{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"30400","citation":"Pen. Code, § 30400","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 10. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF FIREARMS OR FIREARM EQUIPMENT [30210. - 33700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1.5. Firearm Precursor Parts [30400. - 30425.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-1.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Restrictions Relating to Firearm Precursor Parts [30400. - 30425.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-1.5/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 311, Sec. 24.   (SB 883)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and in Section <a href=\"/pen/30420\">30420</a>, or except by operation of law, it shall be unlawful for a person to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or transfer ownership of any firearm precursor part in this state that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part.</p><p>(b) This section does not apply to either of the following:</p><p>(1) The purchase of a firearm precursor part that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part by a federally licensed firearms manufacturer or importer, or by a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.</p><p>(2) The sale, offer to sell, or transfer of ownership of a firearm precursor part that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part to a federally licensed firearms manufacturer or importer, or to a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.</p><p>(c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and in Section 30420, or except by operation of law, it shall be unlawful for a person to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or transfer ownership of any firearm precursor part in this state that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part. (b) This section does not apply to either of the following: (1) The purchase of a firearm precursor part that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part by a federally licensed firearms manufacturer or importer, or by a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms. (2) The sale, offer to sell, or transfer of ownership of a firearm precursor part that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part to a federally licensed firearms manufacturer or importer, or to a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms. (c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/restrictions-relating-to-firearm-precursor-parts-30400","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}