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Cal. Penal Code § 17015 — DEFINITIONS

Cal. Penal Code § 17015

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2026-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

“Pistol converter” means any device or instrument that when installed in or attached to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the backplate, and interferes with the trigger mechanism and thereby enables the pistol to shoot automatically more than one shot by a single function…

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Cal. Penal Code § 17015 — DEFINITIONS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

“Pistol converter” means any device or instrument that when installed in or attached to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the backplate, and interferes with the trigger mechanism and thereby enables the pistol to shoot automatically more than one shot by a single function of the trigger. A pistol converter includes, but is not limited to, a pistol converter manufactured using a three-dimensional printer, as defined in Section 29185.