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CHAPTER 3. Carrying a Loaded Firearm [25800. - 26110.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.

§§ 25800–26110 · 23 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Armed Criminal Action § 25800 · 1 section
    • § 25800 (a) Every person who carries a loaded firearm with the intent to commit a felony is guilty of armed criminal action. (b) Armed criminal action is punishable by…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Crime of Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public § 25850 · 1 section
    • § 25850 (a) A person is guilty of carrying a loaded firearm when the person carries a loaded firearm on the person or in a vehicle while in any public place or on any…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Peace Officer Exemption to the Crime of Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public §§ 25900–25925 · 6 sections
    • § 25900 As provided in this article, Section 25850 does not apply to any of the following: (a) Any peace officer, listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2, or subdivision (a)…
    • § 25905 (a) (1) Any peace officer described in Section 25900 who has been honorably retired shall be issued an identification certificate by the law enforcement agency…
    • § 25910 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no endorsement or renewal endorsement issued pursuant to Section 25915 shall be effective unless it is in the format…
    • § 25915 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…
    • § 25920 (a) The agency from which a peace officer is honorably retired, or a successor agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 25905, may, upon…
    • § 25925 (a) An honorably retired peace officer who is listed in subdivision (c) of Section 830.5 and authorized to carry a loaded firearm by this article shall meet…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Other Exemptions to the Crime of Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public §§ 26000–26060 · 13 sections
    • § 26000 Section 25850 does not apply to members of the military forces of this state or of the United States engaged in the performance of their duties.
    • § 26005 Section 25850 does not apply to either of the following: (a) Persons who are using target ranges for the purpose of practice shooting with a firearm. (b)…
    • § 26010 Section 25850 does not apply to the carrying of any handgun by any person as authorized pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 26150) of Division 5.
    • § 26015 Section 25850 does not apply to any armored vehicle guard, as defined in Section 7582.1 of the Business and Professions Code, if either of the following…
    • § 26020 (a) Upon approval of the sheriff of the county in which the retiree resides, Section 25850 does not apply to any honorably retired federal officer or agent of…
    • § 26025 Section 25850 does not apply to any of the following who have completed a regular course in firearms training approved by the Commission on Peace Officer…
    • § 26030 (a) Section 25850 does not apply to any of the following who have been issued a certificate pursuant to subdivision (d): (1) Guards or messengers of common…
    • § 26035 Nothing in Section 25850 shall prevent any person engaged in any lawful business, including a nonprofit organization, or any officer, employee, or agent…
    • § 26040 Nothing in Section 25850 shall prevent any person from carrying a loaded firearm in an area within an incorporated city while engaged in hunting, provided that…
    • § 26045 (a) Nothing in Section 25850 is intended to preclude the carrying of any loaded firearm, under circumstances where it would otherwise be lawful, by a person…
    • § 26050 Nothing in Section 25850 is intended to preclude the carrying of a loaded firearm by any person while engaged in the act of making or attempting to make a…
    • § 26055 Nothing in Section 25850 shall prevent any person from having a loaded weapon, if it is otherwise lawful, at the person’s place of residence, including any…
    • § 26060 Nothing in Section 25850 shall prevent any person from storing aboard any vessel or aircraft any loaded or unloaded rocket, rocket propelled projectile…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Loaded Firearm in a Motor Vehicle § 26100 · 1 section
    • § 26100 (a) It is a misdemeanor for a driver of any motor vehicle or the owner of any motor vehicle, whether or not the owner of the vehicle is occupying the vehicle,…
  6. ARTICLE 6. Carrying a Loaded Firearm as a Nuisance § 26110 · 1 section
    • § 26110 (a) The unlawful carrying of any firearm in violation of Section 25850 is a nuisance and is subject to Sections 18000 and 18005. (b) This section does not…