Penal Code - PEN
PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000 - 34400]
( Part 6 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. ) TITLE 4. FIREARMS [23500 - 34400]
( Title 4 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. ) DIVISION 6. SALE, LEASE, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS [26500 - 28490]
( Division 6 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. ) CHAPTER 4. Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms [27500 - 28000]
( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. ) ARTICLE 6. Exceptions to the Requirement of Using a Dealer for a Private Party Firearms Transaction [27850 - 27970]
( Article 6 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. ) 27925.
(a) Section 27545 does not apply to a person who takes possession of a firearm by operation of law in a representative capacity who subsequently transfers ownership of the firearm to himself or herself in an individual capacity.
(b) Until January 1, 2015, in the case of a handgun, the individual shall obtain a handgun safety certificate prior to transferring ownership to himself or herself, or taking possession of a handgun in an individual capacity. Beginning January 1, 2015, the individual shall obtain a firearm safety certificate prior to transferring ownership to himself or herself, or taking possession of a firearm in an individual capacity, except that in the case of a handgun,
an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 10. (SB 683) Effective January 1, 2014.)