{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-7597.6","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 7597.6","heading":"","body":"(a) A licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall not carry a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person in a concealed manner unless one of the following circumstances apply:\n(1) The person has been issued a permit to carry that firearm in a concealed manner by a local law enforcement agency pursuant to Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215 of the Penal Code.\n(2) The person is an honorably retired peace officer authorized to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to Section 25650 of the Penal Code or Article 2 (commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.\n(3) The person is a duly appointed peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, who is authorized to carry a concealed firearm in the course and scope of his or her employment pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.\n(b) A fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be assessed for each violation of subdivision (a).","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 11.6. Alarm Companies [7590. - 7599.80.]","ARTICLE 7. Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons [7597. - 7597.6.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"69716f4071f6edb820eed07fad84c264a76f4021fd728fa41c16c9b9407cb71a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-7597.5","next":"us-ca/bpc-7598.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}