{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-17295","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 17295","heading":"","body":"(a) For purposes of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 26350) of Division 5 of Title 4, a handgun shall be deemed “unloaded” if it is not “loaded” within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 16840.\n(b) For purposes of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 26400) of Division 5 of Title 4, a firearm that is not a handgun shall be deemed “unloaded” if it is not “loaded” within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 16840.","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":"04bb84ce451e240eb1c8112f43192411d6262c3efe900fad8f1038f24a7aa581","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-17290","next":"us-ca/pen-17300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}