California Penal Code

§ 27540

PEN § 27540 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 6 · Title 4 · Part 6 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

A dealer, whether or not acting pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050), shall not deliver a firearm to a person, as follows:

(a)Within 10 days of the application to purchase, or, after notice by the department pursuant to Section 28220, within 10 days of the submission to the department of any correction to the application, or within 10 days of the submission to the department of any fee required pursuant to Section 28225, whichever is later.

(b)Unless unloaded and securely wrapped or unloaded and in a locked container.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 570, Sec. 17. (AB 1078) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative April 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 18 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 570.