§ 108585 Prohibited Torture Toy Sales

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says you can't make or sell toys that look like torture devices or bombs. If you do, you can get fined up to $600.

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•You can't make or sell toys that look like torture tools or bombs.
•Toy models of cars, planes, or spaceships are okay.
•Breaking this rule can cost you up to $600.

Example

A store sells a toy that looks like a real hand grenade.

The store could get in trouble and have to pay a fine because the toy looks like a dangerous weapon.

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§ 108585 Prohibited Torture Toy Sales

(a) No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, or offer for sale any toy that is designed to depict torture or resemble an instrument specifically designed for torture, or that specifically resembles a bomb or grenade. (b) This section shall not apply to any model of an aircraft, ship, motor vehicle, railroad engine, car, or rocketship or other spacecraft, or to any part of the model. (c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600). (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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manufacture sell offer for sale toy depict torture resemble an instrument specifically designed for torture resembles a bomb or grenade misdemeanor fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600)

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 108585.

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