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California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 13 - Automated Firearms System Information Updates › Article 1 - General › Section 4353 - Updating Afs Records

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Before an
				  individual can electronically correct or update one or more AFS records, the
				  individual shall create a CFARS account as prescribed by California Code of
				  Regulations, Title 11, section
				  4340.
(b) The individual shall provide the following
				  current information: Full name, residence address, zip code, date of birth, and
				  identification type and number.
(c) The
				  individual shall provide their personal information, as it was, at the time when a
				  firearm was purchased or transferred into the individual's ownership, as reported to
				  the Department: Full name, residence address, zip code, date of birth, and
				  identification type and number.
(d) The
				  individual shall provide information for one or more firearms that were purchased or
				  transferred into the individual's ownership and possession with the same owner
				  information at the time of purchase or transfer. The individual shall provide the
				  following information for each firearm: Make, model, caliber, serial number
				  information, and/or type.
(e) The
				  individual may add another firearm purchased or transferred at another time by
				  providing additional firearm identifying information as prescribed by subdivision
				  (d).
(f) Updates or corrections to name,
				  date of birth, identification type and/or identification number require the
				  individual to electronically upload documents verifying the change as prompted by
				  CFARS. The individual will be prompted to upload a copy of their current California
				  Driver License, California Identification Card, or military identification card
				  (with military station orders) along with the following documentation to verify an
				  AFS record update:
(1) A change of name requires a
				  copy of the individual's marriage license, endorsed court order regarding
				  restoration of former name, or endorsed court order regarding name change.
(2) A change to the date of birth requires a copy
				  of the individual's birth certificate.
(3) An update to identification type, and/or
				  identification number requires a copy of the individual's California Driver License,
				  California Identification Card, or out-of-state driver license.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 1 - General › Section 4400 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions shall apply wherever the terms are
					 used throughout this Chapter.
(a) "CCW DOJ
				  Certified Instructor" means an instructor certified by the Department to provide the
				  course of training described in Penal Code section
				  26165.
(b) "CCW license" means a license issued pursuant
				  to Penal Code sections
				  26150,
				  26155, or
				  26170.
(c) "Department" means the California Department
				  of Justice.
(d) "Licensing authority"
				  means a sheriff of a county, or the chief or other head of a municipal police
				  department of any city or city and county.
(e) "Prohibited Armed Persons File" has the same
				  meaning as that in Penal Code sections
				  30000 and
				  30005.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						26225, Penal Code. Reference: Sections
						26150,
						26155,
						26165 and
						26170, Penal Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 1 - General › Section 4401 - Uniform CCW License Design Standards

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The uniform
				  CCW license mandated by Penal Code section
				  26175, subdivision
				  (a)(3)(A), shall be 2.125 inches in height and 3.375 inches in width. The uniform
				  CCW license shall be laminated or printed on a hard card using form BOF
				  4501.
(b) The front of the uniform CCW
				  license shall be in the following format:
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(c) The back of the uniform CCW license shall be
				  in the following format:
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(d) Licensing authorities may add their seal to
				  the top left corner of the front of the uniform CCW license.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 26175 and 26225, Penal Code.
						Reference: Section 26175, Penal Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 1 - General › Section 4402 - Capturing Thumbprint for Uniform CCW License

