Pen. Code, § 26576 · Article 1. License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions
Pen. Code, § 26576
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Section 26500 does not apply to a sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if both of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) The sale, delivery, or transfer is to an authorized representative of a city, city and county, county, or state government, or of the federal government, and is for the governmental entity.
(2) The entity is acquiring the firearm as part of an authorized, voluntary program in which the entity is buying or receiving firearms from private individuals.
(b) Any weapons acquired pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall be disposed of pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 34000 or Sections 18000 and 18005.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a firearm acquired pursuant to subdivision (a) may, in lieu of destruction, be donated to a public or private nonprofit historical society, museum, or institutional collection, subject to the provisions of Section 27855, including that the firearm be deactivated or rendered inoperable before delivery.
(2) For purposes of this and other sections in this title, “deactivated or rendered inoperable” means to render the firearm permanently inoperable by means including, without limitation, welding of the chamber, cutting of the barrel, chamber, or breech, plugging the barrel, or welding the bolt to the chamber.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 537, Sec. 2. (AB 2842) Effective January 1, 2025.
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