California Penal Code 26840 – (a) A dealer shall not deliver a firearm unless the person …
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(a) A dealer shall not deliver a firearm unless the person receiving the firearm presents to the dealer a valid firearm safety certificate, or, in the case of a handgun, an unexpired handgun safety certificate. The firearms dealer shall retain a photocopy of the firearm safety certificate as proof of compliance with this requirement.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 26840
- firearm: includes the frame or receiver of the weapon, including both a completed frame or receiver, or a firearm precursor part:
California Penal Code 16520
- firearm safety certificate: means a certificate issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Sections 31610 to 31700, inclusive, or pursuant to former Article 8 (commencing with Section 12800) of Chapter 6 of Title 2 of Part 4, as that article was operative at any time from January 1, 2003, until it was repealed by the Deadly Weapons Recodification Act of 2010. See California Penal Code 16535
- handgun: means any pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person. See California Penal Code 16640
- handgun safety certificate: means a certificate issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Sections 31610 to 31700, inclusive, or pursuant to former Article 8 (commencing with Section 12800) of Chapter 6 of Title 2 of Part 4, as that article was operative at any time from January 1, 2003, until it was repealed by the Deadly Weapons Recodification Act of 2010. See California Penal Code 16670
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
- safety: is a utomatically applied by the pistol, this feature shall not be defeated. See California Penal Code 31900
(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 4. (SB 683) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative January 1, 2015, by its own provisions.)