{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"23620","citation":"Pen. Code, § 23620","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 2. FIREARM SAFETY DEVICES, GUN SAFES, AND RELATED WARNINGS [23620. - 23690.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-2"}],"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>This division and Sections <a href=\"/pen/16540\">16540</a>, <a href=\"/pen/16610\">16610</a>, and <a href=\"/pen/16870\">16870</a> shall be known and may be cited as the “Aroner-Scott-Hayden Firearms Safety Act of 1999.”</p>","text":"This division and Sections 16540, 16610, and 16870 shall be known and may be cited as the “Aroner-Scott-Hayden Firearms Safety Act of 1999.”","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/firearm-safety-devices-gun-safes-and-related-warnings-23620","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}