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Penal Code § 31340

CHAPTER 3. Body Armor

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 31340Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.

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.