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensing authority shall capture an original right thumbprint for every initial or
				  renewal CCW license. If the right thumbprint is unavailable, the acceptable print
				  order is left thumbprint followed by any available digit of the right hand,
				  regardless of whether the digit is scarred or deformed. The licensee's thumbprint or
				  fingerprint image shall be true to size.
(b) If a Personal Identity Verification single
				  finger capture device is used, the device must be certified by the Federal Bureau of
				  Investigation (FBI) as tested and in compliance with the FBI's Next Generation
				  Identification (NGI) Image Quality Specifications (IQS).
(c) Form BOF 4501 shall be printed at a minimum
				  resolution of 600 dpi (dots per inch) and mailed to the Department in accordance
				  with section 4432, subdivision (d).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 26175 and 26225, Penal Code.
						Reference: Section 26175, Penal Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 2 - CCW DOJ Certified Instructors › Section 4410 - CCW DOJ Certified Instructor Qualifications and Applications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) CCW DOJ
				  Certified Instructor applicants must have a valid Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
				  issued pursuant to Penal Code section
				  26710 and California
				  Code of Regulations, title 11, section
				  4030 et seq.
(b) Applicants must be at least 21 years old.
				  Applicants shall provide a copy of a valid California driver license or California
				  identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, demonstrating the
				  applicant is 21 years of age or older. Applicants with a federal non-compliant
				  California driver license or identification card shall also comply with section
				  4045.1.
(c) Initial and renewal applications must be
				  completed and submitted on the Concealed Carry Weapon Program DOJ Certified
				  Instructor Application, Form BOF 1034 (Rev. 02/2024), hereby incorporated by
				  reference. Initial applicants must submit a copy of their active or unexpired
				  training certification from one of the following entities:
(1) Bureau of Security and Investigative Services,
				  Department of Consumer Affairs, State of California-Firearm Training
				  Instructor;
(2) Commission on Peace
				  Officer Standards and Training (POST), State of California-Firearms Instructor,
				  Rangemaster, or Concealed Carry Tactics Instructor;
(3) Authorization from a State of California
				  accredited school to teach a firearm training course;
(4) California Highway Patrol or California
				  Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation-Firearms Instructor, Weapons
				  Instructor, or Rangemaster; or
(5)
				  National Rifle Association (NRA)-Law Enforcement Instructor or Basics of Personal
				  Protection Outside the Home Instructor. Basics of Personal Protection Outside the
				  Home Instructors must additionally be both an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor and
				  Personal Protection in the Home Instructor.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 2 - CCW DOJ Certified Instructors › Section 4411 - Revoking CCW DOJ Certified Instructor's Certification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A CCW DOJ
				  Certified Instructor's certification shall be revoked for the following reasons:
(1) instructor made false statements on the
				  application;
(2) instructor's training
				  course fails to meet the minimum hourly length prescribed by Penal Code section
				  26165, subdivisions (a)(1) or
				  (d);
(3) instructor's training course
				  fails to include instruction on the topics listed in Penal Code section
				  26165, subdivision (a)(2);
(4) instructor fails to require students to pass a
				  written examination to demonstrate their understanding of the topics listed in Penal
				  Code section 26165, subdivision (a)(2) and
				  (3);
(5) instructor's training course
				  fails to include the live-fire shooting exercises, safe handling demonstration, or
				  demonstration of shooting proficiency prescribed by Penal Code section
				  26165, subdivision (a)(6); or
(6) public safety may be endangered if the
				  instructor were to retain the certification.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 2 - CCW DOJ Certified Instructors › Section 4412 - POST-Certified Firearms Instructors May Serve as CCW Instructors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any active or honorably retired peace officer, as defined in
					 Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section
					 830) of Title 3 of
					 Part 2 of the Penal Code, who is certified as a Firearms Instructor by the
					 California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) may provide the
					 course of training described in Penal Code section
					 26165. Such officers
					 are exempt from the application procedure described in section
					 4410. Reserve peace officers appointed
					 pursuant to Penal Code section
					 830.6 do not qualify
					 for this exemption.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 26165 and 26225, Penal Code.
						Reference: Section 26165, Penal Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 3 - Background Checks › Section 4420 - Submission of Fingerprints

