Article 1. Rules Governing Large-capacity Magazines of California Penal Code >> Division 10. >> Title 4. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
(a) Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section
32400) of this chapter and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, commencing January 1, 2000, any
person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured,
imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for
sale, or who gives, lends, buys, or receives any large-capacity
magazine is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding
one year or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section
1170.
(b) For purposes of this section, "manufacturing" includes both
fabricating a magazine and assembling a magazine from a combination
of parts, including, but not limited to, the body, spring, follower,
and floor plate or end plate, to be a fully functioning
large-capacity magazine.
(a) Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section
32400) of this chapter and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, commencing January 1, 2014, any
person in this state who knowingly manufactures or causes to be
manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or
exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, buys, or receives any large
capacity magazine conversion kit is punishable by a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in a county jail
not to exceed six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This
section does not apply to a fully assembled large-capacity magazine,
which is governed by Section 32310.
(b) For purposes of this section, a "large capacity magazine
conversion kit" is a device or combination of parts of a fully
functioning large-capacity magazine, including, but not limited to,
the body, spring, follower, and floor plate or end plate, capable of
converting an ammunition feeding device into a large-capacity
magazine.
Upon a showing that good cause exists, the Department of
Justice may issue permits for the possession, transportation, or sale
between a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915,
inclusive, and an out-of-state client, of large-capacity magazines.
Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section
32400) of this chapter and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any large-capacity magazine is a
nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.