Pen. Code, § 26379 · Article 2. Exemptions
Pen. Code, § 26379
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 26350 does not apply to, or affect, the open carrying of an unloaded handgun incident to any of the following:
(a) Complying with Section 27560 or 27565, as it pertains to that handgun.
(b) Section 28000, as it pertains to that handgun.
(c) Section 27850 or 31725, as it pertains to that handgun.
(d) Complying with Section 27875, as it pertains to that handgun.
(e) Complying with or utilizing Section 26556, 26892, 27920, 27925, 29810, or 29830, as it pertains to that handgun.
(f) Complying with paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 32000, as it pertains to that handgun.
(g) Complying with Section 6389 of the Family Code, as it pertains to that handgun.
(h) Complying with Section 527.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as it pertains to that handgun.
(i) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed (in Sec. 19) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 544, Sec. 20. (SB 899) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Code of Civil Procedure
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 26350Printed as Section 26350
- Pen. Code, § 26556Printed as Section 26556, 26892, 27920, 27925, 29810, or 29830
- Pen. Code, § 26892Printed as Section 26556, 26892, 27920, 27925, 29810, or 29830
- Pen. Code, § 27560Printed as Section 27560 or 27565
- Pen. Code, § 27565Printed as Section 27560 or 27565
- Pen. Code, § 27850Printed as Section 27850 or 31725
- Pen. Code, § 27875Printed as Section 27875
- Pen. Code, § 27920Printed as Section 26556, 26892, 27920, 27925, 29810, or 29830
- Pen. Code, § 27925Printed as Section 26556, 26892, 27920, 27925, 29810, or 29830
- Pen. Code, § 28000Printed as Section 28000
- Pen. Code, § 29810Printed as Section 26556, 26892, 27920, 27925, 29810, or 29830
- Pen. Code, § 29830Printed as Section 26556, 26892, 27920, 27925, 29810, or 29830
- Pen. Code, § 31725Printed as Section 27850 or 31725
- Pen. Code, § 32000Printed as Section 32000
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