{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"22290","citation":"Pen. Code, § 22290","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 3. WEAPONS AND DEVICES OTHER THAN FIREARMS [19910. - 23025.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-3"},{"name":"DIVISION 8. SAPS AND SIMILAR WEAPONS [22210. - 22296.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-3/division-8"}],"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>Except as provided in Section <a href=\"/pen/22215\">22215</a> and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/pen/17700\">17700</a>) of Division 2 of Title 2, any leaded cane or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot is a nuisance and is subject to Section <a href=\"/pen/18010\">18010</a>.</p>","text":"Except as provided in Section 22215 and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any leaded cane or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/saps-and-similar-weapons-22290","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}