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) When
				  fingerprints are required, fingerprints shall be captured and transmitted
				  electronically by an authorized Live Scan operator.
(b) The CCW license applicant shall complete a
				  Request For Live Scan Service form which will require the following applicant
				  information: full name, any alias name, date of birth, sex, driver license number,
				  height, weight, eye color, hair color, place of birth, and home address. The
				  applicant shall take the completed form to a Live Scan operator who shall confirm
				  the applicant's identification, input the applicant's personal descriptor
				  information, capture the applicant's fingerprints electronically, and transmit the
				  data to the Department.
(1) In lieu of a home
				  address, an applicant who participates in the program described in Chapter 3.1
				  (commencing with Section
				  6205) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
				  Government Code may provide the address designated to the applicant by the Secretary
				  of State.
(2) In lieu of a home address,
				  an applicant who falls within the categories described in Penal Code section
				  26220, subdivision (c), may provide a
				  business address or an alternative mailing address, such as a post office
				  box.
(3) In lieu of a home address, an
				  applicant for a license issued pursuant to Penal Code section
				  26170 may provide their post office box
				  or the address of the issuing license authority.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 3 - Background Checks › Section 4421 - Initial and Renewal Applicant Background Checks to Determine if Applicant Is Prohibited

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For initial
				  applicants, the Department shall examine its records and the National Instant
				  Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to determine the CCW license applicant's
				  eligibility under state and federal law to possess, receive, own, or purchase a
				  firearm.
(b) For renewal applications,
				  the Department shall review the Prohibited Armed Persons File and the National
				  Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to determine the CCW license
				  applicant's eligibility under state and federal law to possess, receive, own, or
				  purchase a firearm. If the applicant does not match an entry in the Prohibited Armed
				  Persons File, the Department shall examine its records to determine the CCW license
				  applicant's eligibility under state and federal law to possess, receive, own, or
				  purchase a firearm.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						26185 and
						26225, Penal Code. Reference: Sections
						26165 and
						26185, Penal Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 3 - Background Checks › Section 4422 - Background Checks Following Denials or Revocations Reversed by Court Order

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Section
				  4421, subdivision (a), applies to
				  background checks for initial applicants whose CCW license denials are reversed by
				  court order pursuant to Penal Code section
				  26206, subdivision (f)(1). Section
				  4421, subdivision (b), applies to
				  background checks for renewal applicants whose CCW license denials are reversed by
				  court order pursuant to Penal Code section
				  26206, subdivision (f)(1). The
				  Department shall notify the licensing authority of the results of the background
				  check no later than 60 days from receipt of the applicant's fingerprints or the
				  renewal notification.
(b) When
				  fingerprints are submitted to the Department following CCW license denials reversed
				  by court order pursuant to Penal Code section
				  26206, subdivision (f)(1):
(1) The Department shall provide a state or
				  federal response to the licensing authority, pursuant to Penal Code section
				  11105, subdivision
				  (
l
).
(2) If the
				  Department is unable to ascertain the final disposition of an arrest or criminal
				  charge, the outcome of the mental health treatment or evaluation, or the applicant's
				  eligibility to possess, receive, own, or purchase a firearm, the Department shall
				  notify the licensing authority.
(3) The
				  Department shall furnish the licensing authority a criminal history report
				  pertaining to the applicant. No new or renewal license shall be issued by any
				  licensing authority unless the report confirms the applicant's eligibility to
				  possess, receive, own, or purchase a firearm.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 4 - Licensing Authority Duties › Section 4430 - Revocations When Licensee Is Disqualified Person

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) When a CCW
				  license is revoked based on a determination that the licensee is a disqualified
				  person, as set forth in Penal Code section
				  26202, the licensing authority shall
				  not request that the Department terminate state or federal subsequent notification,
				  as set forth in Penal Code section
				  11105.2, subdivision (d), prior to the
				  deadline for the licensee to request a hearing pursuant to Penal Code section
				  26206, subdivision (c).
(b) If a hearing is requested timely, the
				  licensing authority shall not request that the Department terminate state or federal
				  subsequent notification, as set forth in Penal Code section
				  11105.2, subdivision (d), prior to the
				  court's decision in the case. The licensing authority shall not request that the
				  Department terminate state or federal subsequent notification if the court orders
				  reinstatement of the person's license pursuant to Penal Code section
				  26206, subdivision (f)(2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						26206 and
						26225, Penal Code. Reference: Section
						26206, Penal Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 4 - Licensing Authority Duties › Section 4431 - Reviewing the Automated Firearms System

