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Cal. Penal Code § 22210 (2026)
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Except as provided in Section 22215 and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses any leaded cane, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35
cases (14 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: People v. Liscotti, 219 Cal. App. Supp. 4th 1 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. 2013).
People v. Liscotti, 219 Cal. App. Supp. 4th 1 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. 2013). “. . .” Possession of these items is statutorily authorized for police officers and licensed uniformed security guards.”
Fouts v. Becerra (S.D. Cal. 2021). “Plaintiffs challenge the part of California Penal Code § 22210 which 8 prohibits possessing an “instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy.”
Fouts v. Becerra (S.D. Cal. 2024). “any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses 26 any leaded cane, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, 27 blackjack,…”
People v. Huynh, 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 385 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). “Defendant makes a twofold argument that the conviction for count 6 is supported by insufficient evidence: (1) no evidence was presented establishing that the sledgehammer met the definition of a "billy," and (2) the circumstances surrounding the offense did not transform the…”
Cupp v. Bonta (E.D. Cal. 2023). “) Second, Haven alleges the Attorney General violated his Second Amendment rights 4 when a Placer County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested him for illegally possessing a “slungshot”3 5 pursuant to Cal. Pen. Code § 22210 . (Id. at ¶¶ 88, 94.”
People v. Standen CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “Code, § 11358)1 and possession of a billy club (Pen. Code, § 22210). He contends the trial court improperly instructed the jury and abused its discretion when it denied his motion to reduce the Penal Code violation to a misdemeanor.”
People v. Cleland CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “(a)(1), count 3), possession of a billy weapon (Pen. Code, § 22210, count 4), and receiving stolen property (Pen.”
People v. Moore CA1/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “Code, § 11378), one count of possession of a billy club (Pen. Code, § 22210), two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia (Health & Saf.”
People v. Lopez CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “(a) -- count 3), possession of a billy club or blackjack (Pen. Code, § 22210 -- count 7), possession of a smoking device (§ 11364.”
People v. Thomas CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “(a); count 2); possession of a billy (Pen. Code, § 22210; count 3); possession of a stun gun by a felon (id.”
People v. Huynh (Cal. Ct. App. 2018). “Penal Code section 22210 prohibits possession of “any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot.”
People v. Andrews CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020). “INTRODUCTION Defendant and appellant, Solomon James Andrew, was convicted by a jury of one 1 count of possession of a slungshot (Pen. Code, §22210), one count of carrying a concealed dirk or dagger (§21310), one count of possession of ammunition by a person prohibited from…”
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