{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"18710","citation":"Pen. Code, § 18710","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 5. DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, EXPLOSIVES, AND SIMILAR WEAPONS [18710. - 19290.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2/division-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Destructive Devices and Explosives Generally [18710. - 19000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2/division-5/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Prohibited Acts [18710. - 18780.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2/division-5/chapter-1/article-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>(a) Except as provided by this chapter, any person, firm, or corporation who, within this state, possesses any destructive device, other than fixed ammunition of a caliber greater than .60 caliber, is guilty of a public offense. </p><p>(b) A person, firm, or corporation who is convicted of an offense under subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or in state prison, or by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both this fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"(a) Except as provided by this chapter, any person, firm, or corporation who, within this state, possesses any destructive device, other than fixed ammunition of a caliber greater than .60 caliber, is guilty of a public offense. (b) A person, firm, or corporation who is convicted of an offense under subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or in state prison, or by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both this fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/prohibited-acts-18710","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}