Pen. Code, § 29610 · Article 1. Possession of Firearm
Pen. Code, § 29610
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A minor shall not possess a handgun.
(b) A minor shall not possess a semiautomatic centerfire rifle.
(c) Commencing July 1, 2023, a minor shall not possess any firearm.
(d) The provisions of this section are cumulative, and shall not be construed as restricting the application of any other law. However, an act or omission punishable in different ways by different provisions of this code shall not be punished under more than one provision.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 250, Sec. 21. (SB 715) Effective January 1, 2022.
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Cited by 7 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 29610. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 186.22Printed as Section 29610
- Pen. Code, § 16520Printed as Sections 29610 to 29750, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 23510Printed as Sections 29610 to 29750, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 29615Printed as Section 29610
- Pen. Code, § 29615.1Printed as Section 29610
- Pen. Code, § 29700Printed as Section 29610
- Pen. Code, § 31360Printed as Section 29610
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