Section 27540 Of Article 1. Crimes Relating To Sale, Lease, Or Transfer Of Firearms From California Penal Code >> Division 6. >> Title 4. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
27540
. A dealer, whether or not acting pursuant to Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 28050), shall not 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) A handgun shall not be delivered unless the purchaser,
transferee, or person being loaned the handgun presents a handgun
safety certificate. Commencing January 1, 2015, any firearm,
including a handgun, shall not be delivered unless the purchaser,
transferee, or person being loaned the firearm presents a firearm
safety certificate to the dealer, except that in the case of a
handgun, an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be presented.
(f) A handgun shall not 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.