Title PEN, California Penal Code

A licensee shall not commit an act of collusion as defined in Section 27550. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.)

A licensee shall post conspicuously within the licensed premises a detailed list of each of the following: (a) All charges required by governmental agencies for processing firearm transfers required by Section 12806, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050), and Article 3 (comme…

A licensee shall not misstate the amount of fees charged by a governmental agency pursuant to Section 12806, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050), and Article 3 (commencing with Section 28200) of Chapter 6. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January …

(a) A licensee shall not charge a restocking or other return-related fee of more than 5 percent of the purchase price of the firearm if the buyer decides to cancel the purchase of the firearm during the 10-day period imposed pursuant to Section 26815. (b) This section shall not a…

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 26805, all firearms that are in the inventory of a licensee shall be kept within the licensed location. (b) Within 48 hours of discovery, a licensee shall report the loss or theft of any of the following items to the a…

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 26805, any time when the licensee is not open for business, all inventory firearms shall be stored in the licensed location. All firearms shall be secured using one of the following methods as to each particular firear…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (g), a licensee shall accept a firearm for storage from an individual if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The firearm is voluntarily and temporarily transferred to the licensee for safekeeping to prevent it from being ac…

(a) A licensee shall not offer an opportunity to win an item of inventory in a game dominated by chance. (b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a raffle conducted by a licensee organized as a nonprofit public benefit corporation pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) o…

Commencing January 1, 1994, a licensee shall, upon the issuance or renewal of a license, submit a copy of it to the Department of Justice. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.)

(a) A licensee shall maintain and make available for inspection during business hours to any peace officer, authorized local law enforcement employee, or Department of Justice employee designated by the Attorney General, upon the presentation of proper identification, a firearm t…

(a) On the date of receipt, a licensee shall report to the Department of Justice, in a format prescribed by the department, the acquisition by the licensee of the ownership of a handgun, and commencing January 1, 2014, of any firearm. (b) The provisions of this section shall not …

A licensee shall forward, in a format prescribed by the Department of Justice, information as required by the department on any firearm that is not delivered within the time period set forth in Section 478.102(c) of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (Added by Stats. 20…

(a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a firearms dealer shall require any agent or employee who handles, sells, or delivers firearms to obtain and provide to the dealer a certificate of eligibility from the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26710. On the application for the cer…

(a) Commencing July 1, 2026, every licensee, and every employee thereof who handles or processes the sale, loan, or transfer of firearms or ammunition in the course of their normal duties, shall annually complete the training and certification described in subdivision (c). (b) Ev…

(a) The Department of Justice shall accept applications for, and shall grant licenses permitting, the manufacture of firearms within this state. (b) No license shall be granted by the department unless and until the applicant presents proof that the applicant has all of the follo…

(a) The department shall adopt regulations to administer this chapter and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 29010). (b) The department shall recover the full costs of administering the program by collecting fees from license applicants. Recoverable costs shall include, but not b…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 20965, the Department of Justice shall maintain a centralized list of all persons licensed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 29050. (b) The centralized list shall be provided annually to each police depa…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the license of any licensee who violates this chapter may be revoked. (b) The license of any licensee who knowingly or with gross negligence violates this chapter or violates this chapter three times shall be revoked, and that person, fi…

(a) The department shall make information concerning the location and name of a licensee available, upon request, for the following purposes only: (1) Law enforcement. (2) When the information is requested by a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) …

The Department of Justice shall maintain and make available upon request information concerning all of the following: (a) The number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected pursuant to Section 29055. (b) The number of licensees removed from the centralized list …

(a) A violation of Section 29800, 29805, 29815, or 29820 is justifiable where all of the following conditions are met: (1) The person found the firearm or took the firearm from a person who was committing a crime against the person who found or took the firearm. (2) The person po…

(a) Any person employed as a peace officer described in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, or 830.5 whose employment or livelihood is dependent on the ability to legally possess a firearm, who is subject to the prohibition imposed by Section 29805 because of a convicti…

(a) Any person who is subject to the prohibition imposed by Section 29805 because of a conviction of an offense prior to that offense being added to Section 29805 may petition the court only once for relief from this prohibition. (b) The petition shall be filed with the court in …

