Penal Code § 26840

ARTICLE 2. Grounds for Forfeiture of License

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 26840Official source ↗

Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 4.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.

(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.