Pen. Code, § 30530 · Article 1. General Provisions
Pen. Code, § 30530
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) As used in this part, “.50 BMG rifle” means a center fire rifle that can fire a .50 BMG cartridge and is not already an assault weapon or a machinegun.
(b) A “.50 BMG rifle” does not include any antique firearm, nor any curio or relic as defined in Section 478.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
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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Cited by 7 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 30530. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 245Printed as Section 30530
- Pen. Code, § 12022Printed as Section 30530
- Pen. Code, § 16110Printed as Section 30530
- Pen. Code, § 16170Printed as Sections 30515 and 30530
- Pen. Code, § 29182Printed as Section 30530
- Pen. Code, § 30945Printed as Section 30510, 30515, 30520, or 30530
- Pen. Code, § 30965Printed as Section 30530
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