California Penal Code

§ 16640

PEN § 16640 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 2 · Title 1 · Part 6

(a)As used in this part, “handgun” means any pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.

(b)Nothing shall prevent a device defined as a “handgun” from also being found to be a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.