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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Penal Code - PEN |
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Part 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS |
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Title 4. FIREARMS |
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Division 6. SALE, LEASE, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS |
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Chapter 4. Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms |
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ARTICLE 1. Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms |
Section 27540.
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No dealer, whether or not acting pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050), shall deliver a firearm to a person, as follows:
(a) Within 10 days of the application to purchase, or, after notice by the department pursuant to Section 28220, within 10 days of the submission to the department of any correction to the application, or within 10 days of the submission to the department of any fee required pursuant to Section 28225, whichever is later.
(b) Unless unloaded and securely wrapped or unloaded and in a locked container.
(c) Unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm presents clear evidence of the person's identity and age to the dealer.
(d) Whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice that the person is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm.
(e) No handgun shall be delivered unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the handgun presents a handgun safety certificate to the dealer.
(f) No handgun shall be delivered whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice that within the preceding 30-day period the purchaser has made another application to purchase a handgun and that the previous application to purchase involved none of the entities specified in subdivision (b) of Section 27535.