California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 27500

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.
(a)No person, corporation, or firm shall knowingly sell, supply, deliver, or give possession or control of a firearm to any person within any of the classes prohibited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9.
(b)No person, corporation, or dealer shall sell, supply, deliver, or give possession or control of a firearm to anyone whom the person, corporation, or dealer has cause to believe is within any of the classes prohibited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of

Division 9 of this title, or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 27500 (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-4-crimes-relating-to-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/article-1-crimes-relating-to-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms/section-27500

Other sections in Article 1 - Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms

§ 27500§ 27505§ 27510§ 27515§ 27520§ 27525§ 27530§ 27531§ 27532§ 27533…§ 27560§ 27565§ 27570§ 27573§ 27575§ 27575.1§ 27585§ 27590§ 27595§ 27595.1

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