California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 24590

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

Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any firearm not immediately recognizable as a firearm is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 24590 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-4-firearms/division-3-disguised-or-misleading-appearance/chapter-5-firearm-not-immediately-recognizable-as-a-firearm/section-24590

Other sections in Chapter 5 - Firearm Not Immediately Recognizable as a Firearm

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