California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26389

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 725, Sec. 14. (AB 144) Effective January 1, 2012.

Section 26350 does not apply to, or affect, the carrying of an unloaded handgun if the handgun is carried either in the locked trunk of a motor vehicle or in a locked container.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 26389 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-4-firearms/division-5-carrying-firearms/chapter-6-openly-carrying-an-unloaded-handgun/article-2-exemptions/section-26389

Other sections in Article 2 - Exemptions

§ 26361§ 26362§ 26363§ 26364§ 26365§ 26366§ 26366.5§ 26367§ 26368§ 26369…§ 26383§ 26384§ 26385§ 26386§ 26387§ 26388§ 26389§ 26390§ 26391§ 26392

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