Pen. Code, § 26915 · Article 2. Grounds for Forfeiture of License
Pen. Code, § 26915
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a firearms dealer shall require any agent or employee who handles, sells, or delivers firearms to obtain and provide to the dealer a certificate of eligibility from the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26710. On the application for the certificate, the agent or employee shall provide the name and California firearms dealer number of the firearms dealer with whom the person is employed.
(b) The department shall notify the firearms dealer in the event that the agent or employee who has a certificate of eligibility is or becomes prohibited from possessing firearms.
(c) If the local jurisdiction requires a background check of the agents or employees of a firearms dealer, the agent or employee shall obtain a certificate of eligibility pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a local jurisdiction from conducting an additional background check pursuant to Section 11105. The local jurisdiction may not charge a fee for the additional criminal history check.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a local jurisdiction from prohibiting employment based on criminal history that does not appear as part of obtaining a certificate of eligibility.
(e) The licensee shall prohibit any agent who the licensee knows or reasonably should know is within a class of persons prohibited from possessing firearms pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, from coming into contact with any firearm that is not secured and from accessing any key, combination, code, or other means to open any of the locking devices described in subdivision (g).
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing a local government from enacting an ordinance imposing additional conditions on licensees with regard to agents or employees.
(g) For purposes of this article, “secured” means a firearm that is made inoperable in one or more of the following ways:
(1) The firearm is inoperable because it is secured by a firearm safety device listed on the department’s roster of approved firearm safety devices pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 23655.
(2) The firearm is stored in a locked gun safe or long-gun safe that meets the standards for department-approved gun safes set forth in Section 23650.
(3) The firearm is stored in a distinct locked room or area in the building that is used to store firearms, which can only be unlocked by a key, a combination, or similar means.
(4) The firearm is secured with a hardened steel rod or cable that is at least one-eighth of an inch in diameter through the trigger guard of the firearm. The steel rod or cable shall be secured with a hardened steel lock that has a shackle. The lock and shackle shall be protected or shielded from the use of a boltcutter and the rod or cable shall be anchored in a manner that prevents the removal of the firearm from the premises.
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History
Amended November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 7.2.
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This section cites
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.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 11105Printed as Section 11105
- Pen. Code, § 23650Printed as Section 23650
- Pen. Code, § 23655Printed as Section 23655
- Pen. Code, § 26710Printed as Section 26710
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 9, ch. 2Person Convicted of Specified Offense, Addicted to Narcotic, or Subject to Court OrderPrinted as Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) … of this title
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 9, ch. 3Person Convicted of Violent OffensePrinted as Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title
Cited by 42 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 26915. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 21626Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, of the Penal Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 21628Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, of the Penal Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 21641Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, of the Penal Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 22949.62Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, of the Penal Code
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 16130Printed as Section 26915
- Pen. Code, § 16151Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 16520Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 16790Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 16980Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 17340Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 25130Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 25225Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 26384Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 26405Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 26565Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 26620Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 26700Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 27005Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 27320Printed as Section 26915 or 30347 of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 27510Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 27533Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 27545Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 27750Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 27815Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 27900Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 28050Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 28460Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 29830Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 30385Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 31630Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 31640Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 31700Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 31745Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 31830Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 32000Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 32110Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 32315Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 32410Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 32425Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 33700Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 34205Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 34210Printed as Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive
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