Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 636, Sec. 5. (AB 1263) Effective January 1, 2026.
(a)It is unlawful to knowingly, willfully, or recklessly cause another person to engage in the unlawful manufacture of firearms, or to knowingly, willfully, or recklessly aid, abet, promote, or facilitate the unlawful manufacture of firearms.
(b)As used in this section, the “unlawful manufacture of firearms” shall have the same meaning provided in subdivision (b) of Section 29186 of the Penal Code.
(c)(1) A person who has suffered harm in California as a result of a violation of this section may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to establish that a person
has violated this section, and may seek compensatory damages as well as injunctive
relief sufficient to prevent the person and any other defendant from further violating the law.
(2)The Attorney General, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to establish that a person has violated this section, and may seek a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation, as well as injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the person and any other defendant from further violating the law.
(d)A prevailing plaintiff shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
(e)The remedies provided by this section are cumulative and shall not be construed as restricting any other rights, causes of action,
claims, or defenses available under any other law.
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