AB 1420: Firearms.
- Session Year: 2023-2024
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2023-09-26
Current Status:
Passed
(2023-09-26: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 245, Statutes of 2023.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
Existing law subjects a license to sell, lease, or transfer firearms to forfeiture for a violation of regulations on the transfer of firearms, except for violations of specified provisions relating to the storage and inspection of firearms. Existing law authorizes the department to conduct inspections of firearm dealers for compliance with specified provisions. Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to assess a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 against a licensee that violates any provision that subjects that licensee to forfeiture of that license.
This bill would instead authorize the department to conduct inspections and assess that fine for any violation of provisions relating to regulation of those licenses, for violations of specified provisions regulating the sale of secondhand firearms, and for violations of other applicable state law. The bill would make other technical changes regarding the regulation of licenses.
Existing law requires the department to maintain and make available, upon request, information concerning, among other things, the number of firearms dealers found to have violated specified laws with knowledge or gross negligence.
This bill would require the department to also maintain and make available the number of firearms dealers who have violated any other applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence.
Existing law requires the register or record of electronic transfer of a firearm to contain specified information, including, among other things, the purchasers address and telephone number.
This bill would additionally require that register or record to include the purchasers email address for transactions on and after September 1, 2025.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 574 to be operative only if this bill and AB 574 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Existing law subjects a license to sell, lease, or transfer firearms to forfeiture for a violation of regulations on the transfer of firearms, except for violations of specified provisions relating to the storage and inspection of firearms. Existing law authorizes the department to conduct inspections of firearm dealers for compliance with specified provisions. Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to assess a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 against a licensee that violates any provision that subjects that licensee to forfeiture of that license.
This bill would instead authorize the department to conduct inspections and assess that fine for any violation of provisions relating to regulation of those licenses, for violations of specified provisions regulating the sale of secondhand firearms, and for violations of other applicable state law. The bill would make other technical changes regarding the regulation of licenses.
Existing law requires the department to maintain and make available, upon request, information concerning, among other things, the number of firearms dealers found to have violated specified laws with knowledge or gross negligence.
This bill would require the department to also maintain and make available the number of firearms dealers who have violated any other applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence.
Existing law requires the register or record of electronic transfer of a firearm to contain specified information, including, among other things, the purchasers address and telephone number.
This bill would additionally require that register or record to include the purchasers email address for transactions on and after September 1, 2025.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 574 to be operative only if this bill and AB 574 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Existing law subjects a license to sell, lease, or transfer firearms to forfeiture for a violation of regulations on the transfer of firearms, except for violations of specified provisions relating to the storage and inspection of firearms. Existing law authorizes the department to conduct inspections of firearm dealers for compliance with specified provisions. Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to assess a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 against a licensee that violates any provision that subjects that licensee to forfeiture of that license.
This bill would instead authorize the department to conduct inspections and assess that fine for any violation of provisions relating to regulation of those licenses, for violations of specified provisions regulating the sale of secondhand firearms, and for violations of other applicable state law. The bill would make other technical changes regarding the regulation of licenses.
Existing law requires the department to maintain and make available, upon request, information concerning, among other things, the number of firearms dealers found to have violated specified laws with knowledge or gross negligence.
This bill would require the department to also maintain and make available the number of firearms dealers who have violated any other applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence.
Existing law requires the register or record of electronic transfer of a firearm to contain specified information, including, among other things, the purchasers address and telephone number.
This bill would additionally require that register or record to include the purchasers email address for transactions on and after September 1, 2025.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 574 to be operative only if this bill and AB 574 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Existing law subjects a license to sell, lease, or transfer firearms to forfeiture for a violation of regulations on the transfer of firearms, except for violations of specified provisions relating to the storage and inspection of firearms. Existing law authorizes the department to conduct inspections of firearm dealers for compliance with specified provisions. Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to assess a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 against a licensee that violates any provision that subjects that licensee to forfeiture of that license.
