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Cal. Penal Code § 16990
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Title 1: Preliminary Provisions, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 16990
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
As used in any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585, the phrase “a person taking title or possession of a firearm by operation of law” includes, but is not limited to, any of the following instances in which an individual receives title to, or possession of, a firearm: (a) The executor, personal representative, or administrator of an estate, if the estate includes a firearm. (b) A secured creditor or an agent or employee of a secured creditor when the firearm is possessed as collateral for, or as a result of, a default under a security agreement under the Commercial Code. (c) A levying officer, as defined in Section 481.140, 511.060, or 680.260 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (d) A receiver performing the functions of a receiver, if the receivership estate includes a firearm. (e) A trustee in bankruptcy performing the duties of a trustee, if the bankruptcy estate includes a firearm. (f) An assignee for the benefit of creditors performing the functions of an assignee, if the assignment includes a firearm. (g) A transmutation of property consisting of a firearm pursuant to Section 850 of the Family Code. (h) A firearm passing to a surviving spouse pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 13500) of Part 2 of Division 8 of the Probate Code. (i) A firearm received by the family of a police officer or deputy sheriff from a local agency pursuant to Section 50081 of the Government Code. (j) The transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement agency to the person who found the firearm where the delivery is to the person as the finder of the firearm pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 2080) of Chapter 4 of Title 6 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code. (k) The trustee of a trust that includes a firearm and that was part of a will that created the trust. (l) A firearm passed to a decedent’s successor pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 13000) of Division 8 of the Probate Code. (m) A person acting pursuant to the person’s power of attorney in accordance with Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4000) of the Probate Code. (n) A limited or general conservator appointed by a court pursuant to the Probate Code or Welfare and Institutions Code. (o) A guardian ad litem appointed by a court pursuant to Section 372 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (p) The trustee of a trust that includes a firearm that is under court supervision. (q) The trustee of a trust that is not referenced in subdivisions (k) or (p). (r) A special administrator appointed by a court pursuant to Section 8540 of the Probate Code. (s) A guardian appointed by a court pursuant to Section 1500 of the Probate Code.
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