Pen. Code, § 26050 · Article 4. Other Exemptions to the Crime of Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public
Pen. Code, § 26050
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Nothing in Section 25850 is intended to preclude the carrying of a loaded firearm by any person while engaged in the act of making or attempting to make a lawful arrest.
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History
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.
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