Law enforcement officials who enforce the prohibition specified in Section 29805 against a person who has been granted relief pursuant to Section 29855 or 29860 shall be immune from any liability for false arrest arising from the enforcement of Section 29805 unless the person has…

(a) Any person who, within this state, manufactures or causes to be manufactured, distributes, transports, or imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any assault weapon or any .50 BMG rifle, except as provided by this chapter, …

(a) Any person who, within this state, possesses any assault weapon, except as provided in this chapter, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. (b) Notwithstanding sub…

(a) Any person who, within this state, possesses any .50 BMG rifle, except as provided in this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. (b) Notw…

Notwithstanding Section 654 or any other provision of law, any person who commits another crime while violating this article may receive an additional, consecutive punishment of one year for violating this article, in addition and consecutive to the punishment, including enhancem…

As used in this chapter, the date a firearm is an assault weapon is the earliest of the following: (a) The effective date of an amendment to Section 30510 or to former Section 12276 that adds the designation of the specified firearm. (b) The effective date of the list promulgated…

Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 do not apply to the sale of an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle to, or the purchase, importation, or possession of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle by, the Department of Justice, police departments, sheriffs’ offices, marshals’ offices, the Dep…

(a) Sections 30605 and 30610 shall not prohibit the possession or use of assault weapons or a .50 BMG rifle by sworn peace officer members of those agencies specified in Section 30625 for law enforcement purposes, whether on or off duty. (b) (1) Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 s…

Sections 30600 and 30605 do not apply to the loan of an assault weapon to, nor the possession of an assault weapon by, a person enrolled in the course of basic training prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, or any other course certified by the comm…

Section 30605 shall not apply to the possession of an assault weapon during the 90-day period immediately after the date it was specified as an assault weapon pursuant to former Section 12276.5, as that section read in Section 3 of Chapter 19 of the Statutes of 1989, Section 1 of…

Section 30610 shall not apply to the possession of a .50 BMG rifle, which was not defined or specified as an assault weapon pursuant to the then-applicable version of the former Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 12275) of Title 2 of Part 4 that was added to this code by Sectio…

Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 shall not apply to the manufacture by any person who is issued a permit pursuant to Section 31005 of assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles for sale to the following: (a) Exempt entities listed in Section 30625. (b) Entities and persons who have been i…

Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 shall not apply to the sale of assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles by persons who are issued permits pursuant to Section 31005 to any of the following: (a) Exempt entities listed in Section 30625. (b) Entities and persons who have been issued permit…

(a) Section 30600 shall not apply to a person who is the executor or administrator of an estate that includes an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle registered under Article 5 (commencing with Section 30900) or that was possessed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30630 that is…

(a) Section 30600 shall not apply to a person who lawfully possesses and has registered an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle pursuant to this chapter who lends that assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle to another person, if all the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The person to…

Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 shall not apply to the possession and importation of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle into this state by a nonresident if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The person is attending or going directly to or coming directly from an orga…

(a) Section 30600 shall not apply to the importation into this state of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle by the registered owner of that assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle if it is in accordance with the provisions of Section 30945. (b) Section 30600 shall not apply during the…

(a) Sections 30605 and 30610 shall not apply to any of the following persons: (1) A person acting in accordance with Section 31000 or 31005. (2) A person who has a permit to possess an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle issued pursuant to Section 31000 or 31005 when that person is…

Section 30605 does not apply to the possession of an assault weapon by a person who has possessed the assault weapon prior to January 1, 2017, if all of the following are applicable: (a) Prior to January 1, 2017, the person was eligible to register that assault weapon pursuant to…

Section 30605 does not apply to the possession of an assault weapon as defined by paragraph (9), (10), or (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 30515 by a person who has possessed the assault weapon prior to September 1, 2020, if all of the following are applicable: (a) Prior to Sep…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Joint County Road Camp Act. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 69.)

Any two or more counties may form a district for the purpose of requiring all persons confined in the county jails of such counties, under a final judgment of imprisonment rendered in a criminal action or proceeding, to perform labor on the public works or public highways in all …

Any district organized under this article shall have and exercise the powers expressly granted in this article, together with such other powers as are reasonably implied therefrom and necessary and proper to carry out the objects and purposes of this article. (Added by Stats. 195…