SECTIONS 27600-27615 - California Statutes

PENAL CODE

SECTION 27600-27615

27600. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not apply
to any sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms made to an authorized
law enforcement representative of any city, county, city and county,
or state, or of the federal government, for exclusive use by that
governmental agency if, prior to the sale, delivery, or transfer of
these firearms, written authorization from the head of the agency
authorizing the transaction is presented to the person from whom the
purchase, delivery, or transfer is being made.
(b) Proper written authorization is defined as verifiable written
certification from the head of the agency by which the purchaser or
transferee is employed, identifying the employee as an individual
authorized to conduct the transaction, and authorizing the
transaction for the exclusive use of the agency by which that person
is employed.
(c) Within 10 days of the date a handgun is acquired by the
agency, a record of the same shall be entered as an institutional
weapon into the Automated Firearms System (AFS) via the California
Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) by the law
enforcement or state agency. Any agency without access to AFS shall
arrange with the sheriff of the county in which the agency is located
to input this information via this system.

27605. Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not apply to
the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions are
satisfied:
(a) The loan is made by an authorized law enforcement
representative of a city, county, or city and county, or of the state
or federal government.
(b) The loan is made to a peace officer employed by that agency
and authorized to carry a firearm.
(c) The loan is made for the carrying and use of that firearm by
that peace officer in the course and scope of the officer's duties.

27610. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not apply
to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement
agency to a peace officer pursuant to Section 10334 of the Public
Contract Code.
(b) Within 10 days of the date that a handgun is sold, delivered,
or transferred pursuant to Section 10334 of the Public Contract Code
to that peace officer, the name of the officer and the make, model,
serial number, and other identifying characteristics of the firearm
being sold, delivered, or transferred shall be entered into the
Automated Firearms System (AFS) via the California Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System (CLETS) by the law enforcement or state
agency that sold, delivered, or transferred the firearm. Any agency
without access to AFS shall arrange with the sheriff of the county in
which the agency is located to input this information via this
system.

27615. (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) does not apply
to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement
agency to a retiring peace officer who is authorized to carry a
firearm pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 26300) of
Division 5.
(b) Within 10 days of the date that a handgun is sold, delivered,
or transferred to that retiring peace officer, the name of the
officer and the make, model, serial number, and other identifying
characteristics of the firearm being sold, delivered, or transferred
shall be entered into the Automated Firearms System (AFS) via the
California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) by the
law enforcement or state agency that sold, delivered, or transferred
the firearm. Any agency without access to AFS shall arrange with the
sheriff of the county in which the agency is located to input this
information via this system.