Section 17090.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 17090.
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As used in Sections 16530, 16640, 16650, 16660, 16870, and 17170, Sections 17720 to 17730, inclusive, Section 17740, subdivision (f) of Section 27555, Article 2 (commencing with Section 30300) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4, and Article 1 (commencing with Section 33210) of Chapter 8 of Division 10 of Title 4, “rifle” means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.

References

referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 16530.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 17720.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 17740.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 27555.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 30300.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 33210.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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