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For
				  purposes of Penal Code section
				  26162, the licensing authority shall
				  review the Automated Firearms System (AFS) to determine if the CCW license applicant
				  is the recorded owner of the particular pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable
				  of being concealed upon the person reported in the application for a CCW license or
				  the application for the amendment to a CCW license.
(b) The serial number of the firearm and the CCW
				  license applicant's name, date of birth, and identification number (from California
				  driver license, California identification card issued by the Department of Motor
				  Vehicles, social security card, or military identification) must match an entry in
				  one of the following AFS records:
(1) Assault
				  Weapon Registration;
(2) C&R
				  Collector's Report;
(3) C&R
				  Collector In State Long Gun;
(4)
				  Dealer's Record of Sale;
(5) Firearm
				  Ownership;
(6) Intra-Familial Firearms
				  Transaction;
(7) New Resident
				  Report;
(8) Operation of Law;
(9) Pawn Redemption;
(10) Prohibited Temporary Storage
				  Return;
(11) Serial Number
				  Assigned;
(12) Serial Number
				  Restored;
(13) Unique Serial Number
				  Ownership; or
(14) Voluntary
				  Registration.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 4 - Licensing Authority Duties › Section 4432 - Notifications, Records, and Annual Survey

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For
				  purposes of Penal Code section
				  26225, subdivision
				  (b), "immediately" means no later than 15 days after the denial, denial of an
				  amendment, issuance, amendment, or revocation of a CCW license.
(b) The licensing authority shall report the
				  denial or revocation of a CCW license on the License to Carry Concealed Pistol,
				  Revolver, or Other Firearm Notification of Denial or Revocation, Form BOF 1032 (Rev.
				  01/2024), hereby incorporated by reference.
(c) The licensing authority shall report the
				  denial of an amendment to a CCW license on the License to Carry Concealed Pistol,
				  Revolver, or Other Firearm Amendment, Form BOF 4502.
(d)
(1) The
				  licensing authority shall mail copies of all new and amended CCW licenses to:
				  Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms -- CCW Program, P.O. Box 160367,
				  Sacramento, CA 95816-0367;
(2) The
				  licensing authority shall mail copies of all renewal CCW licenses to: Department of
				  Justice, Prescan Unit, K-111, P.O. Box 903417, Sacramento, CA 94203-4170.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses › Article 5 - Signs Allowing Firearms on the Property › Section 4440 - Signs Allowing Firearms on Private Property

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in subdivision (b), the signs required by Penal Code section
				  26230, subdivision (a)(22) and (26),
				  shall contain the following language:
(1) NOTICE
				  Lawful Concealed Carry Allowed on Property. (Pen. Code §
											26230.); or
(2) NOTICE No Lawful Concealed Carry Allowed on
				  Property without Written Permission of Owner. (Pen. Code §
											26230.)
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 38 - Olympic Pistol Exemptions › Section 5455 - Exemption of Olympic Pistols

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				following definitions shall apply to the regulations contained in this chapter:
(1) "USA Shooting or its successor" means the
				organization that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the
				national governing body for international shooting competition in the United
				States.
(2) "DOJ" means the California
				Department of Justice.
(3) "New model"
				means a model not previously listed on the roster of Olympic pistols exempted
				pursuant to this section.
(4) "Olympic
				pistol" means a handgun that is all of the following:
(A) Is sanctioned for use in Olympic target
				shooting events by the International Olympic Committee.
(B) Is sanctioned for use in Olympic target
				shooting events by USA Shooting, or its successor.
(C) Is used for Olympic target shooting
				purposes.
(D) Falls within the Penal
				Code section
				31910 definition of
				"unsafe handgun" and/or the Penal Code section
				30515 definition of
				"assault weapon."
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 1 - General › Section 5459 - Title and Scope

