§ 18569 Aiding Firearm Offenses

Elections Code·California

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This law says that if you help someone do a crime listed in sections 18566, 18567, or 18568, you can go to jail.

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•Helping or encouraging a listed crime is punishable.
•You can be sent to county jail for up to six months.
•You can be sent to state prison for about 16 months, or possibly 2‑3 years.

Example

A friend watches a burglar break into a house and tells the police later that they helped hide the stolen items.

Even though the friend didn’t break in, because they helped the burglar, they can be sentenced to up to about a year and a half in state prison or a shorter time in county jail.

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§ 18569 Aiding Firearm Offenses

Every person who aids or abets in the commission of any of the offenses mentioned in Section 18566, 18567, or 18568 is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for the period of six months or in the state prison for 16 months or two or three years. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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aids or abets imprisonment county jail state prison

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 18569.

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