California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17715

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

The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any instrument or device that is possessed by a federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to the public if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)The instrument or device is properly housed.
(b)The instrument or device is secured from unauthorized handling.
(c)If the instrument or device is a firearm, it is unloaded.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 17715 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-2-weapons-generally/division-2-generally-prohibited-weapons/chapter-1-exemptions/section-17715

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Exemptions

§ 17700§ 17705§ 17710§ 17715§ 17720§ 17725§ 17730§ 17735§ 17740§ 17745

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