This bill would instead authorize the department to conduct inspections and assess that fine for any violation of provisions relating to regulation of those licenses, as well as for violations of specified provisions regulating the sale of secondhand firearms. firearms, and for violations of other applicable state law. The bill would make other technical changes regarding the regulation of licenses.
Existing law requires the department to maintain and make available, upon request, information concerning, among other things, the number of firearms dealers found to have violated specified laws with knowledge or gross negligence.
This bill would require the department to also maintain and make available the number of firearms dealers who have violated any other applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence.
Existing law requires the register or record of electronic transfer of a firearm to contain specified information, including, among other things, the purchasers address and telephone number.
This bill would additionally require that register or record to include the purchasers email address. address for transactions on and after September 1, 2025.
Existing law subjects a license to sell, lease, or transfer firearms to forfeiture for a violation of regulations on the transfer of firearms, except for violations of specified provisions relating to the storage and inspection of firearms. Existing law authorizes the department to conduct inspections of firearm dealers for compliance with specified provisions. Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to assess a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 against a licensee that violates any provision that subjects that licensee to forfeiture of that license.
This bill would instead authorize the department to conduct inspections and assess that fine for any violation of provisions relating to regulation of those licenses, as well as for violations of specified provisions regulating the sale of secondhand firearms. The bill would make other technical changes regarding the regulation of licenses.
Existing law requires the register or record of electronic transfer of a firearm to contain specified information, including, among other things, the purchasers address and telephone number.
This bill would additionally require that register or record to include the purchasers email address.
Existing law prohibits a person from manufacturing more than 3 firearms within this state in a calendar year unless that person, firm, or corporation is a licensed firearms manufacturer, as specified. Existing law prohibits the possession of a firearm that does not have a serial number or mark of identification, as specified. Existing law requires a person, before manufacturing or assembling an unserialized firearm, to apply to the Department of Justice for a unique serial number or other mark of identification and affix that serial number or mark of identification to the firearm, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Existing law prohibits a person from manufacturing more than 3 firearms within this state in a calendar year unless that person, firm, or corporation is a licensed firearms manufacturer, as specified. Existing law prohibits the possession of a firearm that does not have a serial number or mark of identification, as specified. Existing law requires a person, before manufacturing or assembling an unserialized firearm, to apply to the Department of Justice for a unique serial number or other mark of identification and affix that serial number or mark of identification to the firearm, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
(a)The Department of Justice may conduct inspections of dealers at least every three years to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
(1)Commencing on January 1, 2024, the department shall conduct inspections of all dealers, except a dealer specified in subdivision (c), at least once every three years, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
(2)Inspections of dealers pursuant to this subdivision shall include an audit of dealer records that includes a sampling of at least 25 percent but no more than 50 percent of each record type.
(b)The department may assess an annual fee, not to exceed one hundred fifteen dollars ($115), to cover the reasonable cost of maintaining the list described in Section 26715, including the cost of inspections.
(c)A dealer whose place of business is located in a jurisdiction that has adopted an inspection program to ensure compliance with firearms law is exempt from that portion of the departments fee that relates to the cost of inspections. The applicant is responsible for providing evidence to the department that the jurisdiction in which the business is located has the inspection program. The department may inspect a dealer who is exempt from mandatory inspections under subdivision (b) to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
SEC. 2.Section 26725 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26725.The Department of Justice shall maintain and make available upon request information concerning all of the following:
(a)The number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected pursuant to Section 26720.
(b)A listing of exempted jurisdictions, as defined in Section 26720.
(c)The number of dealers removed from the centralized list defined in Section 26715.
(d)The number of dealers found to have violated a provision listed in Section 16575 and any other applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence.
SEC. 3.Section 26800 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26800.(a)A license under this chapter is subject to forfeiture for a violation of any of the prohibitions and requirements of this article, except those stated in the following provisions:
(1)Subdivision (c) of Section 26890.
(2)Subdivision (d) of Section 26890.
(3)Subdivision (b) of Section 26900.
