Pen. Code, § 29820 · Article 1. Prohibitions on Firearm Access
Pen. Code, § 29820
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) This section applies to a person who satisfies both of the following requirements:
(1) The person meets one of the following:
(A) The person is alleged to have committed an offense listed in subdivision (b) of Section 707 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(B) The person was convicted of violating Section 11351 or 11351.5 of the Health and Safety Code by possessing for sale, or Section 11352 of the Health and Safety Code by selling, a substance containing 28.5 grams or more of cocaine as specified in paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 11055 of, or cocaine base as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054 of, the Health and Safety Code, or 57 grams or more of a substance containing at least 5 grams of cocaine as specified in paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 11055 of, or cocaine base as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054 of, the Health and Safety Code.
(C) The person was convicted of violating Section 11378 of the Health and Safety Code by possessing for sale, or Section 11379 of the Health and Safety Code by selling, a substance containing 28.5 grams or more of methamphetamine or 57 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine.
(D) The person was convicted of violating subdivision (a) of Section 11379.6 of the Health and Safety Code, except those who manufacture phencyclidine, or who is convicted of an act that is punishable under subdivision (b) of Section 11379.6 of the Health and Safety Code, except those who offer to perform an act that aids in the manufacture of phencyclidine.
(E) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1203.07, the person was convicted of violating Section 11353 or 11380 of the Health and Safety Code by using, soliciting, inducing, encouraging, or intimidating a minor to manufacture, compound, or sell heroin, cocaine base as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054 of the Health and Safety Code, cocaine as specified in paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 11055 of the Health and Safety Code, or methamphetamine.
(F) The person was convicted of violating Section 11379.6, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code with respect to methamphetamine, if the person has one or more prior convictions for a violation of Section 11378, 11379, 11379.6, 11380, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code with respect to methamphetamine.
(G) The person was alleged to have committed an offense enumerated in Section 29805 or an offense described in Section 25850, subdivision (a) of Section 25400, or subdivision (a) of Section 26100.
(2) The person is subsequently adjudged a ward of the juvenile court within the meaning of Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code because the person committed an offense listed in paragraph (1).
(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall not own, or have in possession or under custody or control, a firearm until the person is 30 years of age or older.
(c) A violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(d) The juvenile court, on forms prescribed by the Department of Justice, shall notify the department of persons subject to this section. Notwithstanding any other law, the forms required to be submitted to the department pursuant to this section may be used to determine eligibility to acquire a firearm.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 537, Sec. 5. (SB 73) Effective January 1, 2022.
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11054Printed as Section 11054 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11055Printed as Section 11055 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11351Printed as Section 11351 or 11351.5 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11351.5Printed as Section 11351 or 11351.5 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11352Printed as Section 11352 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11353Printed as Section 11353 or 11380 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11378Printed as Section 11378 of the Health and Safety Code | Section 11378, 11379, 11379.6, 11380, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11379Printed as Section 11378, 11379, 11379.6, 11380, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code | Section 11379 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11379.6Printed as Section 11378, 11379, 11379.6, 11380, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code | Section 11379.6 of the Health and Safety Code | Section 11379.6, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11380Printed as Section 11353 or 11380 of the Health and Safety Code | Section 11378, 11379, 11379.6, 11380, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11382Printed as Section 11378, 11379, 11379.6, 11380, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code | Section 11379.6, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11383Printed as Section 11378, 11379, 11379.6, 11380, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code | Section 11379.6, 11382, or 11383 of the Health and Safety Code
Penal Code
Cited by 6 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 29820. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 1524Printed as Section 29800, 29805, 29815, 29820, or 29825
- Pen. Code, § 29810Printed as Section 29800, 29805, 29815, 29820, or 29825
- Pen. Code, § 29850Printed as Section 29800, 29805, 29815, or 29820
- Pen. Code, § 29855Printed as Section 29815, 29820, 29825, or 29900
- Pen. Code, § 29860Printed as Section 29815, 29820, 29825, or 29900
Welfare and Institutions Code
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