California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Penal Code - PEN |
Part 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS |
Title 4. FIREARMS |
Division 10. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF FIREARMS OR FIREARM EQUIPMENT |
Chapter 4. Handguns |
ARTICLE 2. Handgun Safety Certificate |
Section 31615.
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(a) No person shall do either of the following:
(1) Purchase or receive any handgun, except an antique firearm, without a valid handgun safety certificate.
(2) Sell, deliver, loan, or transfer any handgun, except an antique firearm, to any person who does not have a valid handgun safety certificate.
(b) Any person who violates subdivision (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) The provisions of this section are cumulative, and shall not be construed as restricting the application of any other law. However, an act or omission punishable in different ways by different provisions of this code shall not be punished under more than one provision.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.)