{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-23000","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 23000","heading":"","body":"The Department of Justice may issue a permit for the possession and transportation of tear gas or a tear gas weapon that is not intended or certified for personal self-defense purposes, upon proof that good cause exists for issuance of the permit to the applicant. The permit may also allow the applicant to install, maintain, and operate a protective system involving the use of tear gas or a tear gas weapon in any place that is accurately and completely described in the permit application.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 3. WEAPONS AND DEVICES OTHER THAN FIREARMS [19910. - 23025.]","DIVISION 11. TEAR GAS AND TEAR GAS WEAPONS [22810. - 23025.]","CHAPTER 3. Permits [23000. - 23025.]"],"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":"24b970040aec08f6fab947fdec310a65732fdfee2114d2f6c4e863dd5011f775","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-22910","next":"us-ca/pen-23005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}