{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-26840","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 26840","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.","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 2. Issuance, Forfeiture, and Conditions of License to Sell, Lease, or Transfer Firearms at Retail [26700. - 27140.]","ARTICLE 2. Grounds for Forfeiture of License [26800. - 26920.]"],"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":"702c84d880680bf5aa5c68b71a2c3277083f13d02a6aa6228aded0aa88f84c2e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-26835","next":"us-ca/pen-26845"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}