{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-28200","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 28200","heading":"","body":"As used in this article, the following words have the following meanings:\n(a) “Purchase” means the purchase, loan, or transfer of a firearm.\n(b) “Purchaser” means the purchaser or transferee of a firearm or the person being loaned a firearm.\n(c) “Sale” means the sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm.\n(d) “Seller” means, if the transaction is being conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050), the person selling, loaning, or transferring the firearm.","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 6. Recordkeeping, Background Checks, and Fees Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms  [28100. - 28490.]","ARTICLE 3. Submission of Fees and Firearm Purchaser Information to the Department of Justice [28200. - 28255.]"],"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":"bd68096ac84acbd22e52acf0e99f4e45db8ebebe439d772a87e8853d2183cb40","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-28180","next":"us-ca/pen-28205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}