§ 27850

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)Section 27545 does not apply to a sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if both of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1)The sale, delivery, or transfer is to an authorized representative of a city, city and county, county, or state government, or of the federal government, and is for the governmental entity.
(2)The entity is acquiring the weapon as part of an authorized, voluntary program in which the entity is buying or receiving weapons from private individuals.
(b)Any weapons acquired pursuant to this section shall be disposed of pursuant to the

applicable provisions of Section 34000 or Sections 18000 and 18005.

Other sections in Article 6 - Exceptions to the Requirement of Using a Dealer for a Private Party Firearms Transaction

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