California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26370

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 779, Sec. 2. (AB 424) Effective January 1, 2018.

Section 26350 does not apply to, or affect, the open carrying of an unloaded handgun within a school zone, as defined in Section 626.9, if that carrying is not prohibited by Section 626.9.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 26370 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-4-firearms/division-5-carrying-firearms/chapter-6-openly-carrying-an-unloaded-handgun/article-2-exemptions/section-26370

Other sections in Article 2 - Exemptions

§ 26361§ 26362§ 26363§ 26364§ 26365§ 26366§ 26366.5§ 26367§ 26368§ 26369…§ 26383§ 26384§ 26385§ 26386§ 26387§ 26388§ 26389§ 26390§ 26391§ 26392

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