Pen. Code, § 16730 · Division 2. DEFINITIONS
Pen. Code, § 16730
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) As used in Section 31815 and in Division 6 (commencing with Section 26500) of Title 4, “infrequent” means both of the following are true:
(1) The person conducts less than six transactions per calendar year.
(2) The person sells, leases, or transfers no more than 50 total firearms per calendar year.
(b) As used in this section, “transaction” means a single sale, lease, or transfer of any number of firearms.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 738, Sec. 5. (SB 376) Effective January 1, 2020.
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- Pen. Code, § 16520Printed as Section 16730
- Pen. Code, § 16575Printed as Section 16730
- Pen. Code, § 16585Printed as Section 16730
- Pen. Code, § 26520Printed as Section 16730
- Pen. Code, § 27875Printed as Section 16730
- Pen. Code, § 27880Printed as Section 16730
- Pen. Code, § 27955Printed as Section 16730
- Pen. Code, § 31815Printed as Section 16730
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