California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26382

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 725, Sec. 14. (AB 144) Effective January 1, 2012.

Section 26350 does not apply to, or affect, the open carrying of an unloaded handgun incident to and at the request of a sheriff or chief or other head of a municipal police department.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 26382 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-4-firearms/division-5-carrying-firearms/chapter-6-openly-carrying-an-unloaded-handgun/article-2-exemptions/section-26382

Other sections in Article 2 - Exemptions

§ 26361§ 26362§ 26363§ 26364§ 26365§ 26366§ 26366.5§ 26367§ 26368§ 26369…§ 26383§ 26384§ 26385§ 26386§ 26387§ 26388§ 26389§ 26390§ 26391§ 26392

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