(b)The department may assess a civil fine against a licensee, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), for any breach of a prohibition or requirement of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law. The department may assess a civil fine, in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), for a violation of a prohibition or requirement of this article that subjects the license to forfeiture under subdivision (a), for either of the following:
(1)The licensee has received written notification from the department regarding the violation and subsequently failed to take corrective action in a timely manner.
(2)The licensee is otherwise determined by the department to have knowingly or with gross negligence violated the prohibition or requirement.
(c)The department may adopt regulations setting fine amounts and providing a process for a licensee to appeal a fine assessed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d)Moneys received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Dealers Record of Sale Special Account of the General Fund, to be available, upon appropriation, for expenditure by the department to offset the reasonable costs of firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities related to the sale, purchase, manufacturing, lawful or unlawful possession, loan, or transfer of firearms pursuant to any provision listed in Section 16580.
(e)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.
SEC. 4.Section 28160 of the Penal Code is amended to read:28160.(a)For all firearms, the register or record of electronic transfer shall include all of the following information:
(1)The date and time of sale.
(2)The make of firearm.
(3)Peace officer exemption status pursuant to the provisions listed in subdivision (c) of Section 16585, and the agency name.
(4)Any applicable waiting period exemption information.
(5)California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(6)The purchasers firearm safety certificate number issued pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 31610) of Chapter 4 of Division 10 of this title.
(7)Manufacturers name if stamped on the firearm.
(8)Model name or number, if stamped on the firearm.
(9)Serial number, if applicable.
(10)Other number, if more than one serial number is stamped on the firearm.
(11)Any identification number or mark assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 23910.
(12)If the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or mark assigned to it, a notation as to that fact.
(13)Caliber.
(14)Type of firearm.
(15)If the firearm is new or used.
(16)Barrel length.
(17)Color of the firearm.
(18)Full name of purchaser.
(19)Purchasers complete date of birth.
(20)Purchasers local address.
(21)If current address is temporary, complete permanent address of purchaser.
(22)For transactions on and after September 1, 2025, purchasers email address.
(23)Identification of purchaser.
(24)Purchasers place of birth (state or country).
(25)Purchasers complete telephone number.
(26)Purchasers occupation.
(27)Purchasers gender.
(28)Purchasers physical description.
(29)All legal names and aliases ever used by the purchaser.
(30)Yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase, including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or an offense described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, the purchasers status as a person described in Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not guilty by reason of insanity, and whether the purchaser is a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(31)Signature of purchaser.
(32)Signature of salesperson, as a witness to the purchasers signature.
(33)Salespersons certificate of eligibility number, if the salesperson has obtained a certificate of eligibility.
(34)Name and complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown on the dealers license.
(35)The establishment number, if assigned.
(36)The dealers complete business telephone number.
(37)Any information required by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(38)Any information required to determine whether subdivision (f) of Section 27540 applies.
(39)A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register.
(40)A statement informing the purchaser, after their ownership of a firearm, of all of the following:
(A)Upon their application, the Department of Justice shall furnish them any information reported to the department as it relates to their ownership of that firearm.
(B)The purchaser is entitled to file a report of their acquisition, disposition, or ownership of a firearm with the department pursuant to Section 28000.
(C)Instructions for accessing the departments internet website for more information.
(41)For transactions on and after January 1, 2015, the purchasers firearm safety certificate number, except that in the case of a handgun, the number from an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(b)The purchaser shall provide the purchasers right thumbprint on the register in a manner prescribed by the department. No exception to this requirement shall be permitted except by regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The firearms dealer shall record on the register or record of electronic transfer the date that the firearm is delivered, together with the firearm dealers signature indicating delivery of the firearm.
(d)The purchaser shall sign the register or the record of electronic transfer on the date that the firearm is delivered to them.
SEC. 4.5.Section 28160 of the Penal Code is amended to read:28160.(a)For all firearms, the register or record of electronic transfer shall include all of the following information:
(1)The date and time of sale.
(2)The make of firearm.
