Section 27590 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.
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. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), or (e), a
violation of this article is a misdemeanor.
(b) If any of the following circumstances apply, a violation of
this article is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision
(h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years.
(1) If the violation is of subdivision (a) of Section 27500.
(2) If the defendant has a prior conviction of violating the
provisions, other than Section 27535, Section 27560 involving a
firearm that is not a handgun, or Section 27565 involving a firearm
that is not a handgun, of this article or former Section 12100 of
this code, as Section 12100 read at any time from when it was enacted
by Section 3 of Chapter 1386 of the Statutes of 1988 to when it was
repealed by Section 18 of Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 1994, or
Section 8101 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(3) If the defendant has a prior conviction of violating any
offense specified in Section 29905 or of a violation of Section 32625
or 33410, or of former Section 12560, as that section read at any
time from when it was enacted by Section 4 of Chapter 931 of the
Statutes of 1965 to when it was repealed by Section 14 of Chapter 9
of the Statutes of 1990, or of any provision listed in Section 16590.
(4) If the defendant is in a prohibited class described in Chapter
2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, or Section 8100 or 8103
of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(5) A violation of this article by a person who actively
participates in a "criminal street gang" as defined in Section
186.22.
(6) A violation of Section 27510 involving the delivery of any
firearm to a person who the dealer knows, or should know, is a minor.
(c) If any of the following circumstances apply, a violation of
this article shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not
exceeding one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or
by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both
that fine and imprisonment.
(1) A violation of Section 27515, 27520, or subdivision (b) of
Section 27500.
(2) A violation of Section 27505 involving the sale, loan, or
transfer of a handgun to a minor.
(3) A violation of Section 27510 involving the delivery of a
handgun.
(4) A violation of subdivision (a), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of
Section 27540 involving a handgun.
(5) A violation of Section 27545 involving a handgun.
(6) A violation of Section 27550.
(7) A violation of Section 27585 involving a handgun.
(d) If both of the following circumstances apply, an additional
term of imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for
one, two, or three years shall be imposed in addition and consecutive
to the sentence prescribed.
(1) A violation of Section 27510 or subdivision (b) of Section
27500.
(2) The firearm transferred in violation of Section 27510 or
subdivision (b) of Section 27500 is used in the subsequent commission
of a felony for which a conviction is obtained and the prescribed
sentence is imposed.
(e) (1) A first violation of Section 27535 is an infraction
punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50).
(2) A second violation of Section 27535 is an infraction
punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
(3) A third or subsequent violation of Section 27535 is a
misdemeanor.
(4) For purposes of this subdivision each application to purchase
a handgun in violation of Section 27535 shall be deemed a separate
offense.