{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-16505","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 16505","heading":"","body":"For purposes of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 26400) of Division 5 of Title 4, a firearm is “encased” when that firearm is enclosed in a case that is expressly made for the purpose of containing a firearm and that is completely zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened with no part of that firearm exposed.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [16000. - 17360.]","DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS [16100. - 17360.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"25e7f0f70c442175f0e7a4ff3ab3089b09a321fffc9ff48b40d86d5af94f2be5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-16500","next":"us-ca/pen-16510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}