than three years old.
• § 17312 — “Valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification” means either of the following: (a) A serial number that has been imprinted by a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms in ac
• § 17315 — As used in Articles 2 through 5 of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4, “vendor” means an ammunition vendor.
• § 17320 — For purposes of Section 31360 only, “violent felony” refers to the specific crimes listed in subdivision (c) of Section 667.
• § 17330 — As used in this part, “wallet gun” means any firearm mounted or enclosed in a case, resembling a wallet, designed to be or capable of being carried in a pocket or purse, if the firearm may be fired wh
• § 17340 — (a) As used in this part, “wholesaler” means any person who is licensed as a dealer pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issue
• § 17350 — As used in this part, “writing pen knife” means a device that appears to be a writing pen but has concealed within it a pointed, metallic shaft that is designed to be a stabbing instrument which is ex
• § 17360 — As used in this part, “zip gun” means any weapon or device that meets all of the following criteria: (a) It was not imported as a firearm by an importer licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing wit
• § 175 — Every individual person of the classes referred to in Section 173, brought to or landed within this state contrary to the provisions of such section, renders the person bringing or landing liable to a
• § 17500 — Every person having upon the person any deadly weapon, with intent to assault another, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 17505 — It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined in Section 16970, to advertise the sale of any weapon or device, the possession of which is prohibited by Section 18710, 20110, 30315, 30320, 32625, or
• § 17510 — (a) Any person who does any of the following acts while engaged in picketing, or other informational activities in a public place relating to a concerted refusal to work, is guilty of a misdemeanor: (
• § 17512 — It is a misdemeanor for a driver of any motor vehicle or the owner of any motor vehicle, whether or not the owner of the vehicle is occupying the vehicle, to knowingly permit any other person to carry
• § 17515 — 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 enforcemen
• § 17700 — The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any antique firearm.
• § 17705 — (a) The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any firearm or ammunition that is a curio or relic as defined in Section 478.
• § 17710 — (a) The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to “any other weapon” as defined in subsection (e) of Section 5845 of Title 26 of the United States Code, which is in the possession of a person
• § 17715 — The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any instrument or device that is possessed by a federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to
• § 17720 — The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any instrument or device, other than a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun, which is possessed or used during the course of a motion
• § 17725 — The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any instrument or device, other than a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun, which is sold by, manufactured by, exposed or kept for s
• § 17730 — The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any of the following: (a) The sale to, possession of, or purchase of any weapon, device, or ammunition, other than a short-barreled rifle or a sh
• § 17735 — The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any instrument, ammunition, weapon, or device that is not a firearm and is found and possessed by a person who meets all of the following: (a) Th
• § 17740 — The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any firearm, other than a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun, which is found and possessed by a person who meets all of the following
• § 17745 — The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to the possession of any weapon, device, or ammunition by a forensic laboratory or by any authorized agent or employee thereof in the course and sco
• § 17800 — For purposes of the provisions listed in Section 16590, a violation as to each firearm, weapon, or device enumerated in any of those provisions shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
• § 18 — (a) Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any law of this state, every offense declared to be a felony is punishable by imprisonment for 16 months, or two or three years in the
• § 18.5 — (a) Every offense which is prescribed by any law of the state to be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail up to or not exceeding one year shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for
• § 18000 — (a) Any weapon described in Section 19190, 21390, 21590, 25700, 26110, or 26395, or, upon conviction of the defendant or upon a juvenile court finding that an offense that would be a misdemeanor or fe
• § 18005 — (a) An officer to whom a weapon is surrendered under Section 18000, except upon the certificate of a judge of a court of record, or of the district attorney of the county, that the retention thereof i
• § 18010 — (a) The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action to enjoin the manufacture of, importation of, keeping for sale of, offering or exposing for sale, giving, lending,
• § 181 — Every person who holds, or attempts to hold, any person in involuntary servitude, or assumes, or attempts to assume, rights of ownership over any person, or who sells, or attempts to sell, any person
• § 18100 — (a) A gun violence restraining order is an order, in writing, signed by the court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing
• § 18105 — The Judicial Council shall prescribe the form of the petitions and orders and any other documents, and shall promulgate any rules of court, necessary to implement this division.
• § 18107 — A petition for a gun violence restraining order shall describe the number, types, and locations of any firearms and ammunition presently believed by the petitioner to be possessed or controlled by the
• § 18108 — (a) Each municipal police department and county sheriff’s department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and the University of California and California State University Police Departmen
• § 18109 — (a) This division does not require a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer to seek a gun violence restraining order in any case, including, but not limited to, in a case in which the age
• § 18110 — Prior to a hearing on the issuance, renewal, or termination of an order under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 18150) or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18170), the court shall ensure that a sear
• § 18115 — (a) The court shall notify the Department of Justice when a gun violence restraining order has been issued or renewed under this division no later than one court day after issuing or renewing the orde
• § 18120 — (a) A person subject to a gun violence restraining order issued pursuant to this division shall not have in the person’s custody or control, own, purchase, possess, or receive any firearms or ammuniti
• § 18120.5 — (a) When relevant information is presented to the court at any noticed hearing that a restrained person has a firearm, the court shall consider that information to determine, by a preponderance of the
• § 18121 — There is no filing fee for an application, a responsive pleading, or an order to show cause that seeks to obtain, modify, or enforce a gun violence restraining order or other order authorized by this
• § 18122 — (a) (1) A court or court facility that receives petitions for any restraining order under this division or temporary gun violence restraining orders consistent with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section
• § 18123 — A party or witness may appear remotely at the hearing on a petition for a gun violence restraining order.
