Pen. Code, § 25275 · Division 4.5. LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS
Pen. Code, § 25275
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) No person shall report to a local law enforcement agency that a firearm has been lost or stolen, knowing the report to be false. A violation of this section is an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a first offense, and by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a second or subsequent offense.
(b) This section shall not preclude prosecution under any other law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 4.1.
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