(3)Peace officer exemption status pursuant to the provisions listed in subdivision (c) of Section 16585, and the agency name.
(4)Any applicable waiting period exemption information.
(5)California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(6)The purchasers firearm safety certificate number issued pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 31610) of Chapter 4 of Division 10 of this title.
(7)Manufacturers name if stamped on the firearm.
(8)Model name or number, if stamped on the firearm.
(9)Serial number, if applicable.
(10)Other number, if more than one serial number is stamped on the firearm.
(11)Any identification number or mark assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 23910.
(12)If the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or mark assigned to it, a notation as to that fact.
(13)Caliber.
(14)Type of firearm.
(15)If the firearm is new or used.
(16)Barrel length.
(17)Color of the firearm.
(18)Full name of purchaser.
(19)Purchasers complete date of birth.
(20)Purchasers local address.
(21)If current address is temporary, complete permanent address of purchaser.
(22)For transactions on and after September 1, 2025, purchasers email address.
(23)Identification of purchaser.
(24)Purchasers place of birth (state or country).
(25)Purchasers complete telephone number.
(26)Purchasers occupation.
(27)Purchasers gender.
(28)Purchasers physical description.
(29)All legal names and aliases ever used by the purchaser.
(30)Yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase, including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or an offense described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9, the purchasers status as a person described in Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not guilty by reason of insanity, and whether the purchaser is a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(31)Signature of purchaser.
(32)Signature of salesperson, as a witness to the purchasers signature.
(33)Salespersons certificate of eligibility number, if the salesperson has obtained a certificate of eligibility.
(34)Name and complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown on the dealers license.
(35)The establishment number, if assigned.
(36)The dealers complete business telephone number.
(37)Any information required by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(38)Any information required to determine whether subdivision (f) of Section 27540 applies.
(39)A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register.
(40)A statement informing the purchaser, after taking ownership of a firearm, of all of the following:
(A)Upon application, the Department of Justice shall furnish to the purchaser any information reported to the department as it relates to their ownership of that firearm.
(B)The purchaser is entitled to file a report of their acquisition, disposition, or ownership of a firearm with the department pursuant to Section 28000.
(C)Instructions for accessing the departments internet website for more information.
(41)For transactions on and after January 1, 2015, the purchasers firearm safety certificate number, except that in the case of a handgun, the number from an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(b)The purchaser shall provide the purchasers right thumbprint on the register in a manner prescribed by the department. No exception to this requirement shall be permitted except by regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The firearms dealer shall record on the register or record of electronic transfer the date that the firearm is delivered, together with the firearm dealers signature indicating delivery of the firearm.
(d)The purchaser shall sign the register or the record of electronic transfer on the date that the firearm is delivered to them.
(e)This section shall become inoperative on March 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
SEC. 5.Section 4.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 574. That section shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2024, (2) each bill amends Section 28160 of the Penal Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 574, in which case Section 4 of this bill shall not become operative.
(a)The Department of Justice may conduct inspections of dealers at least every three years to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
(1)Commencing on January 1, 2024, the department shall conduct inspections of all dealers, except a dealer specified in subdivision (c), at least once every three years, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
(2)Inspections of dealers pursuant to this subdivision shall include an audit of dealer records that includes a sampling of at least 25 percent but no more than 50 percent of each record type.
(b)The department may assess an annual fee, not to exceed one hundred fifteen dollars ($115), to cover the reasonable cost of maintaining the list described in Section 26715, including the cost of inspections.
(c)A dealer whose place of business is located in a jurisdiction that has adopted an inspection program to ensure compliance with firearms law is exempt from that portion of the departments fee that relates to the cost of inspections. The applicant is responsible for providing evidence to the department that the jurisdiction in which the business is located has the inspection program. The department may inspect a dealer who is exempt from mandatory inspections under subdivision (b) to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
SEC. 2.Section 26725 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26725.The Department of Justice shall maintain and make available upon request information concerning all of the following:
(a)The number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected pursuant to Section 26720.
(b)A listing of exempted jurisdictions, as defined in Section 26720.
