{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-26845","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 26845","heading":"","body":"(a) No handgun may be delivered unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm presents documentation indicating that the person is a California resident.\n(b) Satisfactory documentation shall include a utility bill from within the last three months, a residential lease, a property deed, or military permanent duty station orders indicating assignment within this state, or other evidence of residency as permitted by the Department of Justice.\n(c) The firearms dealer shall retain a photocopy of the documentation as proof of compliance with this requirement.","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":"d73531af1914a59cfb09a5403bfddacff84dbbbbf0e3bea06be6791e073296a7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-26840","next":"us-ca/pen-26850"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}