{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-26540","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 26540","heading":"","body":"(a) Section 26500 does not apply to sales, deliveries, transfers, or returns of firearms made pursuant to any of the following:\n(1) Sections 18000 and 18005.\n(2) Division 4 (commencing with Section 18250) of Title 2.\n(3) Section 29810.\n(4) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11.\n(5) Sections 34005 and 34010.\n(b) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply with Section 6389 of the Family Code.\n(c) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply with Section 527.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.\n(d) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm to a dealer to comply with Section 18120.\n(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.","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":"ebe4930c02d7eb1a22d2aad1c62941cf263c020a5c64928fcb6ec129b0f3ff2b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-26537","next":"us-ca/pen-26545"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}