Penal Code section 31785

Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms to a wholesaler if the firearms are being returned to the wholesaler and are intended as merchandise in the wholesaler’s business.

Source: Section 31785, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=31785. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_31785

Original Source: Section 31785, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=31785. (last accessed May 12, 2025).