(c)The number of dealers removed from the centralized list defined in Section 26715.
(d)The number of dealers found to have violated a provision listed in Section 16575 and any other applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence.
SEC. 3.Section 26800 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26800.(a)A license under this chapter is subject to forfeiture for a violation of any of the prohibitions and requirements of this article, except those stated in the following provisions:
(1)Subdivision (c) of Section 26890.
(2)Subdivision (d) of Section 26890.
(3)Subdivision (b) of Section 26900.
(b)The department may assess a civil fine against a licensee, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), for any breach of a prohibition or requirement of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law. The department may assess a civil fine, in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), for a violation of a prohibition or requirement of this article that subjects the license to forfeiture under subdivision (a), for either of the following:
(1)The licensee has received written notification from the department regarding the violation and subsequently failed to take corrective action in a timely manner.
(2)The licensee is otherwise determined by the department to have knowingly or with gross negligence violated the prohibition or requirement.
(c)The department may adopt regulations setting fine amounts and providing a process for a licensee to appeal a fine assessed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d)Moneys received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Dealers Record of Sale Special Account of the General Fund, to be available, upon appropriation, for expenditure by the department to offset the reasonable costs of firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities related to the sale, purchase, manufacturing, lawful or unlawful possession, loan, or transfer of firearms pursuant to any provision listed in Section 16580.
(e)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.
SEC. 4.Section 28160 of the Penal Code is amended to read:28160.(a)For all firearms, the register or record of electronic transfer shall include all of the following information:
(1)The date and time of sale.
(2)The make of firearm.
(3)Peace officer exemption status pursuant to the provisions listed in subdivision (c) of Section 16585, and the agency name.
(4)Any applicable waiting period exemption information.
(5)California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(6)The purchasers firearm safety certificate number issued pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 31610) of Chapter 4 of Division 10 of this title.
(7)Manufacturers name if stamped on the firearm.
(8)Model name or number, if stamped on the firearm.
(9)Serial number, if applicable.
(10)Other number, if more than one serial number is stamped on the firearm.
(11)Any identification number or mark assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 23910.
(12)If the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or mark assigned to it, a notation as to that fact.
(13)Caliber.
(14)Type of firearm.
(15)If the firearm is new or used.
(16)Barrel length.
(17)Color of the firearm.
(18)Full name of purchaser.
(19)Purchasers complete date of birth.
(20)Purchasers local address.
(21)If current address is temporary, complete permanent address of purchaser.
(22)For transactions on and after September 1, 2025, purchasers email address.
(23)Identification of purchaser.
(24)Purchasers place of birth (state or country).
(25)Purchasers complete telephone number.
(26)Purchasers occupation.
(27)Purchasers gender.
(28)Purchasers physical description.
(29)All legal names and aliases ever used by the purchaser.
(30)Yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase, including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or an offense described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, the purchasers status as a person described in Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not guilty by reason of insanity, and whether the purchaser is a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(31)Signature of purchaser.
(32)Signature of salesperson, as a witness to the purchasers signature.
(33)Salespersons certificate of eligibility number, if the salesperson has obtained a certificate of eligibility.
(34)Name and complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown on the dealers license.
(35)The establishment number, if assigned.
(36)The dealers complete business telephone number.
(37)Any information required by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(38)Any information required to determine whether subdivision (f) of Section 27540 applies.
(39)A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register.
(40)A statement informing the purchaser, after their ownership of a firearm, of all of the following:
(A)Upon their application, the Department of Justice shall furnish them any information reported to the department as it relates to their ownership of that firearm.
(B)The purchaser is entitled to file a report of their acquisition, disposition, or ownership of a firearm with the department pursuant to Section 28000.
(C)Instructions for accessing the departments internet website for more information.
