{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-16940","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 16940","heading":"","body":"As used in this part, “nunchaku” means an instrument consisting of two or more sticks, clubs, bars, or rods to be used as handles, connected by a rope, cord, wire, or chain, in the design of a weapon used in connection with the practice of a system of self-defense such as karate.","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":"46c4053754eb7640c56d1849cbc7761afc628d4610b2f31be395b90626f26fd6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-16930","next":"us-ca/pen-16950"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}