{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-18720","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 18720","heading":"","body":"Every person who possesses any substance, material, or any combination of substances or materials, with the intent to make any destructive device or any explosive without first obtaining a valid permit to make that destructive device or explosive, is guilty of a felony, and is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 2. WEAPONS GENERALLY [17500. - 19405.]","DIVISION 5. DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, EXPLOSIVES, AND SIMILAR WEAPONS [18710. - 19290.]","CHAPTER 1. Destructive Devices and Explosives Generally  [18710. - 19000.]","ARTICLE 1. Prohibited Acts  [18710. - 18780.]"],"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":"94f77142feb1fd6ed7ceeab0255a8d2130396b155edae8837cca4dbddbd9c2af","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-18715","next":"us-ca/pen-18725"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}