(41)For transactions on and after January 1, 2015, the purchasers firearm safety certificate number, except that in the case of a handgun, the number from an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(b)The purchaser shall provide the purchasers right thumbprint on the register in a manner prescribed by the department. No exception to this requirement shall be permitted except by regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The firearms dealer shall record on the register or record of electronic transfer the date that the firearm is delivered, together with the firearm dealers signature indicating delivery of the firearm.
(d)The purchaser shall sign the register or the record of electronic transfer on the date that the firearm is delivered to them.
SEC. 4.5.Section 28160 of the Penal Code is amended to read:28160.(a)For all firearms, the register or record of electronic transfer shall include all of the following information:
(1)The date and time of sale.
(2)The make of firearm.
(3)Peace officer exemption status pursuant to the provisions listed in subdivision (c) of Section 16585, and the agency name.
(4)Any applicable waiting period exemption information.
(5)California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(6)The purchasers firearm safety certificate number issued pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 31610) of Chapter 4 of Division 10 of this title.
(7)Manufacturers name if stamped on the firearm.
(8)Model name or number, if stamped on the firearm.
(9)Serial number, if applicable.
(10)Other number, if more than one serial number is stamped on the firearm.
(11)Any identification number or mark assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 23910.
(12)If the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or mark assigned to it, a notation as to that fact.
(13)Caliber.
(14)Type of firearm.
(15)If the firearm is new or used.
(16)Barrel length.
(17)Color of the firearm.
(18)Full name of purchaser.
(19)Purchasers complete date of birth.
(20)Purchasers local address.
(21)If current address is temporary, complete permanent address of purchaser.
(22)For transactions on and after September 1, 2025, purchasers email address.
(23)Identification of purchaser.
(24)Purchasers place of birth (state or country).
(25)Purchasers complete telephone number.
(26)Purchasers occupation.
(27)Purchasers gender.
(28)Purchasers physical description.
(29)All legal names and aliases ever used by the purchaser.
(30)Yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase, including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or an offense described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9, the purchasers status as a person described in Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not guilty by reason of insanity, and whether the purchaser is a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(31)Signature of purchaser.
(32)Signature of salesperson, as a witness to the purchasers signature.
(33)Salespersons certificate of eligibility number, if the salesperson has obtained a certificate of eligibility.
(34)Name and complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown on the dealers license.
(35)The establishment number, if assigned.
(36)The dealers complete business telephone number.
(37)Any information required by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(38)Any information required to determine whether subdivision (f) of Section 27540 applies.
(39)A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register.
(40)A statement informing the purchaser, after taking ownership of a firearm, of all of the following:
(A)Upon application, the Department of Justice shall furnish to the purchaser any information reported to the department as it relates to their ownership of that firearm.
(B)The purchaser is entitled to file a report of their acquisition, disposition, or ownership of a firearm with the department pursuant to Section 28000.
(C)Instructions for accessing the departments internet website for more information.
(41)For transactions on and after January 1, 2015, the purchasers firearm safety certificate number, except that in the case of a handgun, the number from an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(b)The purchaser shall provide the purchasers right thumbprint on the register in a manner prescribed by the department. No exception to this requirement shall be permitted except by regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The firearms dealer shall record on the register or record of electronic transfer the date that the firearm is delivered, together with the firearm dealers signature indicating delivery of the firearm.
(d)The purchaser shall sign the register or the record of electronic transfer on the date that the firearm is delivered to them.
(e)This section shall become inoperative on March 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
SEC. 5.Section 4.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 574. That section shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2024, (2) each bill amends Section 28160 of the Penal Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 574, in which case Section 4 of this bill shall not become operative.
(a)The Department of Justice may conduct inspections of dealers at least every three years to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
(1)Commencing on January 1, 2024, the department shall conduct inspections of all dealers, except a dealer specified in subdivision (c), at least once every three years, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
(2)Inspections of dealers pursuant to this subdivision shall include an audit of dealer records that includes a sampling of at least 25 percent but no more than 50 percent of each record type.
(b)The department may assess an annual fee, not to exceed one hundred fifteen dollars ($115), to cover the reasonable cost of maintaining the list described in Section 26715, including the cost of inspections.
