Pen. Code, § 26505 · Article 1. License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions
Pen. Code, § 26505
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, lease, or transfer of any firearm by any of the following:
(a) A person acting pursuant to operation of law.
(b) A person acting pursuant to a court order.
(c) A person acting pursuant to the Enforcement of Judgments Law (Title 9 (commencing with Section 680.010) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure).
(d) A person who liquidates a personal firearm collection to satisfy a court judgment.
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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