Section 18710 Of Article 1. Prohibited Acts From California Penal Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Except as provided by this chapter, any person, firm, or
corporation who, within this state, possesses any destructive
device, other than fixed ammunition of a caliber greater than .60
caliber, is guilty of a public offense.
(b) A person, firm, or corporation who is convicted of an offense
under subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the county
jail for a term not to exceed one year, or in state prison, or by a
fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both this
fine and imprisonment.