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This chapter shall be known as the "Department of Justice
					 Regulations for Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines," may be cited as such
					 and are referred to herein as "these regulations." The provisions of these
					 regulations shall apply to assault weapons as defined in Penal Code section
					 30515 and as
					 specified pursuant to Penal Code section
					 30520, and
					 large-capacity magazines as defined in Penal Code section
					 16740. These
					 regulations do not apply to assault weapons as defined in Penal Code section
					 30510.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering division 1, chapter 12.8 (articles 1-4, sections
					 978.10-978.44) to division 5, chapter
					 39 (articles 1-4, sections
					 5459-5484) and renumbering section
					 978.10 to section
					 5459 filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending chapter heading, section and NOTE filed 12-27-2011 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2011, No. 52).
3. Amendment of chapter heading
					 filed 5-28-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No.
					 22).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						30520,
						30900,
						30905,
						30910,
						30915,
						30920,
						30925,
						30930,
						30935,
						30940,
						30945,
						30950,
						30955,
						30960,
						30965 and
						32315, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						16170(a),
						16350,
						16740,
						16890,
						30515,
						30520,
						30900,
						30905,
						12079,
						30910,
						30915,
						30920,
						30925,
						30930,
						30935,
						30940,
						30945,
						30950,
						30955,
						30960,
						30965,
						32310,
						32315,
						32400,
						32405,
						32410,
						32415,
						32420,
						32425,
						32430,
						32435,
						32440,
						32445 and
						32450, Penal
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 1 - General › Section 5460 - Application of Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The definitions of terms in section
					 5471 of this chapter shall apply to the
					 identification of assault weapons pursuant to Penal Code section
					 30515.
1. New section
					 filed 1-8-2019; operative 1-8-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2019, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 2 - Registration Requirement, What Qualifies for Registration, and Definitions › Section 5469 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Who Must Register

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any person who, from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2016,
					 inclusive, lawfully possessed an assault weapon that does not have a fixed magazine,
					 as defined in Penal Code section
					 30515, including
					 those weapons with an ammunition feeding device that can be readily removed from the
					 firearm with the use of a tool (commonly referred to as a bullet-button weapon) must
					 register the firearm before July 1, 2018.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering section
					 978.20 to section
					 5469 filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. 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).
3. Repealer and new article 2
					 heading, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 7-31-2017; operative
					 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Penal Code
					 section
					 30900(b)(5)
					 (Register 2017, No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 2 - Registration Requirement, What Qualifies for Registration, and Definitions › Section 5470 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Which Weapons Must be Registered

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except
				  as provided in section
				  5472, an assault weapon that does not
				  have a fixed magazine, as defined by Penal Code section
				  30515, must be
				  registered with the Department before July 1, 2018.
(b) A semiautomatic, centerfire or rimfire pistol
				  with an ammunition feeding device that can be readily removed from the firearm with
				  the use of a tool, commonly referred to as a bullet-button weapon, that has one or
				  more specified features identified in Penal Code section
				  30515 is included in
				  the category of firearms that must be registered.
(c) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle with an
				  ammunition feeding device that can be readily removed from the firearm with the use
				  of a tool, commonly referred to as a bullet-button weapon, that has one or more
				  specified features identified in Penal Code section
				  30515 is included in
				  the category of firearms that must be registered.
(d) A semiautomatic shotgun with an ammunition
				  feeding device that can be readily removed from the firearm with the use of a tool,
				  commonly referred to as a bullet-button weapon, is included in the category of
				  firearms that must be registered.
1. Relocation of
					 article 3 heading from preceding section
					 5470 to precede section
					 5472 and new section filed 7-31-2017;
					 operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Penal
					 Code section
					 30900(b)(5)
					 (Register 2017, No. 31). For prior history, see Register 2011, No.
					 52.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal
						Code.
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 5472 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Weapons that Will Not be Registered as Assault Weapons

