{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"26840","citation":"Pen. Code, § 26840","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 4. FIREARMS [23500. - 34400.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4"},{"name":"DIVISION 6. SALE, LEASE, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS [26500. - 28490.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Issuance, Forfeiture, and Conditions of License to Sell, Lease, or Transfer Firearms at Retail [26700. - 27140.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-6/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Grounds for Forfeiture of License [26800. - 26920.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-6/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 4.   (SB 683)   Effective January 1, 2014.   Section operative January 1, 2015, by its own provisions.","effective":"2014-01-01","html":"<p>(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.</p><p>(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.</p>","text":"(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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/grounds-for-forfeiture-of-license-26840","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}