California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 25540

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.

Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person when going directly to, or coming directly from, a target range, which holds a regulatory or business license, for the purposes of practicing shooting at targets with that firearm at that target range.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 25540 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-4-firearms/division-5-carrying-firearms/chapter-2-carrying-a-concealed-firearm/article-3-conditional-exemptions/section-25540

Other sections in Article 3 - Conditional Exemptions

§ 25505§ 25510§ 25515§ 25520§ 25525§ 25530§ 25535§ 25540§ 25545§ 25550§ 25555§ 25560§ 25565§ 25570§ 25575§ 25580§ 25585§ 25590§ 25595

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