Pen. Code, § 26540 · Article 1. License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions
Pen. Code, § 26540
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Section 26500 does not apply to sales, deliveries, transfers, or returns of firearms made pursuant to any of the following:
(1) Sections 18000 and 18005.
(2) Division 4 (commencing with Section 18250) of Title 2.
(3) Section 29810.
(4) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11.
(5) Sections 34005 and 34010.
(b) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply with Section 6389 of the Family Code.
(c) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply with Section 527.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(d) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply with Section 18120.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed (in Sec. 23) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 544, Sec. 24. (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, § 18000Printed as Sections 18000 and 18005
- Pen. Code, § 18005Printed as Sections 18000 and 18005
- Pen. Code, § 18120Printed as Section 18120
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 2, div. 4SEIZURE OF FIREARM OR OTHER DEADLY WEAPON AT SCENE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCEPrinted as Division 4 (commencing with Section 18250) of Title 2
- Pen. Code, § 26500Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, § 29810Printed as Section 29810
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 11, ch. 2Return or Transfer of Firearm in Custody or Control of Court or Law Enforcement AgencyPrinted as Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11
- Pen. Code, § 34005Printed as Sections 34005 and 34010
- Pen. Code, § 34010Printed as Sections 34005 and 34010
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