Pen. Code, § 27940 · Article 6. Exceptions to the Requirement of Using a Dealer for a Private Party Firearms Transaction
Pen. Code, § 27940
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm regulated pursuant to any of the following statutes, if the sale, delivery, or transfer of that firearm is conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the statute:
(a) Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18710) of Division 5 of Title 2, relating to destructive devices and explosives.
(b) Section 24410, relating to cane guns, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to cane guns.
(c) Section 24510, relating to firearms that are not immediately recognizable as firearms, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to firearms that are not immediately recognizable as firearms.
(d) Sections 24610 and 24680, relating to undetectable firearms, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to undetectable firearms.
(e) Section 24710, relating to wallet guns, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to wallet guns.
(f) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 10, relating to assault weapons.
(g) Section 31500, relating to unconventional pistols, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to unconventional pistols.
(h) Sections 33215 to 33225, inclusive, relating to short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns.
(i) Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 32610) of Division 10, relating to machineguns.
(j) Section 33600, relating to zip guns, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to zip guns.
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. 2, ch. 1ExemptionsPrinted as Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2
- 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, § 24410Printed as Section 24410
- Pen. Code, § 24510Printed as Section 24510
- Pen. Code, § 24610Printed as Sections 24610 and 24680
- Pen. Code, § 24680Printed as Sections 24610 and 24680
- Pen. Code, § 24710Printed as Section 24710
- Pen. Code, § 27545Printed as Section 27545
- 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, § 31500Printed as Section 31500
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 10, ch. 6MachinegunsPrinted as Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 32610) of Division 10
- Pen. Code, § 33215Printed as Sections 33215 to 33225, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 33225Printed as Sections 33215 to 33225, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 33600Printed as Section 33600
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