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Cal. Penal Code § 16405

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Title 1: Preliminary Provisions, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 16405

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 16405Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
As used in this part, “composite knuckles” means any device or instrument made wholly or partially of composite materials, other than a medically prescribed prosthetic, that is not metal knuckles, that is worn for purposes of offense or defense in or on the hand, and that either protects the wearer’s hand while striking a blow or increases the force of impact from the blow or injury to the individual receiving the blow.

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