{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-26500","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 26500","heading":"","body":"(a) No person shall sell, lease, or transfer firearms unless the person has been issued a license pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2.\n(b) Any person violating this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 4. FIREARMS [23500. - 34400.]","DIVISION 6. SALE, LEASE, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS [26500. - 28490.]","CHAPTER 1. License Requirement for Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms [26500. - 26625.]","ARTICLE 1. License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions [26500. - 26590.]"],"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":"fca9319ee35c6b0867673c6a2d4a55b9f91e74c671214188be6037a2faa0ba21","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-26406","next":"us-ca/pen-26505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}