Pen. Code, § 20110 · Division 3. BOOBYTRAP
Pen. Code, § 20110
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18710) of Division 5 of Title 2, any person who assembles, maintains, places, or causes to be placed a boobytrap device is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or five years.
(b) Possession of any device with the intent to use the device as a boobytrap is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 43, Sec. 86. (SB 1023) Effective June 27, 2012.
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