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For the relevant part of the California Penal Code, section 16720 defines immediate family through two relationship pairs: parent and child, and grandparent and grandchild. [1] Siblings, cousins and spouses do not appear in that definition. [1] Certain marital-property and estate events are addressed separately in the operation-of-law definition, so the exclusion of a relationship from section 16720 is a statement about that definition's scope, rather than a complete analysis of every other provision. [2]
- 1. California Penal Code section 16720retrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. California Penal Code section 16990retrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- operation of lawDraft
Operation of law is a defined category describing certain ways a person receives firearm title or possession through a legal role or event.
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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.
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