California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 16200

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.

Use of the term “assault weapon” is governed by Sections 30510 and 30515.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 16200 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-1-preliminary-provisions/division-2-definitions/section-16200

Other sections in Division 2 - DEFINITIONS

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