California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 18745

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

Every person who explodes, ignites, or attempts to explode or ignite any destructive device or any explosive with intent to commit murder is guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 18745 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-2-weapons-generally/division-5-destructive-devices-explosives-and-similar-weapons/chapter-1-destructive-devices-and-explosives-generally/article-1-prohibited-acts/section-18745

Other sections in Article 1 - Prohibited Acts

§ 18710§ 18715§ 18720§ 18725§ 18730§ 18735§ 18740§ 18745§ 18750§ 18755§ 18780

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