Pen. Code, § 27900 · Article 6. Exceptions to the Requirement of Using a Dealer for a Private Party Firearms Transaction
Pen. Code, § 27900
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm other than a handgun at an auction, raffle, or similar event conducted by a nonprofit public benefit or mutual benefit corporation organized pursuant to the Corporations Code if all of the following apply:
(a) The firearm at all times remains on the premises where the auction, raffle, or similar event occurs.
(b) The firearm is to be auctioned, raffled, or otherwise sold for the benefit of that nonprofit public benefit or mutual benefit corporation.
(c) The firearm, when sold or otherwise transferred, is delivered to a person licensed pursuant to, and operating in accordance with, Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, for sale or other transfer to the person who purchased or otherwise acquired ownership of the firearm.
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History
Repealed and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 738, Sec. 23. (SB 376) Effective January 1, 2020.
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