§ 26620. — 26620. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 738, Sec. 3.)

California § 26620.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PEN: Penal Code - PEN
• Div.: 6.
• Title: 4.
• Part 6.: DIVISION 6. SALE, LEASE, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. License Requirement for Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Exceptions Relating to Law Enforcement

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Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm when made by an authorized law enforcement representative of a city, county, city and county, or of the state or federal government, if all of the following requirements are met:
(a)
The sale, delivery, or transfer is made to one of the following:
(1)
A person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive.
(2)
A wholesaler.
(3)
A manufacturer or importer of firearms or ammunition licensed to engage in that business
pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(b)
The sale, delivery, or transfer of the firearm is not subject to the procedures set forth in Section 18000, 18005, 34000, or 34005.
(c)
If the authorized law enforcement representative sells, delivers, or transfers a firearm that the governmental agency owns to a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, within 10 days of the date that the firearm is delivered to that licensee pursuant to this section by that agency, the agency has entered a record of the delivery into the Automated Firearms System (AFS) via the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS). Any agency without access to the AFS
shall arrange with the sheriff of the county in which the agency is located to input this information via this system.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 738, Sec. 3. (AB 538) Effective January 1, 2014.