California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26540

Repealed (in Sec. 23) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 544, Sec. 24. (SB 899) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.
(a)Section 26500 does not apply to sales, deliveries, transfers, or returns of firearms made pursuant to any of the following:
(1)Sections 18000 and 18005.
(2)Division 4 (commencing with Section 18250) of Title 2.
(3)Section 29810.
(4)Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11.
(5)Sections 34005 and 34010.
(b)Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply

with Section 6389 of the Family Code.

(c)Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply with Section 527.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(d)Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply with Section 18120.
(e)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 26540 (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-26540

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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