California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 5 - Laboratory Certification and Handgun Testing › Article 4 - Operational Requirements: Absence of Conflict of Interest; Security and Safety Requirements; Licensing/Minimum Standards Compliance; Which Handguns Must be Tested, Who May Submit Handguns, Submission Requirements; Testing Procedures; Test Reporting; Required Records, Retention Periods, Reporting Changes; off-Site Locations; Inspections › Section 4062 - Required Records, Retention Periods, Reporting Changes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The DOJ-Certified Laboratory shall for a
				  minimum of five (5) years from the date of the Compliance Test Report maintain
				  sufficient records to support the results of any and all such reports. The
				  information required to be recorded, reported, and maintained is:
(1) The name and address of the DOJ-Certified
				  Laboratory that conducted the test and the name of the person who should be
				  contacted if there are any questions regarding the testing and/or the
				  report.
(2) The name and address of the
				  manufacturer/importer which submitted the handgun model for testing. If the DOJ
				  submitted the model, this shall be noted in the records.
(3) The date and location of the testing. This
				  includes any off-site equipment and/or facilities that are used during any portion
				  of the testing.
(4) A unique reference
				  number/identifier issued by the DOJ-Certified Laboratory for the testing.
(5) The type (pistol or revolver), make, model,
				  caliber, barrel length, construction material, and serial numbers of all handguns
				  that were tested. This includes "replacement" handguns as allowed by Penal Code
				  section
				  31905, subdivision
				  (b) and section
				  4060, subdivision (f)(4) of these
				  regulations. The serial number of the handgun which was submitted to the DOJ shall
				  also be identified.
(6) The
				  manufacturer, cartridge, caliber, bullet weight and type, and the lot number of the
				  standard ammunition that was used during the firing test.
(7) The manufacturer of the case and primer for
				  the primed cases that were used during the drop test.
(8) Whether the required safety device was present
				  or any information supporting the preliminary determination regarding the required
				  safety device.
(9) Statement confirming
				  the presence of any chamber load indicator and/or magazine disconnect required
				  pursuant to Penal Code sections
				  16380,
				  16900,
				  17140,
				  31910, subdivision
				  (b), and section
				  4060, subdivisions (c), (d), and (h) of
				  these regulations.
(10) The results of
				  each phase of the following required testing: the initial 20 rounds; the entire 600
				  rounds; the normal firing position, barrel horizontal drop; the upside down, barrel
				  horizontal drop; the on grip, barrel vertical drop; the on muzzle, barrel vertical
				  drop; the on either side, barrel horizontal drop; and the exposed hammer/rearmost
				  point of the device or handgun drop.
(11) The date the Compliance Test Report was
				  submitted to the DOJ.
(12) A
				  certification signed under penalty of perjury that standard ammunition was used
				  during the firing test and that, if applicable, it was the more powerful cartridge
				  marketed/recommended by the manufacturer/importer.
(13) The results of the examination of all
				  expended cartridge casings collected pursuant to section
				  4060, subdivisions (e) and (g) of these
				  regulations and examined pursuant to subdivision (h) of section
				  4060 of these
				  regulations.