DEFINITIONS
Cal. PEN § 16960
California Statutes
As used in
Article 1 (commencing with
Section 26500) of
Chapter of Division of Title 4, “operation of law” includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (
a) The executor, personal representative, or administrator of an estate, if the estate includes a firearm. (
b) A secured creditor or an agent or employee of a secured creditor when a firearm is possessed as collateral for, or as a result of, a default under a security agreement under the Commercial Code. (
c) A levying officer, as defined in
Section 481.140, 511.060, or 680.260 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (
d) A receiver performing the functions of a receiver, if the receivership estate includes a firearm. (
e) A trustee in bankruptcy performing the duties of a trustee, if the bankruptcy estate includes a firearm. (
f) An assignee for the benefit of creditors performing the functions of an assignee, if the assignment includes a firearm. (
g) A transmutation of property between spouses pursuant to
Section of the Family Code. (
h) A firearm received by the family of a police officer or deputy sheriff from a local agency pursuant to
Section of the Government Code. (
i) The transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement agency to the person who found the firearm where the delivery is to the person as the finder of the firearm pursuant to
Article 1 (commencing with
Section 2080) of
Chapter of Title of Part of Division of the Civil Code. (
j) The trustee of a trust that includes a firearm and that was part of a will that created the trust. (
k) A person acting pursuant to the person’s power of attorney in accordance with Division 4.5 (commencing with
Section 4000) of the Probate Code. (
l) A limited or general conservator appointed by a court pursuant to the Probate Code or Welfare and Institutions Code. (
m) A guardian ad litem appointed by a court pursuant to
Section of the Code of Civil Procedure. (
n) The trustee of a trust that includes a firearm that is under court supervision. (
o) A special administrator appointed by a court pursuant to
Section of the Probate Code. (
p) A guardian appointed by a court pursuant to