California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 5 - Firearms Regulations › Chapter 6 - Certified Firearm Safety Device Laboratories, Firearm Safety Device Standards and Testing, and Standards for Gun Safes › Article 2 - Definition of Key Terms › Section 4082 - Definition of Key Terms

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "ATF" means
				  the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
				  Explosives.
(b) "Certified FSD
				  Laboratory" means a laboratory that has been granted FSD Laboratory Certification by
				  the DOJ.
(c) "COE" means a Certificate
				  of Eligibility issued by the DOJ pursuant to Penal Code section
				  26710, subdivision
				  (a) through (c) and the regulations issued thereunder after a check of state and
				  federal files has determined that at the time the check was performed, and based
				  upon available information, the applicant was not a person who was prohibited from
				  possessing firearms pursuant to state and federal laws.
(d) "Common household tools" means screwdrivers (8
				  to 10 inches in length, flathead or phillips, flathead sizes up to 5/8 inches), pipe
				  wrenches (9 1/2 to 10 inches in length), vice grip pliers (9 1/2 to 10 inches in
				  length), other pliers (9 1/2 to 10 inches arch joint, 6 to 6 1/2 -inch slip joint, 6
				  to 6 1/2 -inch long nose), hacksaws (12-inch standard carbon steel blade), crowbars
				  (16-inch), electric/cordless drills ( 1/3 horsepower corded/9.6 volt cordless),
				  hammers (16-ounce), chisels ( 1/4 -inch to 1-inch blade width wood chisels), and
				  crescent wrenches (10-inch).
(e)
				  "Completed application" means a completed Application for Firearm Safety Device
				  Laboratory Certification, Form BOF 019A (Rev. 01/2012), including application copies
				  of any applicable licenses and/or certificates; any additional sheets of paper used
				  to provide full and complete answers to questions on the application; and copies of
				  the laboratory's written procedures relating to security and prohibited
				  persons.
(f) "Corporation" means any
				  entity organized under Corporations Code section
				  102,
				  subdivision (a) or similar statute if not a California corporation.
(g) "Day" means a calendar day unless otherwise
				  specified in these regulations.
(h)
				  "Disabled" means defeating the FSD thereby rendering the firearm capable of firing
				  (expelling a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of
				  combustion).
(i) "DOJ" means the
				  California Department of Justice.
(j)
				  "DOJ-approved FSD" means an FSD that has been tested by a Certified FSD Laboratory,
				  has been determined to meet the standards for FSDs, and may be sold in California
				  pursuant to Penal Code section
				  23650.
(k) "Firearms manufacturer/importer" means either
				  a licensed manufacturer of domestically produced firearms or, if one exists, a legal
				  successor-in-interest or other person with the consent of the manufacturer; and/or a
				  federally licensed importer of foreign manufactured firearms.
(l) "FSD" means a device that locks and is
				  designed to prevent children and unauthorized users from firing a firearm. The
				  device may be installed on a firearm, be incorporated into the design of a firearm,
				  or prevent access to the firearm.
(m)
				  "Firearms Safety Device Compliance Test Report" means a report completed by a
				  Certified FSD Laboratory after an FSD has met the requirements of Penal Code section
				  23650 and these
				  regulations.
(n) "FSD manufacturer or
				  dealer" means either a manufacturer of FSDs or a dealer of FSDs.
(o) "Firing chamber" means the chamber that is
				  lined up with the firing pin or striker.
(p) "Firm" means a business unit, enterprise, or
				  partnership of two or more persons, that is not recognized as a legal person
				  distinct from the members comprising the entity.
(q) "FSD Laboratory Certification" means the DOJ
				  certificate issued as evidence of compliance with the DOJ laboratory certification
				  requirements as set forth in these regulations.
(r) "Keyway" means the opening in a locked
				  cylinder that is shaped to accept a key bit or blade of a proper
				  configuration.
(s) "Local license" means
				  any regulatory and/or business license issued by a city, county, or other local
				  government agency.
(t) "Model" means the
				  manufacturer's designation which uniquely identifies a specific design of
				  FSD.
(u) "Plug" means the part of a
				  cylinder which contains the keyway, with tumbler chambers usually corresponding to
				  those within the cylinder shell.
(v)
				  "Properly installed" means the FSD is installed according to the instructions
				  provided by the FSD manufacturer or dealer.
(w) "Reasonable access" means that areas and/or
				  items to be inspected by an authorized DOJ employee are free from physical
				  obstruction and/or other impediments that would make access difficult and/or
				  unsafe.
(x) "Roster of Approved Firearm
				  Safety Devices" means a DOJ list of all DOJ-approved FSDs. The roster shall list,
				  for each DOJ-approved FSD, the manufacturer, model number, model name, and other
				  information deemed necessary by the DOJ to facilitate identifying that
				  FSD.
(y) "Lock box" means an FSD that
				  fully contains and encloses the firearm(s).
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering section
					 977.20 to section
					 4082 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).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						23650 and
						23655, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						23650 and
						23655, Penal
						Code.