{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"17715","citation":"Pen. Code, § 17715","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 2. WEAPONS GENERALLY [17500. - 19405.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. GENERALLY PROHIBITED WEAPONS [17700. - 17800.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Exemptions [17700. - 17745.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2/division-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.   (SB 1080)   Effective January 1, 2011.   Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>The provisions listed in Section <a href=\"/pen/16590\">16590</a> do not apply to any instrument or device that is possessed by a federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to the public if all of the following conditions are satisfied: </p><p>(a) The instrument or device is properly housed. </p><p>(b) The instrument or device is secured from unauthorized handling. </p><p>(c) If the instrument or device is a firearm, it is unloaded.</p>","text":"The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any instrument or device that is possessed by a federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to the public if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The instrument or device is properly housed. (b) The instrument or device is secured from unauthorized handling. (c) If the instrument or device is a firearm, it is unloaded.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/exemptions-17715","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}