California Penal Code Section 12020

Have you been dealing with, promoting and producing perilous weaponry? This is a breach of the  California Penal Code Section 12020. It could be a severe criminal offense or an even lighter misdemeanor criminal offense, depending on your circumstance.

Based on California Penal Code 12020 laws, anybody that offers, produces or is the owner of unlawful weaponry is in violation the code.

The State will have to prove that the guilty party has owned, promoted or produced an unlawful weapon, and that the defendant knew that after selling, or supplying the device, they would probably be employed as a weapon.

But what’s considered to be dangerous weaponry? The law for California Penal Code 12020 outlines these in section A of the code. We’ll give a few examples, which are shot barrel guns or non shucks. The second subdivision of  the law also highlights the prohibition of carrying dangerous explosives.

There are specific people who are not liable to this regulation, like a police or executive officer.

When determining the consequences of violating CPC 12020, the court will have to rely on numerous elements, like the individual’s criminal record, and also the factors surrounding the case.

It may be submitted by the court as a misdemeanor, which carries fines of one thousand dollars and a year in jail. If filed as a felony, the consequences thereof will be either sixteen months, two or three years in prison, and up to ten thousand dollars in fines.

Since regular citizens have the right to bear and carry firearms, one of the most logical defenses in these cases is that the defendant was not aware that he or she was carrying a dangerous weapon. This is sometimes the case, while at other times people are aware of their illegal circumstance.

If you're were falsely charged with CPC 12020, it’s time to contact an experienced law firm. Give MacGregor and Collins Law Firm a call at (949) 250-6097.

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