Pen. Code, § 26588 · Article 1. License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions
Pen. Code, § 26588
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Section 26500 does not apply to any of the following:
(a) The sale, delivery, transfer, or return of a firearm regulated pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18710) of Division 5 of Title 2 by a person who holds a permit issued pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 18900) of that chapter, if the sale, delivery, transfer, or return is conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
(b) The sale, delivery, transfer, or return of a firearm regulated pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 10 by a person who holds a permit issued pursuant to Section 31005, if the sale, delivery, transfer, or return is conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
(c) The sale, delivery, transfer, or return of a firearm regulated pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 32610) of Division 10 by a person who holds a permit issued pursuant to Section 32650, if the sale, delivery, transfer, or return is conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
(d) The sale, delivery, transfer, or return of a firearm regulated pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 33300) of Chapter 8 of Division 10 by a person who holds a permit issued pursuant to Section 33300, if the sale, delivery, transfer, or return is conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
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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Penal Code
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 2, div. 5, ch. 1Destructive Devices and Explosives GenerallyPrinted as Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18710) of Division 5 of Title 2
- Pen. Code, § 26500Printed as Section 26500
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 10, ch. 2Assault Weapons and .50 BMG RiflesPrinted as Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 10
- Pen. Code, § 31005Printed as Section 31005
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 10, ch. 6MachinegunsPrinted as Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 32610) of Division 10
- Pen. Code, § 32650Printed as Section 32650
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 10, ch. 8, art. 2Permit for Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled ShotgunPrinted as Article 2 (commencing with Section 33300) of Chapter 8 of Division 10
- Pen. Code, § 33300Printed as Section 33300
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