§ 27620. — 27620. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 738, Sec. 5.)

California § 27620.

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

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Section 27545 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 conditions are met:
(a)
The sale, delivery, or transfer is made to one of the following:
(1)
A wholesaler.
(2)
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)
Within 10 days of the date that any firearm is delivered pursuant to this section, the governmental 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. 5. (AB 538) Effective January 1, 2014.