{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"27530","citation":"Pen. Code, § 27530","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 4. Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms [27500. - 28000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-6/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms [27500. - 27595.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-6/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 76, Sec. 17.   (AB 1621)   Effective June 30, 2022.","effective":"2022-06-30","html":"<p>(a) No person shall sell or otherwise transfer ownership of a firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number imprinted by a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.</p><p>(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:</p><p>(1) A firearm made or assembled prior to December 16, 1968, that is not a handgun.</p><p>(2) A firearm that is a curio or relic, or an antique firearm, as those terms are defined in Section 479.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.</p><p>(3) A firearm that has been entered, before July 1, 2018, into the centralized registry set forth in Section <a href=\"/pen/11106\">11106</a>, as being owned by a specific individual or entity, if that firearm has assigned to it a distinguishing number or mark of identification because the department accepted entry of that firearm into the centralized registry.</p><p>(4) The transfer, surrender, or sale of a firearm to a law enforcement agency.</p><p>(5) The sale or transfer of ownership of a firearm to a federally licensed firearms manufacturer or importer, or any other federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.</p>","text":"(a) No person shall sell or otherwise transfer ownership of a firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number imprinted by a federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms. (b) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) A firearm made or assembled prior to December 16, 1968, that is not a handgun. (2) A firearm that is a curio or relic, or an antique firearm, as those terms are defined in Section 479.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (3) A firearm that has been entered, before July 1, 2018, into the centralized registry set forth in Section 11106, as being owned by a specific individual or entity, if that firearm has assigned to it a distinguishing number or mark of identification because the department accepted entry of that firearm into the centralized registry. (4) The transfer, surrender, or sale of a firearm to a law enforcement agency. (5) The sale or transfer of ownership of a firearm to a federally licensed firearms manufacturer or importer, or any other federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/crimes-relating-to-sale-lease-or-transfer-of-firearms-27530","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}