{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-20180","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 20180","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), violation of Section 20170 is an infraction punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense, and three hundred dollars ($300) for a second offense.\n(b) A third or subsequent violation of Section 20170 is punishable as a misdemeanor.\n(c) Nothing in Section 20170, 20175, or this section shall be construed to preclude prosecution for a violation of Section 171b, 171.5, or 626.10.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 3. WEAPONS AND DEVICES OTHER THAN FIREARMS [19910. - 23025.]","DIVISION 4. IMITATION FIREARMS [20150. - 20180.]"],"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":"d0d5a09928df4d5041e14871b440427d1ffc3d3c50380c4785b21bd836863db5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-20175","next":"us-ca/pen-20200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}