{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"16525","citation":"Pen. Code, § 16525","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6"},{"name":"TITLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [16000. - 17360.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS [16100. - 17360.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-1/division-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 591, Sec. 1.   (SB 704)   Effective January 1, 2026.","effective":"2026-01-01","html":"<p>(a) As used in Section <a href=\"/pen/33700\">33700</a>, “firearm barrel” means the tube, usually metal and cylindrical, through which a projectile or shot charge is fired. A firearm barrel includes any forging, casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar article that has reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be completed, assembled, or converted to be used as a firearm barrel, or that is marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as a firearm barrel once completed, assembled, or converted. A firearm barrel may have a rifled or smooth bore.</p><p>(b) A firearm barrel that is attached or affixed to a firearm is not subject to the requirements of Section <a href=\"/pen/33700\">33700</a>.</p>","text":"(a) As used in Section 33700, “firearm barrel” means the tube, usually metal and cylindrical, through which a projectile or shot charge is fired. A firearm barrel includes any forging, casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar article that has reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be completed, assembled, or converted to be used as a firearm barrel, or that is marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as a firearm barrel once completed, assembled, or converted. A firearm barrel may have a rifled or smooth bore. (b) A firearm barrel that is attached or affixed to a firearm is not subject to the requirements of Section 33700.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/definitions-16525","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}