{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-22610","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 22610","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person may purchase, possess, or use a stun gun, subject to the following requirements:\n(a) No person convicted of a felony or any crime involving an assault under the laws of the United States, the State of California, or any other state, government, or country, or convicted of misuse of a stun gun under Section 244.5, shall purchase, possess, or use any stun gun.\n(b) No person addicted to any narcotic drug shall purchase, possess, or use a stun gun.\n(c) (1) No person shall sell or furnish any stun gun to a minor unless the minor is at least 16 years of age and has the written consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian.\n(2) Violation of this subdivision shall be a public offense punishable by a fifty-dollar ($50) fine for the first offense. Any subsequent violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor.\n(d) No minor shall possess any stun gun unless the minor is at least 16 years of age and has the written consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 3. WEAPONS AND DEVICES OTHER THAN FIREARMS [19910. - 23025.]","DIVISION 10. STUN GUN [22610. - 22625.]"],"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":"821f61f0ebdceee4e4c80516765480cb8f19146b09937d8ba73c5551618d7c68","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-22490","next":"us-ca/pen-22615"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}