{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-17745","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 17745","heading":"","body":"The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to the possession of any weapon, device, or ammunition by a forensic laboratory or by any authorized agent or employee thereof in the course and scope of the person’s authorized activities.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 2. WEAPONS GENERALLY [17500. - 19405.]","DIVISION 2. GENERALLY PROHIBITED WEAPONS [17700. - 17800.]","CHAPTER 1. Exemptions [17700. - 17745.]"],"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":"400e39560d0aca1f4d477c737599b5de8bdf3eaea7c7d3417c4fdf8cb83e1216","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-17740","next":"us-ca/pen-17800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}