California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 27545

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

Where neither party to the transaction holds a dealer’s license issued pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, the parties to the transaction shall complete the sale, loan, or transfer of that firearm through a licensed firearms dealer pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).

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Cal. Pen. Code § 27545 (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-4-crimes-relating-to-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/article-1-crimes-relating-to-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/section-27545

Other sections in Article 1 - Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

§ 27500§ 27505§ 27510§ 27515§ 27520§ 27525§ 27530§ 27531§ 27532§ 27533…§ 27560§ 27565§ 27570§ 27573§ 27575§ 27575.1§ 27585§ 27590§ 27595§ 27595.1

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