California Code
TITLE 4 - FIREARMS
DIVISION 6 - SALE, LEASE, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS

CHAPTER 1 - License Requirement for Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

ARTICLE 1 - License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions

Section 26500. - 26500. (a) No person shall sell, lease, or transfer firearms...

Section 26505. - 26505. Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, lease,...

Section 26510. - 26510. Section 26500 does not apply to a person acting...

Section 26515. - 26515. Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, lease,...

Section 26520. - 26520. (a) Section 26500 does not apply to the infrequent...

Section 26525. - 26525. (a) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale,...

Section 26530. - 26530. Section 26500 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or...

Section 26535. - 26535. Section 26500 does not apply to any sale, delivery,...

Section 26537. - 26537. (a) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale,...

Section 26540. - 26540. (a) Section 26500 does not apply to sales, deliveries,...

Section 26545. - 26545. Section 26500 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 26550. - 26550. Section 26500 does not apply to any sale, delivery,...

Section 26555. - 26555. Section 26500 does not apply to any sale, delivery,...

Section 26556. - 26556. Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 26560. - 26560. Section 26500 does not apply to any sale, delivery,...

Section 26565. - 26565. Section 26500 does not apply to any sale, delivery,...

Section 26570. - 26570. Section 26500 does not apply to any sale, delivery,...

Section 26575. - 26575. Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 26576. - 26576. (a) Section 26500 does not apply to a sale,...

Section 26577. - 26577. Section 26500 does not apply to a delivery or...

Section 26580. - 26580. Section 26500 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 26581. - 26581. Section 26500 does not apply to the delivery, sale,...

Section 26582. - 26582. Section 26500 does not apply to delivery or transfer...

Section 26585. - 26585. Section 26500 does not apply to the delivery of...

Section 26587. - 26587. Section 26500 does not apply to either of the...

Section 26588. - 26588. Section 26500 does not apply to any of the...

Section 26589. - 26589. Section 26500 does not apply to the delivery or...

Section 26590. - 26590. Section 26500 does not apply to deliveries, transfers, or...

ARTICLE 2 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement

Section 26600. - 26600. (a) Section 26500 does not apply to any sale,...

Section 26605. - 26605. Section 26500 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 26610. - 26610. (a) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale,...

Section 26613. - 26613. Section 26500 does not apply to the delivery of...

Section 26615. - 26615. (a) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale,...

Section 26620. - 26620. Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 26625. - 26625. Section 26500 does not apply to the loan of...

CHAPTER 2 - Issuance, Forfeiture, and Conditions of License to Sell, Lease, or Transfer Firearms at Retail

ARTICLE 1 - License to Sell, Lease, or Transfer Firearms at Retail

Section 26700. - 26700. As used in this division, and in any other...

Section 26705. - 26705. (a) The duly constituted licensing authority of a city,...

Section 26710. - 26710. (a) A person may request a certificate of eligibility...

Section 26715. - 26715. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (1) and...

Section 26720. - 26720. (a) The Department of Justice may conduct inspections of...

Section 26725. - 26725. The Department of Justice shall maintain and make available...

ARTICLE 2 - Grounds for Forfeiture of License

Section 26800. - 26800. (a) A license under this chapter is subject to...

Section 26805. - 26805. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 26806. - 26806. (a) Commencing January 1, 2024, a licensee shall ensure...

Section 26810. - 26810. A person’s license under this chapter, or a copy...

Section 26811. - 26811. (a) Commencing July 1, 2023, a licensee shall carry...

Section 26815. - 26815. No firearm shall be delivered: (a) Within 10 days...

Section 26820. - 26820. No handgun or imitation handgun, or placard advertising the...

Section 26825. - 26825. A licensee shall agree to and shall act properly...

Section 26830. - 26830. A licensee shall comply with all of the following:...

Section 26835. - 26835. (a) A licensee shall conspicuously post within the licensed...

Section 26835. - 26835. (a) A licensee shall conspicuously post within the licensed...

Section 26840. - 26840. (a) A dealer shall not deliver a firearm unless...

Section 26845. - 26845. (a) No handgun may be delivered unless the purchaser,...

Section 26850. - 26850. (a) Except as authorized by the department, no firearms...

Section 26853. - 26853. To comply with Section 26850, a safe handling demonstration...

Section 26856. - 26856. To comply with Section 26850, a safe handling demonstration...

