{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"25265","citation":"Pen. Code, § 25265","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 4.5. LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS [25250. - 25275.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-4.5"}],"history":"Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 4.1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Every person who violates Section <a href=\"/pen/25250\">25250</a> is, for a first violation, guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).</p><p>(b) Every person who violates Section <a href=\"/pen/25250\">25250</a> is, for a second violation, guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).</p><p>(c) Every person who violates Section <a href=\"/pen/25250\">25250</a> is, for a third or subsequent violation, guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"(a) Every person who violates Section 25250 is, for a first violation, guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (b) Every person who violates Section 25250 is, for a second violation, guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). (c) Every person who violates Section 25250 is, for a third or subsequent violation, guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/lost-or-stolen-firearms-25265","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}