California Penal Code

§ 29810

PEN § 29810 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 9 · Title 4 · Part 6 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) Upon conviction of, or adjudication for, any offense that renders a person subject to Section 29800, 29805, 29815, 29820, or 29825, the person shall relinquish all firearms they own, possess, or have under their custody or control in the manner provided in this section within 48 hours of the conviction or adjudication if the person remains out of custody or within 14 days of the conviction or adjudication if the person is in custody.

(2)The court shall, upon conviction or adjudication of a person for an offense described in subdivision (a), instruct the person that they are prohibited from owning, purchasing, receiving, possessing, or having under their custody or control, any firearms, ammunition, and ammunition feeding devices, including, but not limited to, magazines, and shall order the person to relinquish all firearms in the manner provided in this section. The court shall also provide the person with a Prohibited Persons Relinquishment Form developed by the Department of Justice.

(3)Using the Prohibited Persons Relinquishment Form, the person shall name a designee and grant the designee power of attorney for the purpose of transferring or disposing of any firearms. The designee shall be either a local law enforcement agency or a consenting third party who is not prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The designee shall, within the time periods specified in subdivisions (d) and (e), surrender the firearms to the control of a local law enforcement agency, sell the firearms to a licensed firearms dealer, or transfer the firearms for storage to a firearms dealer pursuant to Section 29830.

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 544, Sec. 28) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 362, Sec. 3. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2026.