• § 18125 — (a) A temporary emergency gun violence restraining order may be issued on an ex parte basis only if a law enforcement officer asserts, and a judicial officer finds, that there is reasonable cause to b
• § 18130 — A temporary emergency gun violence restraining order is valid only if it is issued by a judicial officer after making the findings required by Section 18125 and pursuant to a specific request by a law
• § 18135 — (a) A temporary emergency gun violence restraining order issued under this chapter shall include all of the following: (1) A statement of the grounds supporting the issuance of the order.
• § 18140 — A law enforcement officer who requests a temporary emergency gun violence restraining order shall do all of the following: (a) If the request is made orally, sign a declaration under penalty of perjur
• § 18145 — (a) (1) A judicial officer may issue a temporary emergency gun violence restraining order orally based on the statements of a law enforcement officer made in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section
• § 18148 — Within 21 days after the date on the order, the court that issued the order or another court in the same jurisdiction, shall hold a hearing pursuant to Section 18175 to determine if a gun violence res
• § 18150 — (a) (1) Any of the following individuals may file a petition requesting that the court issue an ex parte gun violence restraining order enjoining the subject of the petition from having in their custo
• § 18155 — (a) (1) The court, before issuing an ex parte gun violence restraining order, shall examine on oath, the petitioner and any witness the petitioner may produce.
• § 18160 — (a) An ex parte gun violence restraining order issued under this chapter shall include all of the following: (1) A statement of the grounds supporting the issuance of the order.
• § 18165 — Within 21 days after the date on the order, before the court that issued the order or another court in the same jurisdiction, the court shall hold a hearing pursuant to Section 18175 to determine if a
• § 18170 — (a) (1) Any of the following individuals may request that a court, after notice and a hearing, issue a gun violence restraining order enjoining the subject of the petition from having in their custody
• § 18175 — (a) In determining whether to issue a gun violence restraining order under this chapter, the court shall consider evidence of the facts identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 18155
• § 18180 — (a) A gun violence restraining order issued pursuant to this chapter shall include all of the following: (1) A statement of the grounds supporting the issuance of the order.
• § 18185 — (a) A person subject to a gun violence restraining order issued under this chapter may submit one written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order
• § 18190 — (a) (1) Any of the following people may request a renewal of a gun violence restraining order at any time within the three months before the expiration of a gun violence restraining order: (A) An imme
• § 18195 — Any hearing held pursuant to this chapter may be continued upon a showing of good cause.
• § 18197 — (a) If a person subject to a gun violence restraining order issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter was not present in court at the time the order was issued or renewed, the gun violence restrainin
• § 182 — (a) If two or more persons conspire: (1) To commit any crime.
• § 182.5 — Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) or (b) of Section 182, any person who actively participates in any criminal street gang, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 186.
• § 18200 — Every person who files a petition for an ex parte gun violence restraining order pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 18150) or a gun violence restraining order issued after notice and a hea
• § 18205 — (a) Every person who owns or possesses a firearm or ammunition with knowledge that they are prohibited from doing so by a temporary emergency gun violence restraining order issued pursuant to Chapter
• § 18210 — The Legislature finds and declares that it is the intent of this chapter that, in the counties described in this chapter, the district attorney, any assistant district attorney, or any deputy district
• § 18215 — (a) The following counties may establish, until January 1, 2032, a pilot program to authorize a district attorney to file a petition for a gun violence restraining order issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (
• § 18220 — (a) The district attorney of a county that establishes a pilot program pursuant to this chapter shall, commencing April 1, 2027, annually submit data regarding the pilot program to the California Fire
• § 18225 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2034, deletes or extends that date.
• § 18250 — (a) If any of the following persons is at the scene of a domestic violence incident involving a threat to human life or a physical assault, is serving a protective order as defined in Section 6218 of
• § 18255 — (a) Upon taking custody of a firearm or other deadly weapon pursuant to this division, the officer shall give the owner or person who possessed the firearm or other deadly weapon a receipt.
• § 18260 — Any peace officer, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 830.
• § 18265 — (a) No firearm or other deadly weapon taken into custody pursuant to this division shall be held less than 48 hours.
• § 18270 — If a firearm or other deadly weapon has been stolen and has been taken into custody pursuant to this division, it shall be restored to the lawful owner upon satisfaction of all of the following condit
• § 18275 — (a) Any firearm or other deadly weapon that has been taken into custody and held by any of the following law enforcement authorities for longer than 12 months, and has not been recovered by the owner
• § 183 — No conspiracies, other than those enumerated in the preceding section, are punishable criminally.
• § 184 — No agreement amounts to a conspiracy, unless some act, beside such agreement, be done within this state to effect the object thereof, by one or more of the parties to such agreement and the trial of c
• § 18400 — (a) When a law enforcement agency has reasonable cause to believe that the return of a firearm or other deadly weapon seized under this division would be likely to result in endangering the victim or