Pen. Code, § 17015 · Division 2. DEFINITIONS
Pen. Code, § 17015
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
“Pistol converter” means any device or instrument that when installed in or attached to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the backplate, and interferes with the trigger mechanism and thereby enables the pistol to shoot automatically more than one shot by a single function of the trigger. A pistol converter includes, but is not limited to, a pistol converter manufactured using a three-dimensional printer, as defined in Section 29185.
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History
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 572, Sec. 4. (AB 1127) Effective January 1, 2026.
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