Pen. Code, § 18740 · Article 1. Prohibited Acts
Pen. Code, § 18740
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Every person who possesses, explodes, ignites, or attempts to explode or ignite any destructive device or any explosive with intent to injure, intimidate, or terrify any person, or with intent to wrongfully injure or destroy any property, is guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for a period of three, five, or seven years.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 536. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Amending action operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68. Section operative January 1, 2012, pursuant to Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 10.
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Cited by 8 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 18740. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
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- Pen. Code, § 629.52Printed as Section 18710, 18715, 18720, 18725, 18730, 18740, 18745, 18750, or 18755
- Pen. Code, § 667.7Printed as Section 18740
- Pen. Code, § 1601Printed as Section 18715, 18725, 18740, 18745, 18750, or 18755
- Pen. Code, § 2933.5Printed as Section 18740
- Pen. Code, § 11413Printed as Section 18740
- Pen. Code, § 11418Printed as Section 11411, 11412, 11413, 11418, 11418.1, 11418.5, 11419, 11460, 18715, 18725, or 18740
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