California Health and Safety Code

§ 12700

HSC § 12700 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 11 · Part 2 · Ch. 8

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in Section 12702 and subdivision (b), a person who violates any provision of this part, or any regulations issued pursuant to this part, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b)A person who violates any provision of this part, or any regulations issued pursuant to this part, by possessing dangerous fireworks shall be subject to the following:

(1)A person who possesses a gross weight, including packaging, of less than 25 pounds of unaltered dangerous fireworks, as defined in Section 12505, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding one year, or both that fine and imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, a person shall be punished by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 368, Sec. 4. (AB 1403) Effective January 1, 2024.