California Code
PART 6 - CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS
TITLE 2 - WEAPONS GENERALLY

DIVISION 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO WEAPONS GENERALLY

Section 17500. - 17500. Every person having upon the person any deadly weapon,...

Section 17505. - 17505. It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined...

Section 17510. - 17510. (a) Any person who does any of the following...

Section 17512. - 17512. It is a misdemeanor for a driver of any...

Section 17515. - 17515. Nothing in any provision listed in Section 16580 prohibits...

DIVISION 2 - GENERALLY PROHIBITED WEAPONS

CHAPTER 1 - Exemptions

Section 17700. - 17700. The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply...

Section 17705. - 17705. (a) The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not...

Section 17710. - 17710. (a) The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not...

Section 17715. - 17715. The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply...

Section 17720. - 17720. The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply...

Section 17725. - 17725. The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply...

Section 17730. - 17730. The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply...

Section 17735. - 17735. The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply...

Section 17740. - 17740. The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply...

Section 17745. - 17745. The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply...

CHAPTER 2 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 17800. - 17800. For purposes of the provisions listed in Section 16590,...

DIVISION 3 - SURRENDER, DISPOSAL, AND ENJOINING OF WEAPONS CONSTITUTING A NUISANCE

Section 18000. - 18000. (a) Any weapon described in Section 19190, 21390, 21590,...

Section 18005. - 18005. (a) An officer to whom a weapon is surrendered...

Section 18010. - 18010. (a) The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a...

DIVISION 3.2 - Gun Violence Restraining Orders

CHAPTER 1 - General

Section 18100. - 18100. (a) A gun violence restraining order is an order,...

Section 18105. - 18105. The Judicial Council shall prescribe the form of the...

Section 18107. - 18107. A petition for a gun violence restraining order shall...

Section 18108. - 18108. (a) Each municipal police department and county sheriff’s department,...

Section 18109. - 18109. (a) This division does not require a law enforcement...

Section 18110. - 18110. Prior to a hearing on the issuance, renewal, or...

Section 18115. - 18115. (a) The court shall notify the Department of Justice...

Section 18120. - 18120. (a) A person subject to a gun violence restraining...

Section 18121. - 18121. There is no filing fee for an application, a...

Section 18122. - 18122. (a) (1) A court or court facility that receives...

Section 18123. - 18123. A party or witness may appear remotely at the...

CHAPTER 2 - Temporary Emergency Gun Violence Restraining Order

Section 18125. - 18125. (a) A temporary emergency gun violence restraining order may...

Section 18130. - 18130. A temporary emergency gun violence restraining order is valid...

Section 18135. - 18135. (a) A temporary emergency gun violence restraining order issued...

Section 18140. - 18140. A law enforcement officer who requests a temporary emergency...

Section 18145. - 18145. (a) (1) A judicial officer may issue a temporary...

Section 18148. - 18148. Within 21 days after the date on the order,...

CHAPTER 3 - Ex Parte Gun Violence Restraining Order

Section 18150. - 18150. (a) (1) Any of the following individuals may file...

Section 18155. - 18155. (a) (1) The court, before issuing an ex parte...

Section 18160. - 18160. (a) An ex parte gun violence restraining order issued...

Section 18165. - 18165. Within 21 days after the date on the order,...

CHAPTER 4 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Issued After Notice and Hearing

Section 18170. - 18170. (a) (1) Any of the following individuals may request...

Section 18175. - 18175. (a) In determining whether to issue a gun violence...

Section 18180. - 18180. (a) A gun violence restraining order issued pursuant to...

Section 18185. - 18185. (a) A person subject to a gun violence restraining...

Section 18190. - 18190. (a) (1) Any of the following people may request...

Section 18195. - 18195. Any hearing held pursuant to this chapter may be...

Section 18197. - 18197. (a) If a person subject to a gun violence...

CHAPTER 5 - Offenses

Section 18200. - 18200. Every person who files a petition for an ex...

Section 18205. - 18205. (a) Every person who owns or possesses a firearm...

DIVISION 4 - SEIZURE OF FIREARM OR OTHER DEADLY WEAPON AT SCENE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

CHAPTER 1 - Seizure and Subsequent Procedures

Section 18250. - 18250. (a) If any of the following persons is at...

Section 18255. - 18255. (a) Upon taking custody of a firearm or other...

Section 18260. - 18260. Any peace officer, as defined in subdivisions (a) and...

Section 18265. - 18265. (a) No firearm or other deadly weapon taken into...

Section 18270. - 18270. If a firearm or other deadly weapon has been...

Section 18275. - 18275. (a) Any firearm or other deadly weapon that has...

CHAPTER 2 - Procedure Where Agency Believes Return of Weapon Would Create Danger

Section 18400. - 18400. (a) When a law enforcement agency has reasonable cause...

Section 18405. - 18405. (a) If a petition is filed under Section 18400,...

Section 18410. - 18410. (a) If the person who receives a petition under...

Section 18415. - 18415. If the person who receives a petition under Section...

Section 18420. - 18420. (a) If, at a hearing under Section 18410, the...

CHAPTER 3 - Liability

Section 18500. - 18500. The law enforcement agency, or the individual law enforcement...

DIVISION 5 - DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, EXPLOSIVES, AND SIMILAR WEAPONS

CHAPTER 1 - Destructive Devices and Explosives Generally

ARTICLE 1 - Prohibited Acts

Section 18710. - 18710. (a) Except as provided by this chapter, any person,...

Section 18715. - 18715. (a) Every person who recklessly or maliciously has in...

Section 18720. - 18720. Every person who possesses any substance, material, or any...

Section 18725. - 18725. Every person who willfully does any of the following...

Section 18730. - 18730. Except as provided by this chapter, any person, firm,...

Section 18735. - 18735. (a) Except as provided by this chapter, any person,...

Section 18740. - 18740. Every person who possesses, explodes, ignites, or attempts to...

Section 18745. - 18745. Every person who explodes, ignites, or attempts to explode...

Section 18750. - 18750. Every person who willfully and maliciously explodes or ignites...

Section 18755. - 18755. (a) Every person who willfully and maliciously explodes or...

Section 18780. - 18780. A person convicted of a violation of this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Exemptions

Section 18800. - 18800. (a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the sale to,...

ARTICLE 3 - Permit and Inspection

Section 18900. - 18900. (a) Every dealer, manufacturer, importer, and exporter of any...

Section 18905. - 18905. (a) Each applicant for a permit under this article...

Section 18910. - 18910. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the Department...

ARTICLE 4 - Destructive Device Constituting Nuisance

Section 19000. - 19000. (a) Possession of any destructive device in violation of...

CHAPTER 2 - Explosive Substance Other Than Fixed Ammunition

Section 19100. - 19100. Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section...

Section 19190. - 19190. The unlawful concealed carrying upon the person of any...

CHAPTER 3 - Handgrenades

Section 19200. - 19200. (a) Except as provided in Section 19205 and Chapter...

Section 19205. - 19205. Section 19200 does not apply to any plastic toy...

Section 19290. - 19290. Except as provided in Section 19205 and in Chapter...

DIVISION 6 - LESS LETHAL WEAPONS

Section 19400. - 19400. A person who is a peace officer or a...

Section 19405. - 19405. Any person who sells a less lethal weapon to...