{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"25275","citation":"Pen. Code, § 25275","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) No person shall report to a local law enforcement agency that a firearm has been lost or stolen, knowing the report to be false. A violation of this section is an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a first offense, and by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a second or subsequent offense.</p><p>(b) This section shall not preclude prosecution under any other law.</p>","text":"(a) No person shall report to a local law enforcement agency that a firearm has been lost or stolen, knowing the report to be false. A violation of this section is an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a first offense, and by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a second or subsequent offense. (b) This section shall not preclude prosecution under any other law.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/lost-or-stolen-firearms-25275","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}