California Business and Professions Code

§ 22949.66

BPC § 22949.66 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 8 · Ch. 38

Statute text

(a)A defendant against whom an action is brought under Section 22949.65 does not have standing to assert the right of another individual to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution as a defense to liability under that section unless either of the following is true:

(1)The United States Supreme Court holds that the courts of this state must confer standing on that defendant to assert the third-party rights of other individuals in state court as a matter of federal constitutional law.

(2)The defendant has standing to assert the rights of other individuals under the tests for third-party standing established by the United States Supreme Court.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 146, Sec. 1. (SB 1327) Effective January 1, 2023. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed by Section 22949.71. Repealed on January 1 following the inoperative date.