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Department will not register as an assault
				  weapon a firearm unless it was lawfully possessed on or before December 31,
				  2016.
(b) The Department will not
				  register a firearm that was required to be registered under prior assault weapon
				  registration laws in effect before January 1, 2017. These weapons include, but are
				  not limited to, firearms known as "named assault weapons" and are listed in Penal
				  Code section
				  30510 and sections
				  5495 and
				  5499 of Chapter 40.
(c) The Department will not register a firearm as
				  an assault weapon if the firearm is featureless, except for bullet-button shotguns
				  as described in section
				  5470(d).
(d) The Department will not register a firearm as
				  an assault weapon if the firearm has a fixed magazine that holds ten rounds or
				  less.
(e) The Department will not
				  register a firearm as an assault weapon unless the firearm is fully assembled and
				  fully functional.
(f) The Department
				  will not register as an assault weapon a firearm manufactured by a
				  federally-licensed manufacturer if the firearm does not have a serial number applied
				  pursuant to federal law.
(g) The
				  Department will not register as an assault weapon a FMBUS if the firearm does not
				  have a serial number assigned by the Department and applied by the owner or agent
				  pursuant to section
				  5474.2.
1. Relocation of
					 article 3 heading from preceding section
					 5470 to precede section
					 5472 and new section filed 7-31-2017;
					 operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Penal
					 Code section
					 30900(b)(5)
					 (Register 2017, No. 31). For prior history, see Register 2011, No.
					 52.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal
						Code.
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 5473 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); California Firearms Application Reporting System ("Cfars"); Account Requirements. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering section
					 978.33 to section
					 5473 filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. 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).
3. Repealer and new section filed
					 7-31-2017; operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
					 pursuant to Penal Code section
					 30900(b)(5)
					 (Register 2017, No. 31).
4. Repealer filed 5-28-2019; operative 7-1-2019
					 (Register 2019, No. 22).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal
						Code.
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 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Applicant and Firearms Information

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
After creating a CFARS account pursuant to section
					 4340, registrants must provide the
					 following information:
(a) The registrant's
				  full name, address, telephone number, date of birth, sex, height, weight, eye color,
				  hair color, military identification number (if applicable), California Driver
				  License number or California Identification Card number, U.S. citizenship status,
				  place of birth, country of citizenship, and federal Citizenship and Immigration
				  Services (US-CIS) number or I-94, if applicable.
(b) A description of the firearm that identifies
				  it uniquely, including but not limited to: firearm type, make, model, caliber,
				  firearm color, barrel length, serial number, all identification marks, firearm
				  country of origin/manufacturer, the date the firearm was acquired, the name and
				  address of the individual from whom, or business from which, the firearm was
				  acquired.
(c) Clear digital photos of
				  firearms listed on the application. One photo shall depict the bullet-button style
				  magazine release installed on the firearm. One photo shall depict the firearm from
				  the end of the barrel to the end of the stock if it is a long gun or the point
				  furthest from the end of the barrel if it is a pistol. The other two photos shall
				  show the left side of the receiver/frame and right side of the receiver/frame. These
				  locations are typically where firearms are marked when manufacturing is complete. At
				  the discretion of the Department the last two photos shall be substituted for photos
				  of identification markings at some other locations on the firearm.
1. New section
					 filed 7-31-2017; operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
					 pursuant to Penal Code section
					 30900(b)(5)
					 (Register 2017, No. 31).
2. Amendment of first paragraph filed 5-28-2019;
					 operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 22).
3. Change without regulatory
					 effect amending subsection (a) filed 12-6-2021 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2021, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal
						Code.
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 5474.1 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Joint Registration of Assault Weapons

