California Code
DIVISION 4.5 - LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS
Section 25275.

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. 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.

(Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 4.1.)