{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"27720","citation":"Pen. Code, § 27720","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 4. Exceptions to Restrictions on Delivery of a Firearm [27700. - 27750.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-6/chapter-4/article-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.   (SB 1080)   Effective January 1, 2011.   Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>Section <a href=\"/pen/27540\">27540</a> 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.</p>","text":"Section 27540 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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/exceptions-to-restrictions-on-delivery-of-a-firearm-27720","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}