Penal Code § 33885

CHAPTER 2. Return or Transfer of Firearm in Custody or Control of Court or Law Enforcement Agency

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 33885Official source ↗

Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 780, Sec. 24. (SB 746) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.

(a) In a proceeding for the return of any firearm, ammunition feeding device, or ammunition seized and not returned pursuant to this chapter, where the defendant or cross-defendant is a law enforcement agency, the court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.