California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 22840

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

Nothing in this division authorizes the possession of tear gas or a tear gas weapon in any institution described in Section 4574, or within the grounds belonging or adjacent to any institution described in Section 4574, except where authorized by the person in charge of the institution.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 22840 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-3-weapons-and-devices-other-than-firearms/division-11-tear-gas-and-tear-gas-weapons/chapter-1-general-provisions/section-22840

Other sections in Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 22810§ 22815§ 22820§ 22825§ 22830§ 22835§ 22840

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