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Cal. Penal Code § 18710

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

Part of Title 2: Weapons Generally, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 18710

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 § 18710Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
(a) Except as provided by this chapter, any person, firm, or corporation who, within this state, possesses any destructive device, other than fixed ammunition of a caliber greater than .60 caliber, is guilty of a public offense. (b) A person, firm, or corporation who is convicted of an offense under subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or in state prison, or by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both this fine and imprisonment.

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