Penal Code section 28200

As used in this article, the following words have the following meanings:

(a)

“Purchase” means the purchase, loan, or transfer of a firearm.

(b)

“Purchaser” means the purchaser or transferee of a firearm or the person being loaned a firearm.

(c)

“Sale” means the sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm.

(d)

“Seller” means, if the transaction is being conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050), the person selling, loaning, or transferring the firearm.

Source: Section 28200, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=28200.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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