{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-16670","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 16670","heading":"","body":"As used in this part, “handgun safety certificate” means a certificate issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Sections 31610 to 31700, inclusive, or pursuant to former Article 8 (commencing with Section 12800) of Chapter 6 of Title 2 of Part 4, as that article was operative at any time from January 1, 2003, until it was repealed by the Deadly Weapons Recodification Act of 2010.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6.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":"ebdd28488c4837f4097f710a42bb7591f7a3758d9f6ec82841b573d057a4520d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-16660","next":"us-ca/pen-16680"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}