{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-25220","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 25220","heading":"","body":"(a) The fact that the person who allegedly violated Section 25200 attended a firearm safety training course prior to the purchase of the firearm that is obtained by a child in violation of Section 25200 shall be considered a mitigating factor by a district attorney when deciding whether to prosecute the alleged violation.\n(b) In any action or trial commenced under Section 25200, the fact that the person who allegedly violated Section 25200 attended a firearm safety training course prior to the purchase of the firearm that was obtained by a child in violation of Section 25200 is admissible.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 4. FIREARMS [23500. - 34400.]","DIVISION 4. STORAGE OF FIREARMS [25000. - 25225.]","CHAPTER 3. Storage of Firearm Where Child Obtains Access and Carries Firearm Off-Premises [25200. - 25225.]"],"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":"8ad4464c58c0c5ec397fa33f73559b06004d8ddd57c9f7a13b4c8a8d474ae1bd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-25215","next":"us-ca/pen-25225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}