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PEN 18720

California Code, PEN 18720.

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Statute IDTitleVersion DateActiveSource IDSource URL
PEN:18720California Code, PEN 18720.2011-04-04Y-https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=18720.&l...

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Penal Code - PEN 18720. PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.] TITLE 2. WEAPONS GENERALLY [17500. - 19405.] DIVISION 5. DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, EXPLOSIVES, AND SIMILAR WEAPONS [18710. - 19290.] CHAPTER 1. Destructive Devices and Explosives Generally [18710. - 19000.] ARTICLE 1. Prohibited Acts [18710. - 18780.] Every person who possesses any substance, material, or any combination of substances or materials, with the intent to make any destructive device or any explosive without first obtaining a valid permit to make that destructive device or explosive, is guilty of a felony, and is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years. Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 532. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Amending action operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68. Section operative January 1, 2012, pursuant to Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 10.

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CRI-160083722016-05-04criminal-ABDALLAHA N AYESH06sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases

First statute record

Statute IDPEN:18720
CodePEN
Section18720
Version Date2011-04-04
TitleCalifornia Code, PEN 18720.
Source URLhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=18720.&l...
Inserted At2026-06-05
Updated At2026-06-05
Law Section Version IDid_a0e68853-660f-11e0-8fc7-8d05c2a88098
Active FlgY
Pubinfo Archive URLhttps://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip
HistoryAmended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 532. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Amending action operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68. Section operative January 1, 2012, pursuant to Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 10.
Source Record Idscalifornia_codes_leginfo:section:PEN:18720
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