GroundRules
PEN § 30400
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Code - PEN
- PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]
- TITLE 4. FIREARMS [23500. - 34400.]
- DIVISION 10. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF FIREARMS OR FIREARM EQUIPMENT [30210. - 33700.]
- CHAPTER 1.5. Firearm Precursor Parts [30400. - 30425.]
- ARTICLE 1. Restrictions Relating to Firearm Precursor Parts [30400. - 30425.]
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and in Section 30420, or except by operation of law, it shall be unlawful for a person to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or transfer ownership of any firearm precursor part in this state that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part.
(b) This section does not apply to either of the following:
(1) The purchase of a firearm precursor part that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part by a federally licensed firearms manufacturer or importer, or by a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.
(2) The sale, offer to sell, or transfer of ownership of a firearm precursor part that is not a federally regulated firearm precursor part to a federally licensed firearms manufacturer or importer, or to a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.
(c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
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