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Cal. Penal Code § 22820
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Title 3: Weapons and Devices Other Than Firearms, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 22820
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.
Nothing in this division prohibits any person who is a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, from purchasing, possessing, transporting, or using any tear gas or tear gas weapon if the person has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction approved by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training in the use of tear gas.
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