{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"16745","citation":"Pen. Code, § 16745","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6"},{"name":"TITLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [16000. - 17360.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS [16100. - 17360.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-1/division-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 542, Sec. 1.   (SB 53)   Effective January 1, 2025.","effective":"2025-01-01","html":"<p>As used in Sections <a href=\"/pen/25105\">25105</a>, <a href=\"/pen/25135\">25135</a>, and <a href=\"/pen/25145\">25145</a>, “authorized user” means an individual who is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm and who meets either of the following requirements:</p><p>(a) The individual is the lawful owner of the firearm.</p><p>(b) The individual has been lawfully authorized by the lawful owner of the firearm to access, possess, and use the firearm.</p>","text":"As used in Sections 25105, 25135, and 25145, “authorized user” means an individual who is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm and who meets either of the following requirements: (a) The individual is the lawful owner of the firearm. (b) The individual has been lawfully authorized by the lawful owner of the firearm to access, possess, and use the firearm.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/definitions-16745","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}