Title PEN — California Penal Code

(a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does 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…

(a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement agency to a retiring peace officer who is authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 26300) of Division 5. (b) Withi…

Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm when made by an authorized law enforcement representative of a city, county, city and county, or of the state or federal government, if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The sale, delivery, or…

(a) The waiting period described in Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms made to any person who satisfies both of the following requirements: (1) The person is properly identified as a full-time paid peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 …

(a) The waiting period described in Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a handgun, and commencing January 1, 2014, any firearm, by a dealer in either of the following situations: (1) The dealer is delivering the firearm to another dealer, the firear…

(a) The waiting period described in Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to the holder of a special weapons permit issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 32650 or 33300, pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 18900)…

(a) The waiting period described in Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery, loan, or transfer of a firearm if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The firearm is a curio or relic, as defined in Section 478.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulation…

Section 27540 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or transfers of firearms between or to importers and manufacturers of firearms licensed to engage in that business pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations iss…

Section 27540 does not apply to the delivery of a firearm to a gunsmith for service or repair, or to the return of the firearm to its owner by the gunsmith, or to the delivery of a firearm by a gunsmith to a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of …

Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms by a dealer to a person who resides outside this state and is licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursua…

Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms to a wholesaler if the firearms are being returned to the wholesaler and are intended as merchandise in the wholesaler’s business.

Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The firearms are unloaded. (b) The sale, delivery, or transfer is made by one dealer to another dealer, upon proof of compliance with the requirements…

Until January 1, 2014, Section 27540 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of an unloaded firearm, other than a handgun, by a dealer to himself or herself.

Section 27540 does not apply to the loan of an unloaded firearm by a dealer who also operates a target facility that holds a business or regulatory license on the premises of the building designated in the license or whose building designated in the license is on the premises of …

Section 27540 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…

(a) Section 27540 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The firearm is unloaded. (2) The loan is made by a dealer. (3) The loan is made to a person who possesses a valid entertainment firearms permit issued pursuant to Chapt…

(a) Section 27540 does not apply to the loan of an unloaded firearm to a consultant-evaluator by a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, if the loan does not exceed 45 days from the date of delivery. (b) At the time of the loan, the consultant-evaluator …

(a) Section 27555 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The firearm is unloaded. (2) The loan is made by a dealer. (3) The loan is made to a person who possesses a valid entertainment firearms permit issued pursuant to Chapt…

(a) Section 27555 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The firearm is unloaded. (2) The loan is made by a person who is not a dealer but is a federal firearms licensee pursuant to Chapter 44 of Title 18 (commencing with S…

(a) Section 27555 does not apply to the loan of an unloaded firearm to a consultant-evaluator by a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, if the loan does not exceed 45 days from the date of delivery. (b) At the time of the loan, the consultant-evaluator …

(a) Section 27555 does not apply to the sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm by or to a person who is licensed as a collector pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto who is not otherwis…

Section 27555 does not apply to the delivery of a firearm to a gunsmith for service or repair, or to the return of the firearm to its owner by the gunsmith, or to the delivery of a firearm by a gunsmith to a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of …

Section 27555 does not apply where the transferor and the transferee are the same person or corporation.

Section 27555 does not apply where the transfer is to or from a person who has a valid entertainment firearms permit and the transfer involves the loan or return of a firearm used solely as a prop in a television, film, or theatrical production.

(a) Section 27545 does not apply to a sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if both of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The sale, delivery, or transfer is to an authorized representative of a city, city and county, county, or state government, or of the federal gov…

Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery, loan, or transfer of a firearm made by an authorized law enforcement representative of a city, county, city and county, or state, or of the federal government, to any public or private nonprofit historical society, museum, or in…

Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery, loan, or transfer of a firearm made by any person other than a representative of an authorized law enforcement agency to any public or private nonprofit historical society, museum, or institutional collection, if all of the foll…

Section 27545 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or transfers of firearms between or to importers and manufacturers of firearms licensed to engage in that business pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations iss…

(a) Section 27545 does not apply to the transfer of a firearm by gift, bequest, intestate succession, or other means from one individual to another, if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The transfer is infrequent, as defined in Section 16730. (2) The transfer is betw…

Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The loan is to a spouse, registered domestic partner, or any of the following relations, whether by consanguinity, adoption, or steprelation: (1) Parent. (2) Child. (3) S…

Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions are met: (a) If the firearm being loaned is a handgun, the handgun is registered to the person making the loan pursuant to Section 11106. (b) The loan occurs within the lender’s place of resi…

(a) Section 27545 does not apply to the transfer of a firearm if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The firearm is voluntarily and temporarily transferred to another person who is 18 years of age or older for safekeeping to prevent it from being accessed or used t…

Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm provided all of the following requirements are met: (a) The firearm being loaned is lawfully owned by the person making the loan pursuant to Section 11106. (b) The firearm being loaned is stored in the receiver’s place of resi…

Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions exist: (a) The person loaning the firearm is at all times within the presence of the person being loaned the firearm. (b) The loan is for a lawful purpose. (c) The loan does not exceed three …

Section 27545 does not apply to the delivery of a firearm to a gunsmith for service or repair, or to the return of the firearm to its owner by the gunsmith, or to the delivery of a firearm by a gunsmith to a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of …

Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The sale, delivery, or transfer is made by a person who resides in this state. (b) The sale, delivery, or transfer is made to a person who resides o…

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 a…

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 nonp…

Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm to a person 18 years of age or older for the purposes of shooting at targets if the loan occurs on the premises of a target facility that holds a business or regulatory license or on the premises of any club or organization or…

(a) Section 27545 does not apply to a person who takes title or possession of a firearm by operation of law if the person is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm and all of the following conditions are met: (1) If the …

(a) Section 27545 does not apply to a person who takes possession of a firearm and subsequently delivers that firearm to a law enforcement agency if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The person found the firearm or took the firearm from a person who was committing a …

(a) Section 27545 does not apply to a person who takes possession of a firearm by operation of law in a representative capacity who subsequently transfers ownership of the firearm to himself or herself in an individual capacity. (b) Until January 1, 2015, in the case of a handgun…

Section 27545 does not apply to deliveries, transfers, or returns of firearms made pursuant to any of the following: (a) Sections 18000 and 18005. (b) Division 4 (commencing with Section 18250) of Title 2. (c) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11. (d) Sections…

Section 27545 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms to a wholesaler as merchandise in the wholesaler’s business by a manufacturer or importer licensed to engage in that business pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of t…

Section 27545 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or transfers of firearms made pursuant to Section 26556.

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…

Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm to a minor in compliance with the applicable exemptions set forth in Section 27505.

Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm, other than a handgun, to a licensed hunter for use by that hunter for a period of time not to exceed the duration of the hunting season for which the firearm is to be used.

Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The loan is infrequent, as defined in Section 16730. (b) The firearm is unloaded. (c) The loan is made by a person who is neither a dealer nor a federal firearms licensee…

(a) Section 27545 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The firearm is unloaded. (2) The loan is made by a person who is not a dealer but is a federal firearms licensee pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) …