Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

Cal. PEN § 27540

California Statutes

A dealer, whether or not acting pursuant to

Chapter 5 (commencing with

Section 28050), shall not deliver a firearm to a person, as follows: (

a) Within days of the application to purchase, or, after notice by the department pursuant to

Section 28220, within days of the submission to the department of any correction to the application, or within days of the submission to the department of any fee required pursuant to

Section 28225, whichever is later. (

b) Unless unloaded and securely wrapped or unloaded and in a locked container. (

c) Unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm presents clear evidence of the person’s identity and age to the dealer. (

d) Whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice that the person is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm. (

e) A firearm, including a handgun, shall not be delivered unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm presents a firearm safety certificate to the dealer, except that in the case of a handgun, an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be presented. (

f) A firearm shall not be delivered whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice that within the preceding 30-day period, the purchaser has made another application to purchase a handgun, semiautomatic centerfire rifle, completed frame or receiver, or firearm precursor part, and that the previous application to purchase did not involve any of the entities or circumstances specified in subdivision (

b) of

Section 27535. (

g) This

section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. PEN § 27540
Date2026-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierPEN27540.202557017

Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

Cal. PEN § 27540

California Statutes

Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

Cal. PEN § 27540

California Statutes

A dealer, whether or not acting pursuant to

Chapter 5 (commencing with

Section 28050), shall not deliver a firearm to a person, as follows: (

a) Within days of the application to purchase, or, after notice by the department pursuant to

Section 28220, within days of the submission to the department of any correction to the application, or within days of the submission to the department of any fee required pursuant to

Section 28225, whichever is later. (

b) Unless unloaded and securely wrapped or unloaded and in a locked container. (

c) Unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm presents clear evidence of the person’s identity and age to the dealer. (

d) Whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice that the person is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm. (

e) A firearm, including a handgun, shall not be delivered unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm presents a firearm safety certificate to the dealer, except that in the case of a handgun, an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be presented. (

f) A firearm shall not be delivered whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice that within the preceding 30-day period, the purchaser has made another application to purchase a handgun, semiautomatic centerfire rifle, completed frame or receiver, or firearm precursor part, and that the previous application to purchase did not involve any of the entities or circumstances specified in subdivision (

b) of

Section 27535. (

g) This

section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. PEN § 27540
Date2026-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierPEN27540.202557017
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