Home/California/Statutes/Code PEN: Penal Code - PEN/Div.: 11./Title: 4./Part 6.: DIVISION 11. FIREARM IN CUSTODY OF COURT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR SIMILAR SITUATION/Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Return or Transfer of Firearm in Custody or Control of Court or Law Enforcement Agency/§ 33885.
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§ 33885. — 33885. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 780, Sec. 24.)

California § 33885.
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Part 6.DIVISION 11. FIREARM IN CUSTODY OF COURT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR SIMILAR SITUATION
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Return or Transfer of Firearm in Custody or Control of Court or Law Enforcement Agency

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 33885. (2026).

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(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.

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Legislative History

Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 780, Sec. 24.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.
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