Section 26859. - 26859. To comply with Section 26850, a safe handling demonstration...

Section 26860. - 26860. (a) Except as authorized by the department, commencing January...

Section 26865. - 26865. A licensee shall offer to provide the purchaser or...

Section 26870. - 26870. A licensee shall not commit an act of collusion...

Section 26875. - 26875. A licensee shall post conspicuously within the licensed premises...

Section 26880. - 26880. A licensee shall not misstate the amount of fees...

Section 26883. - 26883. (a) A licensee shall not charge a restocking or...

Section 26885. - 26885. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c)...

Section 26890. - 26890. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c)...

Section 26895. - 26895. Commencing January 1, 1994, a licensee shall, upon the...

Section 26900. - 26900. (a) A licensee shall maintain and make available for...

Section 26905. - 26905. (a) On the date of receipt, a licensee shall...

Section 26910. - 26910. A licensee shall forward, in a format prescribed by...

Section 26915. - 26915. (a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a firearms dealer shall...

ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions Extending Only to Waiting Period

Section 26950. - 26950. (a) The waiting period described in Section 26815 does...

Section 26960. - 26960. (a) The waiting period described in Section 26815 does...

Section 26965. - 26965. (a) The waiting period described in Section 26815 does...

Section 26970. - 26970. (a) The waiting period described in Section 26815 does...

ARTICLE 4 - Exceptions Extending Only to Grounds for Forfeiture of License

Section 27000. - 27000. (a) Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) does not...

Section 27005. - 27005. (a) Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) does not...

ARTICLE 5 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement

Section 27050. - 27050. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article...

Section 27055. - 27055. Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2...

Section 27060. - 27060. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article...

Section 27065. - 27065. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article...

ARTICLE 6 - Other Exceptions

Section 27100. - 27100. Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2...

Section 27105. - 27105. Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2...

Section 27115. - 27115. Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2...

Section 27120. - 27120. Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2...

Section 27125. - 27125. Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2...

Section 27130. - 27130. Until January 1, 2014, Article 1 (commencing with Section...

Section 27135. - 27135. Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2...

Section 27140. - 27140. Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2...

CHAPTER 3 - Gun Show or Event

ARTICLE 1 - Gun Show or Event

Section 27200. - 27200. (a) No person shall produce, promote, sponsor, operate, or...

Section 27205. - 27205. (a) Before commencement of a gun show or event,...

Section 27210. - 27210. (a) The producer and facility’s manager of a gun...

Section 27215. - 27215. The producer of a gun show or event shall...

Section 27220. - 27220. (a) Within seven calendar days of the commencement of...

Section 27225. - 27225. If a licensed firearms dealer or ammunition vendor fails...

Section 27230. - 27230. If a producer fails to comply with Section 27215...

Section 27235. - 27235. Every producer of a gun show or event shall...

Section 27240. - 27240. (a) The producer of a gun show or event...

Section 27245. - 27245. (a) A willful failure by a gun show producer...

ARTICLE 2 - Gun Show Enforcement and Security Act of 000

Section 27300. - 27300. This article shall be known, and may be cited...

Section 27305. - 27305. All gun show or event vendors shall certify in...

Section 27310. - 27310. (a) All firearm, ammunition, and firearm precursor part transfers...

Section 27315. - 27315. Sales of ammunition at a gun show or event...

Section 27320. - 27320. (a) Before commencement of a gun show or event,...

Section 27325. - 27325. At any gun show or event, each vendor and...

Section 27330. - 27330. No person at a gun show or event, other...

Section 27335. - 27335. No member of the public who is under the...

Section 27340. - 27340. (a) Persons other than show or event security personnel,...

Section 27345. - 27345. Any person who possesses a firearm or ammunition at...

Section 27350. - 27350. (a) Unless otherwise specified, a first violation of this...

ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement

Section 27400. - 27400. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27200) and Article...

Section 27405. - 27405. Article 1 (commencing with Section 27200) and Article 2...

Section 27410. - 27410. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27200) and Article...

Section 27415. - 27415. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27200) and Article...

CHAPTER 4 - Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

ARTICLE 1 - Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

Section 27500. - 27500. (a) No person, corporation, or firm shall knowingly sell,...

Section 27505. - 27505. (a) No person, corporation, or firm shall sell, loan,...

Section 27510. - 27510. (a) A person licensed under Sections 26700 to 26915,...

