Pen. Code, § 27905 · Article 6. Exceptions to the Requirement of Using a Dealer for a Private Party Firearms Transaction
Pen. Code, § 27905
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Section 27545 does not apply to the transfer of a firearm if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The firearm is not a handgun.
(b) The firearm is donated for an auction, raffle, or similar event described in Section 27900.
(c) The firearm is delivered to the nonprofit corporation immediately preceding, or contemporaneous with, the auction, raffle, or similar event.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 738, Sec. 24. (SB 376) Effective January 1, 2020.
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