California Statutes
§ 33220. — 33220. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.)
California § 33220.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code PENPenal Code - PEN
Div.10.
Title4.
Part 6.DIVISION 10. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF FIREARMS OR FIREARM EQUIPMENT
Ch. 8.CHAPTER 8. Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun
Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Restrictions Relating to Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun
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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 33220. (2026).
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Section 33215 does not apply to either of the following:
(a)The sale to, purchase by, or possession of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns by a police department, sheriff’s office, marshal’s office, the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Justice, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or the military or naval forces of this state or of the United States, for use in the discharge of their official duties.
(b)The possession of short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns by peace officer members of a police department, sheriff’s office, marshal’s office, the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Justice, or
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, when on duty and the use is authorized by the agency and is within the course and
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Legislative 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.
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