{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-18205","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 18205","heading":"","body":"(a) Every person who owns or possesses a firearm or ammunition with knowledge that they are prohibited from doing so by a temporary emergency gun violence restraining order issued pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18125), an ex parte gun violence restraining order issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 18150), a gun violence restraining order issued after notice and a hearing issued pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18170), or by a valid order issued by an out-of-state jurisdiction that is similar or equivalent to a gun violence restraining order described in this division, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be prohibited from having custody or control of, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition for a five-year period, to commence upon the expiration of the existing gun violence restraining order.\n(b) For purposes of this section, a valid order issued by an out-of-state jurisdiction that is similar or equivalent to a gun violence restraining order described in this section must be issued upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence that the person poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to themselves or another because of owning or possessing a firearm or ammunition.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 2. WEAPONS GENERALLY [17500. - 19405.]","DIVISION 3.2. Gun Violence Restraining Orders [18100. - 18225.]","CHAPTER 5. Offenses [18200. - 18205.]"],"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":"fe1b4ed1080395373383acd77f73f116e3dc334e69082d46b8aeee85ccbfb27a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-18200","next":"us-ca/pen-18210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}