Pen. Code, § 27534 · Article 1. Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms
Pen. Code, § 27534
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person who modifies a microstamping-enabled pistol or microstamping component with the intent to prevent the production of a microstamp is, for a first offense, guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, and for a second or subsequent offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail of not more than one year, by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a pistol manufactured prior to the effective date of this section.
(c) For the purposes of this section, it shall not be unlawful to replace the microstamping component of a microstamping-enabled pistol when the component is damaged or in need of replacement with another valid microstamping component for the safe use of the firearm or replacing a microstamping component for a legitimate sporting purpose.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 253, Sec. 4. (SB 452) Effective January 1, 2024.
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