{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-16745","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 16745","heading":"","body":"As used in Sections 25105, 25135, and 25145, “authorized user” means an individual who is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm and who meets either of the following requirements:\n(a) The individual is the lawful owner of the firearm.\n(b) The individual has been lawfully authorized by the lawful owner of the firearm to access, possess, and use the firearm.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [16000. - 17360.]","DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS [16100. - 17360.]"],"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":"71a8c640da34e6b6d26e07dddaad63c5820fbbd5c26eeb76267406f31048467c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-16740","next":"us-ca/pen-16750"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}