{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"23500","citation":"Pen. Code, § 23500","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 4. FIREARMS [23500. - 34400.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [23500. - 23520.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-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/16580\">16580</a> shall be known and may be cited as “The Dangerous Weapons Control Law.”</p>","text":"The provisions listed in Section 16580 shall be known and may be cited as “The Dangerous Weapons Control Law.”","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/preliminary-provisions-23500","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}