Pen. Code, § 28410 · Article 5. Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement
Pen. Code, § 28410
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2 (commencing with Section 28150), Article 3 (commencing with Section 28200), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 28300) do not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement agency to a peace officer pursuant to Section 10334 of the Public Contract Code.
(b) Within 10 days of the date that a handgun, and commencing January 1, 2014, any firearm, is sold, delivered, or transferred pursuant to Section 10334 of the Public Contract Code to that peace officer, the name of the officer and the make, model, serial number, and other identifying characteristics of the firearm being sold, delivered, or transferred shall be entered into the Automated Firearms System (AFS) via the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) by the law enforcement or state agency that sold, delivered, or transferred the firearm, provided, however, that if the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or identification mark assigned to it, that fact shall be noted in AFS. Any agency without access to AFS shall arrange with the sheriff of the county in which the agency is located to input this information via this system.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 745, Sec. 60. (AB 809) Effective January 1, 2012.
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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, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 6, ch. 6, art. 1General Provisions Relating to the Register or the Record of Electronic or Telephonic TransferPrinted as Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100)
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 6, ch. 6, art. 2Form of the Register or the Record of Electronic TransferPrinted as Article 2 (commencing with Section 28150)
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 6, ch. 6, art. 3Submission of Fees and Firearm Purchaser Information to the Department of JusticePrinted as Article 3 (commencing with Section 28200)
- Pen. Code, pt. 6, tit. 4, div. 6, ch. 6, art. 4Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special FundPrinted as Article 4 (commencing with Section 28300)
Public Contract Code
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