{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"30725","citation":"Pen. Code, § 30725","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 2. Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles [30500. - 31115.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. SKS Rifles [30710. - 30735.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 551.   (AB 109)   Effective April 4, 2011.   Amending action operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.   Section operative January 1, 2012, pursuant to Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 10.","effective":"2011-04-04","html":"<p>(a) Any person who complies with Section <a href=\"/pen/30720\">30720</a> shall be exempt from the prohibitions set forth in Section <a href=\"/pen/30600\">30600</a> or <a href=\"/pen/30605\">30605</a> for those acts by that person associated with complying with the requirements of Section <a href=\"/pen/30720\">30720</a>.</p><p>(b) Failure to comply with Section <a href=\"/pen/30720\">30720</a> is a public offense punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section <a href=\"/pen/1170\">1170</a>, or in a county jail, not exceeding one year.</p>","text":"(a) Any person who complies with Section 30720 shall be exempt from the prohibitions set forth in Section 30600 or 30605 for those acts by that person associated with complying with the requirements of Section 30720. (b) Failure to comply with Section 30720 is a public offense punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail, not exceeding one year.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/sks-rifles-30725","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}