Section 27515. - 27515. No person, corporation, or dealer shall sell, loan, or...

Section 27520. - 27520. No person, corporation, or dealer shall acquire a firearm...

Section 27525. - 27525. (a) A dealer shall comply with Section 26905. (b)...

Section 27530. - 27530. (a) No person shall sell or otherwise transfer ownership...

Section 27535. - 27535. (a) A person shall not make an application to...

Section 27535. - 27535. (a) A person shall not make an application to...

Section 27540. - 27540. A dealer, whether or not acting pursuant to Chapter...

Section 27540. - 27540. A dealer, whether or not acting pursuant to Chapter...

Section 27545. - 27545. Where neither party to the transaction holds a dealer’s...

Section 27550. - 27550. (a) No person may commit an act of collusion...

Section 27555. - 27555. (a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2008, a person who...

Section 27560. - 27560. (a) Within 60 days of bringing a handgun, and...

Section 27565. - 27565. (a) This section applies in the following circumstances: (1)...

Section 27570. - 27570. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 27573. - 27573. (a) A state officer or employee, or operator, lessee,...

Section 27575. - 27575. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an officer, employee, operator,...

Section 27575.1. - 27575.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an officer, employee, operator,...

Section 27585. - 27585. (a) Commencing January 1, 2015, a resident of this...

Section 27590. - 27590. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), or...

ARTICLE 2 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement

Section 27600. - 27600. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not...

Section 27605. - 27605. Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not apply...

Section 27610. - 27610. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not...

Section 27615. - 27615. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not...

Section 27620. - 27620. Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions Extending Only to Waiting Period

Section 27650. - 27650. (a) The waiting period described in Section 27540 does...

Section 27660. - 27660. (a) The waiting period described in Section 27540 does...

Section 27665. - 27665. (a) The waiting period described in Section 27540 does...

Section 27670. - 27670. (a) The waiting period described in Section 27540 does...

ARTICLE 4 - Exceptions to Restrictions on Delivery of a Firearm

Section 27700. - 27700. Section 27540 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or...

Section 27705. - 27705. Section 27540 does not apply to the delivery of...

Section 27715. - 27715. Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27720. - 27720. Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27725. - 27725. Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27730. - 27730. Until January 1, 2014, Section 27540 does not apply...

Section 27735. - 27735. Section 27540 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27740. - 27740. Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27745. - 27745. (a) Section 27540 does not apply to the loan...

Section 27750. - 27750. (a) Section 27540 does not apply to the loan...

ARTICLE 5 - Exceptions to the Requirement of Obtaining a Verification Number

Section 27805. - 27805. (a) Section 27555 does not apply to the loan...

Section 27810. - 27810. (a) Section 27555 does not apply to the loan...

Section 27815. - 27815. (a) Section 27555 does not apply to the loan...

Section 27820. - 27820. (a) Section 27555 does not apply to the sale,...

Section 27825. - 27825. Section 27555 does not apply to the delivery of...

Section 27830. - 27830. Section 27555 does not apply where the transferor and...

Section 27835. - 27835. Section 27555 does not apply where the transfer is...

ARTICLE 6 - Exceptions to the Requirement of Using a Dealer for a Private Party Firearms Transaction

Section 27850. - 27850. (a) Section 27545 does not apply to a sale,...

Section 27855. - 27855. Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27860. - 27860. Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27865. - 27865. Section 27545 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or...

Section 27875. - 27875. (a) Section 27545 does not apply to the transfer...

Section 27880. - 27880. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27881. - 27881. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27882. - 27882. (a) Section 27545 does not apply to the transfer...

Section 27883. - 27883. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27885. - 27885. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27890. - 27890. Section 27545 does not apply to the delivery of...

Section 27895. - 27895. Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27900. - 27900. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27905. - 27905. Section 27545 does not apply to the transfer of...

Section 27910. - 27910. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27920. - 27920. (a) Section 27545 does not apply to a person...

Section 27922. - 27922. (a) Section 27545 does not apply to a person...

Section 27925. - 27925. (a) Section 27545 does not apply to a person...

Section 27930. - 27930. Section 27545 does not apply to deliveries, transfers, or...

Section 27935. - 27935. Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27937. - 27937. Section 27545 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or...

Section 27940. - 27940. Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27945. - 27945. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27950. - 27950. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27955. - 27955. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

Section 27960. - 27960. (a) Section 27545 does not apply to the loan...

