California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17312

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 76, Sec. 9. (AB 1621) Effective June 30, 2022.

“Valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification” means either of the following:

(a)A serial number that has been imprinted by a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms in accordance with federal law, or that has been assigned to a firearm pursuant to Chapter 53 of Title 26 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(b)A serial number or mark of identification issued by the California Department of Justice pursuant to Section 23910 or 29180.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 17312 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-1-preliminary-provisions/division-2-definitions/section-17312

Other sections in Division 2 - DEFINITIONS

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