Penal Code section 26840

(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.

Source: Section 26840, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=26840. (updated Jan. 1, 2014; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Jan. 1, 2014

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_26840

Original Source: Section 26840, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=26840. (last accessed May 12, 2025).