California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26505

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.

Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, lease, or transfer of any firearm by any of the following:

(a)A person acting pursuant to operation of law.
(b)A person acting pursuant to a court order.
(c)A person acting pursuant to the Enforcement of Judgments Law (Title 9 (commencing with Section 680.010) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure).
(d)A person who liquidates a personal firearm collection to satisfy a court judgment.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 26505 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-4-firearms/division-6-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/chapter-1-license-requirement-for-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/article-1-license-requirement-and-miscellaneous-exceptions/section-26505

Other sections in Article 1 - License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions

§ 26500§ 26505§ 26510§ 26515§ 26520§ 26525§ 26530§ 26535§ 26537§ 26540…§ 26576§ 26577§ 26580§ 26581§ 26582§ 26585§ 26587§ 26588§ 26589§ 26590

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