California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 16250

Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 915, Sec. 2. (SB 199) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.
(a)As used in this part, “BB device” means any instrument that expels a projectile, such as a BB or a pellet, through the force of air pressure, gas pressure, or spring action, or any spot marker gun.
(b)This section shall be operative on January 1, 2016.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 16250 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-1-preliminary-provisions/division-2-definitions/section-16250

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