{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"31340","citation":"Pen. Code, § 31340","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 3. Body Armor [31310. - 31360.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-3"}],"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>The Department of Justice shall issue an order revoking certification of a body armor if, after due notice to the applicant, the department finds any of the following:</p><p>(a) The experience or additional testing show that the body armor does not comply with the department’s ballistic performance standards.</p><p>(b) The application contains any misrepresentation of a material fact.</p><p>(c) The body armor must be retested for certification under new department standards. </p>","text":"The Department of Justice shall issue an order revoking certification of a body armor if, after due notice to the applicant, the department finds any of the following: (a) The experience or additional testing show that the body armor does not comply with the department’s ballistic performance standards. (b) The application contains any misrepresentation of a material fact. (c) The body armor must be retested for certification under new department standards.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/body-armor-31340","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}