{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-28016","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 28016","heading":"","body":"(a) If the PPO ceases to do business, ceases to possess a valid PPO license issued by the bureau that is not suspended, revoked, expired, inactive, delinquent, or canceled, ceases as a business entity, or changes its type of business formation, the PPO shall, within 30 days and unless otherwise prohibited by law, lawfully sell or transfer all PPO-owned firearms.\n(b) A PPO shall notify the department of the sale or transfer of a PPO-owned firearm within five business days of the transaction in a manner prescribed by the department. This subdivision shall not apply if the sale or transfer was made to or through a licensed firearms dealer pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).","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 4.1. Registration and Assignment of Firearms by Private Patrol Operators [28010. - 28024.]"],"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":"ce9ecb79b388550add48fc233bb2d07abf446d6666225912a45f52c4777bcd33","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-28014","next":"us-ca/pen-28018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}