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) If
				  a firearm will be jointly registered, one family member must be identified as the
				  primary registrant. The name and relationship of each joint registrant must be
				  provided. Joint registrants must reside in the same household and share the same
				  address.
(b) All joint registrants must
				  be 18 years of age by June 30, 2018. Joint registrations are only authorized for the
				  following family relationships:
(1)
				  Spouses
(2) Parent to Child
(3) Child to Parent
(4) Grandparent to Grandchild
(5) Grandchild to Grandparent
(6) Domestic Partners
(7) Siblings
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 5475 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Fees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The fee to register
				  an assault weapon is $15.00 per person, per transaction. There is no limit to the
				  number of assault weapons a person can register in a single transaction.
(b) The fee must be paid by debit or credit card
				  at the time the registration is submitted to the Department for processing. If the
				  fee is not paid, the registration will not be processed.
(c) A $5 fee is required to obtain a copy of the
				  original registration disposition letter.
1. New section
					 filed 7-31-2017; operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
					 pursuant to Penal Code section
					 30900(b)(5)
					 (Register 2017, No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal
						Code.
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 5476 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Processing of Applications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Applications for assault weapon registration must be received between January 1,
				  2017, and June 30, 2018, and will be processed in the order in which they are
				  received.
(b) Once the registration has
				  been submitted electronically and fees have been paid, the Department will inform
				  the applicant, via email, that the application: has been received and accepted for
				  processing; is being returned as incomplete and specify what information is
				  required; or has been rejected.
(c) If
				  the Department deems an application incomplete and notifies the applicant via email
				  of the incomplete determination, the applicant shall provide the requested
				  information or documentation within 30 days. If the Department does not receive the
				  additional information or documentation within 30 days, the application will be
				  rejected and the application fee will not be refunded. The applicant may complete a
				  new application by June 30, 2018, subject to a new application fee.
(d) Once the Department determines that all
				  necessary information has been received and the firearm qualifies for registration,
				  the firearms eligibility check shall commence. The Department will inform the
				  applicant of the results of the check.
(e) If the firearms eligibility check is
				  successful, the registrant shall receive an assault weapon registration disposition
				  letter via U.S. mail.
1. New section
					 filed 7-31-2017; operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
					 pursuant to Penal Code section
					 30900(b)(5)
					 (Register 2017, No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515,
						30900 and
						30950, Penal
						Code.
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 5477 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Post-Registration Modification of Registered Assault Weapons, Prohibition

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The release
				  mechanism for an ammunition feeding device on an assault weapon registered pursuant
				  to Penal Code section
				  30900, subdivision
				  (b)(1) shall not be changed after the assault weapon is registered. A weapon's
				  eligibility for registration pursuant to Penal Code section
				  30900, subdivision
				  (b)(1) depends, in part, on its release mechanism. Any alteration to the release
				  mechanism converts the assault weapon into a different weapon from the one that was
				  registered.
(b) The prohibition in
				  subdivision (a) does not extend to the repair or like-kind replacement of the
				  mechanism.
(c) This prohibition in
				  subdivision (a) does not extend to a firearm that is undergoing the deregistration
				  process pursuant to section
				  5478. Written confirmation from the
				  Department that acknowledges the owner's intent to deregister an assault weapon
				  pursuant to section
				  5478 shall be proof the deregistration
				  process has been initiated.
1. New section
					 filed 7-31-2017; operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
					 pursuant to Penal Code section
					 30900(b)(5)
					 (Register 2017, No. 31).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 subsection (c) filed 12-6-2021 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2021, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						30900, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						30515 and
						30900, Penal
						Code.
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 5478 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Voluntary Deregistration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Department will accept voluntary deregistration requests for assault weapons that
				  are no longer possessed by the registrant, in the form of a completed Form BOF 4546,
				  "Notice of No Longer in Possession," (Rev. 12/2019) hereby incorporated by
				  reference. Deregistration requests will also be accepted for assault weapons, as
				  defined in Penal Code section
				  30515, that have
				  been modified or reconfigured to no longer meet that definition. Deregistration
				  requests must be in writing, signed, dated, and provide the following information:
(1) Registrant's full name, telephone number, and
				  current address; make, model, and serial number of the assault weapon; and the
				  Department assault weapon registration number (as indicated on the registration
				  confirmation letter provided to the registrant at the time of registration). If the
				  Department assault weapon registration number is unknown, the request must be
				  notarized.
(2) If the firearm has been
				  modified or reconfigured to no longer meet the definition of assault weapon, one or
				  more photographs clearly depicting the firearm in its current configuration shall be
				  attached to the written deregistration request. Additional information, photographs,
				  or inspection may be requested by the Department before determining eligibility for
				  deregistration.
(3) If the registrant is
				  no longer in possession of the firearm, proof of sale or transfer of the firearm
				  shall be attached to the written deregistration request. Acceptable proof includes
				  receipts from out-of-state gun stores, or law enforcement reports depicting the
				  seizure and/or destruction of the firearm(s).
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 4 - Large-Capacity Magazine Permits › Section 5480 - Requirements for Large-Capacity Magazine Permits Pursuant to Penal Code Section 32315

