Pen. Code, § 26500 · Article 1. License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions
Pen. Code, § 26500
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) No person shall sell, lease, or transfer firearms unless the person has been issued a license pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2.
(b) Any person violating this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.
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Cited by 39 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 26500. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
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- Pen. Code, § 16520Printed as Sections 26500 to 26588, inclusive | Sections 26500 to 26590, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 16575Printed as Sections 26500 to 26588, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 23510Printed as Sections 25400 and 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26505Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26510Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26515Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26520Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26525Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26530Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26535Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26537Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26540Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26545Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26550Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26555Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26556Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26560Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26565Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26570Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26575Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26576Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26577Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26580Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26581Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26582Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26585Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26587Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26588Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26589Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26590Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26600Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26605Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26610Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26613Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26615Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26620Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 26625Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 28450Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 29180Printed as Sections 26500 and 27545
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