California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 5 - Laboratory Certification and Handgun Testing › Article 3 - DOJ-Certification: Who Must be DOJ-Certified; Application for DOJ-Certification; Pre-DOJ-Certification Requirements; Grounds for Denial; DOJ-Certification Period; Appeal Process › Section 4051 - Application for DOJ-Certification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The DOJ will accept completed applications from laboratories
					 seeking DOJ-Certification. Application for DOJ-Certification shall be made on Form
					 BOF 019 (Rev. 01/2012) which shall include the following:
(a) Laboratory information: name of applicant
				  laboratory; physical and mailing addresses; telephone and fax numbers; local
				  licensing authority, business license number, and expiration date; the local law
				  enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the laboratory; federal firearms license
				  number, type, and expiration date (if licensed); business hours; e-mail address (if
				  applicable); and copies of licenses and/or certificates identified on the
				  application.
(b) COE holder information:
				  name, title, COE number, and COE expiration date of any owner, chief executive
				  officer, or person who possesses or has applied for a COE pursuant to section
				  4052, subdivision (a) of these
				  regulations.
(c) Ownership information:
				  ownership structure; the name, title/relation to laboratory/percentage owned and/or
				  controlled, address, telephone and fax numbers, state corporation/partnership number
				  and expiration date, and local business license number and expiration date of any
				  owner that is not a natural person; and the name, title/relation to
				  laboratory/percentage owned and/or controlled, address, and telephone number of each
				  owner, partner, officer, director and any person who owns and/or exercises control
				  of five percent or more of outstanding common stock; and if a corporation or
				  partnership either original certified copies of the articles of incorporation or a
				  current roster of general and limited partners.
(d) Facility management and testing supervision
				  information: name and title of the manager or director of the laboratory and/or unit
				  of the laboratory that will conduct handgun tests, the persons supervising handgun
				  tests, and persons participating and/or performing handgun tests; a copy of the
				  laboratory's security procedures; the name, address, and telephone number of any
				  24-hour security service or monitored alarm system that is employed by the
				  laboratory, and a copy of the contract for services; and a copy of the procedures
				  for ensuring that persons prohibited from possessing firearms will not have access
				  to firearms and a description of the method to be used to identify any such
				  persons.
(e) Required equipment
				  information: whether the laboratory will obtain the required equipment at the time
				  the application is submitted or at a later date.
(f) Off-site location information, if applicable:
				  name of the owner; telephone number; physical address; and the testing to be
				  performed and/or equipment to be used at the off-site location.
(g) Authorized representative information: name
				  and title of the person who has the legal authority to sign the application and
				  attest to the required matters on behalf of the applicant laboratory.
(h) A signed certification stating that the
				  laboratory and/or owner is free from any conflicts of interest as defined by section
				  4053, subdivision (a)(3), (7), (8), and
				  (9) of these regulations.
(i) A signed
				  certification regarding: the informing of staff of laws relating to prohibitions
				  against firearms possession; the ensuring that prohibited persons do not have access
				  to, come into contact with, and/or possess firearms; the fact that the laboratory
				  obtains and maintains any required federal, state, and/or local licenses; and the
				  fact that the laboratory does comply with all applicable federal, state, and/or
				  local laws and/or regulations.
(j) A
				  signed certification regarding: the possession of the required equipment; the
				  maintenance and calibration of that equipment; and the laboratory does comply with
				  safety, design, operation, and licensing and approval requirements.
(k) The initial application processing fee
				  required by section
				  4065, subdivision (b)(1) of these
				  regulations.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering section
					 968.31 to section
					 4051, including amendment of
					 subsections (b) and (h), filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Amendment of first paragraph and
					 subsections (b), (h) and (k) filed 1-31-2011; operative 3-2-2011 (Register 2011, No.
					 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed
					 12-27-2011 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2011, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						32010, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						16380,
						16850,
						16900,
						17140,
						23515,
						25610,
						26710,
						29800,
						29805,
						29815,
						29820,
						29825,
						29900,
						31900,
						31905,
						31910,
						32005,
						32010,
						32015,
						32020,
						32025 and
						32030, Penal
						Code.