PENAL CODE
SECTION 28400-28415
28400.  (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2(commencing with Section 28150), Article 3 (commencing with Section28200), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 28300) do not apply toany sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms made to an authorizedlaw enforcement representative of any city, county, city and county,or state, or of the federal government, for exclusive use by thatgovernmental agency if, prior to the sale, delivery, or transfer ofthese firearms, written authorization from the head of the agencyauthorizing the transaction is presented to the person from whom thepurchase, delivery, or transfer is being made. (b) Proper written authorization is defined as verifiable writtencertification from the head of the agency by which the purchaser ortransferee is employed, identifying the employee as an individualauthorized to conduct the transaction, and authorizing thetransaction for the exclusive use of the agency by which that personis employed. (c) Within 10 days of the date a handgun is acquired by theagency, a record of the same shall be entered as an institutionalweapon into the Automated Firearms System (AFS) via the CaliforniaLaw Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) by the lawenforcement or state agency. Any agency without access to AFS shallarrange with the sheriff of the county in which the agency is locatedto input this information via this system.28405.  Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2(commencing with Section 28150), Article 3 (commencing with Section28200), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 28300) do not apply tothe loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions aresatisfied: (a) The loan is made by an authorized law enforcementrepresentative of a city, county, or city and county, or of the stateor federal government. (b) The loan is made to a peace officer employed by that agencyand authorized to carry a firearm. (c) The loan is made for the carrying and use of that firearm bythat peace officer in the course and scope of the officer's duties.28410.  (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2(commencing with Section 28150), Article 3 (commencing with Section28200), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 28300) do not apply tothe sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcementagency to a peace officer pursuant to Section 10334 of the PublicContract Code. (b) Within 10 days of the date that a handgun is sold, delivered,or transferred pursuant to Section 10334 of the Public Contract Codeto that peace officer, the name of the officer and the make, model,serial number, and other identifying characteristics of the firearmbeing sold, delivered, or transferred shall be entered into theAutomated Firearms System (AFS) via the California Law EnforcementTelecommunications System (CLETS) by the law enforcement or stateagency that sold, delivered, or transferred the firearm. Any agencywithout access to AFS shall arrange with the sheriff of the county inwhich the agency is located to input this information via thissystem.28415.  (a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 28100), Article 2(commencing with Section 28150), Article 3 (commencing with Section28200), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 28300) do not apply tothe sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcementagency to a retiring peace officer who is authorized to carry afirearm pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 26300) ofDivision 5. (b) Within 10 days of the date that a handgun is sold, delivered,or transferred to that retiring peace officer, the name of theofficer and the make, model, serial number, and other identifyingcharacteristics of the firearm being sold, delivered, or transferredshall be entered into the Automated Firearms System (AFS) via theCalifornia Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) by thelaw enforcement or state agency that sold, delivered, or transferredthe firearm. Any agency without access to AFS shall arrange with thesheriff of the county in which the agency is located to input thisinformation via this system.