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Penal Code § 16505

DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 16505Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 700, Sec. 4. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2013.

For purposes of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 26400) of Division 5 of Title 4, a firearm is “encased” when that firearm is enclosed in a case that is expressly made for the purpose of containing a firearm and that is completely zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened with no part of that firearm exposed.