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Pen. Code, § 26389 · Article 2. Exemptions

Pen. Code, § 26389

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Section 26350 does not apply to, or affect, the carrying of an unloaded handgun if the handgun is carried either in the locked trunk of a motor vehicle or in a locked container.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 725, Sec. 14. (AB 144) Effective January 1, 2012.

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=26389.
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