Section 25135 - [Effective 1/1/2025] [Effective until 1/1/2026] Restriction of possession of firearm in residence(a) A person who is 18 years of age or older, and who is the owner, lessee, renter, or other legal occupant of a residence, who owns a firearm and who knows or has reason to know that another person also residing therein is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm shall not keep in that residence any firearm that they own unless one of the following applies:(1) The firearm is maintained within a locked container.(2) The firearm is disabled by a firearm safety device.(3) The firearm is maintained within a locked gun safe.(4) The firearm is maintained within a locked trunk.(5) The firearm is locked with a locking device as described in Section 16860, which has rendered the firearm inoperable.(6) The firearm is carried on the person or within close enough proximity thereto that the individual can readily retrieve and use the firearm as if carried on the person.(b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.(c) The provisions of this section are cumulative, and do not restrict the application of any other law. However, an act or omission punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall not be punished under more than one provision.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.Amended by Stats 2024 ch 542 (SB 53),s 8, eff. 1/1/2025.Added by Stats 2013 ch 737 (AB 500),s 7, eff. 1/1/2014.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.