California Penal Code

§ 1542.5

PEN § 1542.5 Effective Jan 1, 2015Title 12 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

Notwithstanding any other law, with regards to a search warrant issued upon the grounds specified in paragraph (14) of subdivision (a) of Section 1524, the following shall apply:

(a)The law enforcement officer executing the warrant shall take custody of any firearm or ammunition that is in the restrained person’s custody or control or possession or that is owned by the restrained person, which is discovered pursuant to a consensual or other lawful search.

(b)(1) If the location to be searched during the execution of the warrant is jointly occupied by the restrained person and one or more other persons and a law enforcement officer executing the warrant finds a firearm or ammunition in the restrained person’s custody or control or possession, but that is owned by a person other than the restrained person, the firearm or ammunition shall not be seized if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 872, Sec. 2. (AB 1014) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.