Pen. Code, § 16525 · Division 2. DEFINITIONS
Pen. Code, § 16525
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) As used in Section 33700, “firearm barrel” means the tube, usually metal and cylindrical, through which a projectile or shot charge is fired. A firearm barrel includes any forging, casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar article that has reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be completed, assembled, or converted to be used as a firearm barrel, or that is marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as a firearm barrel once completed, assembled, or converted. A firearm barrel may have a rifled or smooth bore.
(b) A firearm barrel that is attached or affixed to a firearm is not subject to the requirements of Section 33700.
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History
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 591, Sec. 1. (SB 704) Effective January 1, 2026.
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