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Mil. & Vet. Code, § 421 · Article 1. Funds, Arms, and Equipment

Mil. & Vet. Code, § 421

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Any person who secretes, sells, disposes of, offers for sale, purchases, retains after demand made by a commissioned officer of the National Guard or of the unorganized militia when called into the service of the state or Naval Militia, or in any manner pawns or pledges any arms, uniforms, equipment, or military or naval property of the state or of the United States, or of any organization of the active militia or of the unorganized militia when called into the service of the state is guilty of a felony if said arms, uniforms, equipments, or military or naval property of the state or of the United States is of a value of nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) or more, otherwise such person is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2009, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 28, Sec. 5. (SB 18 3x) Effective January 25, 2010.

Source of truth

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As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC&sectionNum=421.
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