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) This article applies
				  to Penal Code section
				  32315 permits for
				  the out-of-state importation and exportation of large-capacity magazines as defined
				  in Penal Code section
				  16740. Importation
				  and exportation includes the transportation of magazines as necessary to complete a
				  transfer to or from an out-of-state source.
(b) No permit shall be issued to any person who
				  fails to establish "good cause" for issuance of the permit and that the permit would
				  not endanger public safety. "Good cause" shall be established by the following:
(1) A statement from the applicant that a
				  large-capacity magazine marketplace exists for their dealership; and
(2) Compliance with The Dangerous Weapons Control
				  Law comprised of the provisions listed in Penal Code section
				  16580 relative to
				  large-capacity magazines and record keeping requirements specified in section
				  5483 of these
				  regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 4 - Large-Capacity Magazine Permits › Section 5481 - Processing Times. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering section
					 978.41 to section
					 5481 filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect
					 repealing section filed 12-27-2011 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2011, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						15376 and
						15378,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						15376 and
						15378,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 4 - Large-Capacity Magazine Permits › Section 5482 - Term Length of Large-Capacity Magazine Permits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The term of a large-capacity magazine permit
				  shall be from January 1 through December 31. It is the responsibility of the
				  permittee to submit a completed renewal application prior to December 31 of each
				  year in order to maintain uninterrupted status as a large-capacity magazine
				  permittee. Renewal applications shall be submitted on the form BOF 050 (Rev.
				  12/2019) prescribed in section
				  5480, subdivision (b) of these
				  regulations.
(b) If at any time a
				  permittee is not among the licensed firearms dealers on the DOJ Centralized List of
				  Firearms Dealers, the large-capacity magazine permit is no longer valid and shall be
				  canceled.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering section
					 978.42 to section
					 5482, including amendment of subsection
					 (a), filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending section heading, section and NOTE filed 12-27-2011 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2011, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending subsection (a) filed 12-17-2019 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2019, No. 51).
4. Editorial correction implementing
					 12-17-2019 nonsubstantive amendments (Register 2020, No.
					 13).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						32315, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						16740,
						32310,
						32315,
						32400,
						32405,
						32410,
						32415,
						32420,
						32425,
						32430,
						32435,
						32440,
						32445 and
						32450, Penal
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 39 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines › Article 4 - Large-Capacity Magazine Permits › Section 5483 - Large-Capacity Magazine Permit Record Keeping

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Permittees shall maintain acquisition and disposition
					 transaction records of the importation and exportation of large-capacity magazines.
					 Records shall include transaction date, transaction volume; and the name, address,
					 and Federal Firearms License number (if any) of the out of state transferee or
					 transferor. Records must be maintained at the dealership for three years and be made
					 available to representatives of the DOJ or any other law enforcement agency upon
					 request.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering section
					 978.43 to section
					 5483 filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending section heading, 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
						32315, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						16740 and
						32315, Penal
						Code.