California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17230

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

As used in this part, “stun gun” means any item, except a less lethal weapon, used or intended to be used as either an offensive or defensive weapon that is capable of temporarily immobilizing a person by the infliction of an electrical charge.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 17230 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-1-preliminary-provisions/division-2-definitions/section-17230

Other sections in Division 2 - DEFINITIONS

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