Pen. Code, § 33300 · Article 2. Permit for Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun
Pen. Code, § 33300
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Upon a showing that good cause exists for issuance of a permit to the applicant, and if the Department of Justice finds that issuance of the permit does not endanger the public safety, the department may issue a permit for the manufacture, possession, importation, transportation, or sale of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns. The permit shall be initially valid for a period of one year, and renewable annually thereafter. No permit shall be issued to a person who is under 18 years of age.
(b) Good cause, for the purposes of this section, shall be limited to only the following:
(1) The permit is sought for the manufacture, possession, importation, or use with blank cartridges, of a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun, solely as a prop for a motion picture, television, or video production or entertainment event.
(2) The permit is sought for the manufacture of, exposing for sale, keeping for sale, sale of, importation or lending of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns to the entities listed in Section 33220 by persons who are licensed as dealers or manufacturers under the provisions of Chapter 53 (commencing with Section 5801) of Title 26 of the United States Code, as amended, and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 691, Sec. 2. (AB 1559) Effective January 1, 2013.
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- Pen. Code, § 26390Printed as Section 33300
- Pen. Code, § 26405Printed as Section 33300
- Pen. Code, § 26588Printed as Section 33300
- Pen. Code, § 26965Printed as Section 32650 or 33300
- Pen. Code, § 27585Printed as Section 33300
- Pen. Code, § 27665Printed as Section 32650 or 33300
- Pen. Code, § 28460Printed as Section 31005, 32650, or 33300
- Pen. Code, § 31700Printed as Section 32650 or 33300
- Pen. Code, § 32450Printed as Section 31000, 32650, or 33300
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