Section 27963. - 27963. Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery,...

Section 27966. - 27966. If all of the following requirements are satisfied, Section...

Section 27970. - 27970. Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of...

ARTICLE 7 - Report to Department of Justice

Section 28000. - 28000. A person who is exempt from Section 27545 or...

CHAPTER 4.1 - Registration and Assignment of Firearms by Private Patrol Operators

Section 28010. - 28010. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that current practices...

Section 28012. - 28012. (a) A PPO may be the registered owner of...

Section 28014. - 28014. The department shall charge a fee not to exceed...

Section 28016. - 28016. (a) If the PPO ceases to do business, ceases...

Section 28018. - 28018. Notwithstanding any other law, an assignment of a firearm...

Section 28020. - 28020. (a) Within 48 hours of the PPO’s request, for...

Section 28022. - 28022. (a) The director, through his or her designee, may...

Section 28024. - 28024. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2016....

CHAPTER 5 - Procedure For a Private Party Firearms Transaction

Section 28050. - 28050. (a) A person shall complete any sale, loan, or...

Section 28055. - 28055. (a) For a sale, loan, or transfer conducted pursuant...

Section 28060. - 28060. The Attorney General shall adopt regulations under this chapter...

Section 28065. - 28065. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dealer who...

Section 28070. - 28070. A violation of this chapter by a dealer is...

CHAPTER 6 - Recordkeeping, Background Checks, and Fees Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions Relating to the Register or the Record of Electronic or Telephonic Transfer

Section 28100. - 28100. (a) As required by the Department of Justice, every...

Section 28105. - 28105. (a) (1) The register required by Section 28100 shall...

Section 28110. - 28110. (a) The State Printer upon issuing a register shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Form of the Register or the Record of Electronic Transfer

Section 28150. - 28150. As used in this article, the following words have...

Section 28155. - 28155. The Department of Justice shall prescribe the form of...

Section 28160. - 28160. (a) For all firearms, the register or record of...

Section 28170. - 28170. Where the register is used, the following shall apply:...

Section 28175. - 28175. The dealer or salesperson making a sale shall ensure...

Section 28180. - 28180. (a) The purchaser’s name, date of birth, and driver’s...

ARTICLE 3 - Submission of Fees and Firearm Purchaser Information to the Department of Justice

Section 28200. - 28200. As used in this article, the following words have...

Section 28205. - 28205. (a) Until January 1, 1998, the Department of Justice...

Section 28210. - 28210. (a) (1) Where the register is used, the purchaser...

Section 28215. - 28215. (a) (1) Where the electronic or telephonic transfer of...

Section 28220. - 28220. (a) (1) Upon submission of firearm purchaser information, the...

Section 28225. - 28225. (a) The Department of Justice may require the dealer...

Section 28230. - 28230. (a) The Department of Justice may charge a fee...

Section 28233. - 28233. (a) The Department of Justice may, in addition to...

Section 28235. - 28235. Except as otherwise provided in Section 28233, moneys received...

Section 28240. - 28240. Each fee prescribed in this article shall only be...

Section 28245. - 28245. Whenever the Department of Justice acts pursuant to this...

Section 28250. - 28250. (a) Any person who does any of the following...

Section 28255. - 28255. Commencing January 1, 2014, if after the conclusion of...

ARTICLE 4 - Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund

Section 28300. - 28300. (a) The Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund is...

ARTICLE 5 - Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement

Section 28400. - 28400. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2...

Section 28405. - 28405. Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2 (commencing...

Section 28410. - 28410. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2...

Section 28415. - 28415. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2...

ARTICLE 6 - Centralized List of Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees

Section 28450. - 28450. (a) Commencing January 1, 2008, the Department of Justice...

Section 28455. - 28455. Any person furnishing a fictitious name, knowingly furnishing any...

Section 28460. - 28460. (a) Commencing January 1, 2008, the department shall assess...

Section 28465. - 28465. (a) Any person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing...

Section 28470. - 28470. (a) All persons on the centralized list of exempted...

Section 28475. - 28475. Information compiled from the list described in Section 28450...

Section 28480. - 28480. (a) The department may conduct onsite inspections at the...

Section 28485. - 28485. The department may remove from the centralized list described...

Section 28490. - 28490. The department may adopt regulations as necessary to carry...