California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 41 - Unique Serial Number Applications › Article 2 - Cfars Reporting of Unserialized Firearms or Firearm Precursor Parts Pursuant to Section 29180 › Section 5511 - Online Reporting with Cfars

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The application to request a unique serial
				  number shall be filed electronically using the Department's California Firearms
				  Application Reporting System (CFARS), at the following website:
https://cfars.doj.ca.gov/login
.
(b) Applications shall be submitted before
				  manufacturing or assembling the firearm, including a completed frame or receiver.
				  Any person who owns a firearm or firearm precursor part shall apply no later than
				  January 1, 2024, or if a new resident of the state, within 60 days after arriving in
				  the state with a firearm or firearm precursor part that does not have a valid state
				  or federal serial number or mark of identification.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), instead of
				  applying for a unique serial number persons subject to these regulations may
				  transfer, surrender, or sell their unserialized firearm or firearm precursor part to
				  a law enforcement agency, or transfer or sell their unserialized firearm or firearm
				  precursor part to a federally licensed firearms manufacturer, importer, or any other
				  federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.
1. New article 5
					 (sections 5511-5517) and section filed 5-21-2018;
					 operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 21).
2. New subsection (b),
					 subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (c) filed
					 12-28-2018 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 52). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-2019 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3.
					 Amendment of article heading filed 5-28-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No.
					 22).
4. New subsection (b), subsection relettering and amendment of newly
					 designated subsection (c) refiled 7-1-2019 as an emergency; operative 7-1-2019
					 (Register 2019, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
					 9-30-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
5. New subsection (b), subsection relettering and
					 amendment of newly designated subsection (c) refiled 9-26-2019 as an emergency;
					 operative 10-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 12-30-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation
					 of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-26-2019
					 order, including further amendment of subsection (b), transmitted to OAL 12-27-2019
					 and filed 1-28-2020; amendments operative 1-28-2020 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2020, No. 5).
7. Renumbering and amendment of former article 5
					 to article 2 and amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-31-2023; operative 5-31-2023.
					 Exempt from APA pursuant to Statutes 2022, chapter 76 (AB 1621), section
					 39, and submitted to OAL for filing and
					 printing only pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.8
					 (Register 2023, No. 22).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						29182, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						29180,
						23925 and
						27530, Penal
						Code.