California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26500

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)No person shall sell, lease, or transfer firearms unless the person has been issued a license pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2.
(b)Any person violating this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 26500 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-4-firearms/division-6-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/chapter-1-license-requirement-for-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/article-1-license-requirement-and-miscellaneous-exceptions/section-26500

Other sections in Article 1 - License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions

§ 26500§ 26505§ 26510§ 26515§ 26520§ 26525§ 26530§ 26535§ 26537§ 26540…§ 26576§ 26577§ 26580§ 26581§ 26582§ 26585§ 26587§ 26588§ 26589§ 26590

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