Penal Code section 17715

The provisions listed in Section 16590 do not apply to any instrument or device that is possessed by a federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to the public if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)

The instrument or device is properly housed.

(b)

The instrument or device is secured from unauthorized handling.

(c)

If the instrument or device is a firearm, it is unloaded.

Source: Section 17715, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=17715.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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