{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"7597.2","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7597.2","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 11.6. Alarm Companies [7590. - 7599.80.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-11.6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons [7597. - 7597.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-11.6/article-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 53.   (SB 1196)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall not carry any inoperable, replica, or other simulated firearm.</p><p>(b) A violation of this section shall result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent violation.</p>","text":"(a) A licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall not carry any inoperable, replica, or other simulated firearm. (b) A violation of this section shall result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent violation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/prohibited-acts-and-citations-for-firearms-and-nonlethal-7597-2","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}