Penal Code section 25800

(a)

Every person who carries a loaded firearm with the intent to commit a felony is guilty of armed criminal action.

(b)

Armed criminal action is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or in the state prison.

Source: Section 25800, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=25800. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

25800

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_25800

Original Source: Section 25800, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=25800. (last accessed May 12, 2025).