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Section 18740

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California Code › Code pen › Part 6 › Title 2 › Division 5 › Chapter 1 › Article 1 › Section 18740

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Every person who possesses, explodes, ignites, or attempts to explode or ignite any destructive device or any explosive with intent to injure, intimidate, or terrify any person, or with intent to wrongfully injure or destroy any property, is guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for a period of three, five, or seven years.

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