Penal Code section 27565

(a)

This section applies in the following circumstances:

(1)

A person is licensed as a collector pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.

(2)

The licensed premises of that person are within this state.

(3)

The licensed collector acquires, outside of this state, a handgun, and commencing January 1, 2014, any firearm.

(4)

The licensed collector takes actual possession of that firearm outside of this state pursuant to the provisions of subsection (j) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as amended by Public Law 104-208, and transports the firearm into this state.

(5)

The firearm is a curio or relic, as defined in Section 478.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b)

Within five days of transporting a firearm into this state under the circumstances described in subdivision (a), the licensed collector shall report the acquisition of that firearm to the department in a format prescribed by the department.

Source: Section 27565, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=27565.­ (accessed May 4, 2025).

Last Updated

Apr. 24, 2025

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