{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-17170","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 17170","heading":"","body":"As used in this part, “short-barreled rifle” means any of the following:\n(a) A rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.\n(b) A rifle with an overall length of less than 26 inches.\n(c) Any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if that weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.\n(d) Any device that may be readily restored to fire a fixed cartridge which, when so restored, is a device defined in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive.\n(e) Any part, or combination of parts, designed and intended to convert a device into a device defined in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, or any combination of parts from which a device defined in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, may be readily assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person.","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":"d7319ba89779810f41692945c544ddb522eef35d1ecad608eb8c6f7aa6cda13f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-17160","next":"us-ca/pen-17180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}