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CHAPTER 2. Carrying a Concealed Firearm [25400. - 25700.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.

§§ 25400–25700 · 41 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Crime of Carrying a Concealed Firearm § 25400 · 1 section
    • § 25400 (a) A person is guilty of carrying a concealed firearm when the person does any of the following: (1) Carries concealed within any vehicle that is under the…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Peace Officer Exemption §§ 25450–25475 · 7 sections
    • § 25450 As provided in this article, Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, any of the following: (a) Any peace officer, listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2, or…
    • § 25452 A peace officer and an honorably retired peace officer shall, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, secure the handgun in the vehicle pursuant to…
    • § 25455 (a) Any peace officer described in Section 25450 who has been honorably retired shall be issued an identification certificate by the law enforcement agency…
    • § 25460 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no endorsement or renewal endorsement issued pursuant to Section 25465 shall be effective unless it is in the format…
    • § 25465 Every five years, a retired peace officer, except an officer listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2, subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, or subdivision (c) of Section…
    • § 25470 (a) The agency from which a peace officer is honorably retired may, upon initial retirement of that peace officer, or at any time subsequent thereto, deny or…
    • § 25475 (a) An honorably retired peace officer who is listed in subdivision (c) of Section 830.5 and authorized to carry a concealed firearm by this article shall meet…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Conditional Exemptions §§ 25505–25595 · 19 sections
    • § 25505 In order for a firearm to be exempted under this article, while being transported to or from a place, the firearm shall be unloaded and kept in a locked…
    • § 25510 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, any of the following: (a) The possession of a firearm by an authorized participant in a motion picture, television,…
    • § 25515 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the possession of a firearm in a locked container by a member of any club or organization, organized for the…
    • § 25520 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a participant when going directly to, or coming directly from, a recognized…
    • § 25525 (a) Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by any citizen of the United States or legal resident over the age of 18 years…
    • § 25530 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person when going directly to, or coming directly from, a fixed place of…
    • § 25535 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, any of the following: (a) The transportation of a firearm by a person when going directly to, or coming directly…
    • § 25540 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person when going directly to, or coming directly from, a target range, which…
    • § 25545 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person when going directly to, or coming directly from, a place designated by…
    • § 25550 (a) Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person when going directly to, or coming directly from, a lawful camping…
    • § 25555 (a) Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person in order to comply with or utilize Section 26556, 26892, 27875,…
    • § 25560 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person in order to utilize Section 28000 as it pertains to that firearm.
    • § 25565 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person in order to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm as specified in…
    • § 25570 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, any of the following: (a) The transportation of a firearm by a person who finds the firearm, if the person is…
    • § 25575 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person in order to comply with Section 27560 as it pertains to that firearm.
    • § 25580 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm that is a curio or relic, as defined in Section 478.11 of Title 27 of the Code of…
    • § 25585 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person for the purpose of obtaining an identification number or mark assigned…
    • § 25590 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the transportation of a firearm by a person if done directly between any of the places set forth below: (a) A place…
    • § 25595 This article does not prohibit or limit the otherwise lawful carrying or transportation of any handgun in accordance with the provisions listed in Section…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Other Exemptions §§ 25600–25655 · 13 sections
    • § 25600 (a) A violation of Section 25400 is justifiable when a person who possesses a firearm reasonably believes that person is in grave danger because of…
    • § 25605 (a) Section 25400 and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 26350) of Division 5 shall not apply to or affect any citizen of the United States or legal resident…
    • § 25610 Section 25400 shall not be construed to prohibit any citizen of the United States over 18 years of age who resides or is temporarily within this state, and who…
    • § 25612 A person shall, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, secure the handgun in the vehicle pursuant to Section 25140.
    • § 25615 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the possession or transportation of unloaded pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable of being concealed upon…
    • § 25620 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, any member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps of the United States, or the National Guard,…
    • § 25625 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the carrying of unloaded pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person by duly…
    • § 25630 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, any guard or messenger of any common carrier, bank, or other financial institution, while actually employed in and…
    • § 25635 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, members of any club or organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon established…
    • § 25640 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, licensed hunters or fishermen carrying pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable of being concealed upon the…
    • § 25645 Sections 25140 and 25400 do not apply to, or affect, the transportation of unloaded firearms by a person operating a licensed common carrier or an authorized…
    • § 25650 (a) Upon approval of the sheriff of the county in which the retiree resides, Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, any honorably retired federal officer…
    • § 25655 Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the carrying of a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person by a person who is…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Concealed Carrying of Firearm as a Nuisance § 25700 · 1 section
    • § 25700 (a) The unlawful carrying of any handgun in violation of Section 25400 is a nuisance and is subject to Sections 18000 and 18005. (b) This section does not…