California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 3 - Assault Weapon Registration › Section 5474.2 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Firearm Manufactured by Unlicensed Subject (Fmbus)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A person seeking assault weapon registration for this type of
					 firearm shall seek a Department issued serial number at: dojserialnumber@doj.ca.gov,
					 prior to initiating the assault weapon registration process.
(a) A Department-provided serial number shall be
				  issued and applied as follows:
(1) The Department
				  shall issue a unique serial number to the applicant. The serial number issuance is a
				  separate process and must be done before the assault weapon application will be
				  accepted by the Department. Applicants seeking a FMBUS related serial number shall
				  complete a New Serial Number Application, Form BOF 1008, (Rev. 12/2019) hereby
				  incorporated by reference, and submit it to the Department prior to the initiation
				  of the registration of this type of firearm.
(2) Once the applicant has received a Department
				  issued serial number, the applicant may contact a Federal Firearms Licensed
				  Manufacturer (type 07) to have the serial number applied in a manner consistent with
				  this section and federal law. However, a Federal Firearms Licensee is under no
				  obligation to perform this work. Persons who have manufactured their own firearm may
				  also use non-licensed parties to apply the serial number and other required
				  markings; however, the owner of the weapon must not leave the firearm unattended
				  with an unlicensed party in violation of firearms transfer and/or lending laws.
				  Proof of the serial number being applied to the firearm shall be given to the
				  Department in the form of one or more digital photographs of the newly serialized
				  firearm being submitted in accordance with the photo requirement noted in section
				  5474 (c).
(3) An unlicensed manufacturer of firearms must
				  legibly and uniquely identify each firearm manufactured as follows:
(A) By engraving, casting, stamping (impressing),
				  or otherwise conspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast, stamped
				  (impressed) or placed on the frame or receiver thereof an individual serial number.
				  The serial number must be placed in a manner not susceptible of being readily
				  obliterated, altered, or removed, and must not duplicate any serial number placed by
				  the unlicensed manufacturer on any other firearm. The engraving, casting, or
				  stamping (impressing) of the serial number must be to a minimum depth of .003 inch
				  and in a print size no smaller than 
				  1/16 inch;
				  and
(B) By engraving, casting, stamping
				  (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast,
				  stamped (impressed) or placed on the frame, receiver, or barrel thereof certain
				  additional information. This information must be placed in a manner not susceptible
				  of being readily obliterated, altered, or removed. The additional information must
				  include:
(i) The model of the firearm, if such
				  designation has been made;
(ii) The
				  caliber or gauge of the firearm;
(iii)
				  The manufacturer's first and last name as provided to the Department for
				  registration purposes, when applicable; and
(iv) The city and state (or recognized
				  abbreviation thereof) where the manufacturer made the
				  firearm.
(4)
				  Measurement of height and depth of markings. The depth of all markings required by
				  this section will be measured from the flat surface of the metal and not the peaks
				  or ridges. The height of serial numbers required by paragraph (a)(3)(A) of this
				  section will be measured as the distance between the latitudinal ends of the
				  character impression bottoms (bases).
(5) The Department shall deny assault weapon
				  registration applications if it determines the above described marking requirements
				  have not been met.