California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 28200

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

As used in this article, the following words have the following meanings:

(a)“Purchase” means the purchase, loan, or transfer of a firearm.
(b)“Purchaser” means the purchaser or transferee of a firearm or the person being loaned a firearm.
(c)“Sale” means the sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm.
(d)“Seller” means, if the transaction is being conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050), the person selling, loaning, or transferring the firearm.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 28200 (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-6-recordkeeping-background-checks-and-fees-relating-to-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/article-3-submission-of-fees-and-firearm-purchaser-information-to-the-department-of-justice/section-28200

Other sections in Article 3 - Submission of Fees and Firearm Purchaser Information to the Department of Justice

§ 28200§ 28205§ 28210§ 28215§ 28220§ 28225§ 28230§ 28233§ 28235§ 28240§ 28245§ 28250§ 28255

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