California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26840

Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 4. (SB 683) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative January 1, 2015, by its own provisions.
(a)A dealer shall not deliver a firearm unless the person receiving the firearm presents to the dealer a valid firearm safety certificate, or, in the case of a handgun, an unexpired handgun safety certificate. The firearms dealer shall retain a photocopy of the firearm safety certificate as proof of compliance with this requirement.
(b)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 26840 (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-2-issuance-forfeiture-and-conditions-of-license-to-sell-lease-or-transfer-firearms-at-retail/article-2-grounds-for-forfeiture-of-license/section-26840

Other sections in Article 2 - Grounds for Forfeiture of License

§ 26800§ 26805§ 26806§ 26810§ 26811§ 26815§ 26820§ 26825§ 26830§ 26835…§ 26885§ 26890§ 26892§ 26894§ 26895§ 26900§ 26905§ 26910§ 26915§ 26920

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