Penal Code section 25505

In order for a firearm to be exempted under this article, while being transported to or from a place, the firearm shall be unloaded and kept in a locked container, and the course of travel shall include only those deviations between authorized locations as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.

Source: Section 25505, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=25505. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_25505

Original Source: Section 25505, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=25505. (last accessed May 12, 2025).