Pen. Code, § 17170 · Division 2. DEFINITIONS
Pen. Code, § 17170
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
As used in this part, “short-barreled rifle” means any of the following:
(a) A rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.
(b) A rifle with an overall length of less than 26 inches.
(c) Any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if that weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.
(d) Any device that may be readily restored to fire a fixed cartridge which, when so restored, is a device defined in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive.
(e) Any part, or combination of parts, designed and intended to convert a device into a device defined in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, or any combination of parts from which a device defined in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, may be readily assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 103, Sec. 6. (AB 1798) Effective January 1, 2015.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=17170.
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Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 17170. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 3453Printed as Section 16570, 16740, 16760, 16830, 16920, 16930, 16940, 17090, 17125, 17160, 17170, 17180, 17190, 17200, 17270, 17280, 17330, 17350, 17360, 17700, 17705, 17710, 17715, 17720, 17725, 17730, 17735, 177
- Pen. Code, § 16580Printed as Sections 17170 to 17200, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 17090Printed as Sections 16530, 16640, 16650, 16660, 16870, and 17170
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