(c)A dealer whose place of business is located in a jurisdiction that has adopted an inspection program to ensure compliance with firearms law is exempt from that portion of the departments fee that relates to the cost of inspections. The applicant is responsible for providing evidence to the department that the jurisdiction in which the business is located has the inspection program. The department may inspect a dealer who is exempt from mandatory inspections under subdivision (b) to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
SEC. 2.Section 26725 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26725.The Department of Justice shall maintain and make available upon request information concerning all of the following:
(a)The number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected pursuant to Section 26720.
(b)A listing of exempted jurisdictions, as defined in Section 26720.
(c)The number of dealers removed from the centralized list defined in Section 26715.
(d)The number of dealers found to have violated a provision listed in Section 16575 and any other applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence.
SEC. 3.Section 26800 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26800.(a)A license under this chapter is subject to forfeiture for a violation of any of the prohibitions and requirements of this article, except those stated in the following provisions:
(1)Subdivision (c) of Section 26890.
(2)Subdivision (d) of Section 26890.
(3)Subdivision (b) of Section 26900.
(b)The department may assess a civil fine against a licensee, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), for any breach of a prohibition or requirement of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law. The department may assess a civil fine, in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), for a violation of a prohibition or requirement of this article that subjects the license to forfeiture under subdivision (a), for either of the following:
(1)The licensee has received written notification from the department regarding the violation and subsequently failed to take corrective action in a timely manner.
(2)The licensee is otherwise determined by the department to have knowingly or with gross negligence violated the prohibition or requirement.
(c)The department may adopt regulations setting fine amounts and providing a process for a licensee to appeal a fine assessed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d)Moneys received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Dealers Record of Sale Special Account of the General Fund, to be available, upon appropriation, for expenditure by the department to offset the reasonable costs of firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities related to the sale, purchase, manufacturing, lawful or unlawful possession, loan, or transfer of firearms pursuant to any provision listed in Section 16580.
(e)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.
SEC. 4.Section 28160 of the Penal Code is amended to read:28160.(a)For all firearms, the register or record of electronic transfer shall include all of the following information:
(1)The date and time of sale.
(2)The make of firearm.
(3)Peace officer exemption status pursuant to the provisions listed in subdivision (c) of Section 16585, and the agency name.
(4)Any applicable waiting period exemption information.
(5)California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(6)The purchasers firearm safety certificate number issued pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 31610) of Chapter 4 of Division 10 of this title.
(7)Manufacturers name if stamped on the firearm.
(8)Model name or number, if stamped on the firearm.
(9)Serial number, if applicable.
(10)Other number, if more than one serial number is stamped on the firearm.
(11)Any identification number or mark assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 23910.
(12)If the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or mark assigned to it, a notation as to that fact.
(13)Caliber.
(14)Type of firearm.
(15)If the firearm is new or used.
(16)Barrel length.
(17)Color of the firearm.
(18)Full name of purchaser.
(19)Purchasers complete date of birth.
(20)Purchasers local address.
(21)If current address is temporary, complete permanent address of purchaser.
(22)For transactions on and after September 1, 2025, purchasers email address.
(23)Identification of purchaser.
(24)Purchasers place of birth (state or country).
(25)Purchasers complete telephone number.
(26)Purchasers occupation.
(27)Purchasers gender.
(28)Purchasers physical description.
(29)All legal names and aliases ever used by the purchaser.
(30)Yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase, including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or an offense described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, the purchasers status as a person described in Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not guilty by reason of insanity, and whether the purchaser is a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(31)Signature of purchaser.
(32)Signature of salesperson, as a witness to the purchasers signature.
(33)Salespersons certificate of eligibility number, if the salesperson has obtained a certificate of eligibility.
(34)Name and complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown on the dealers license.
(35)The establishment number, if assigned.
(36)The dealers complete business telephone number.
(37)Any information required by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(38)Any information required to determine whether subdivision (f) of Section 27540 applies.
(39)A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register.
(40)A statement informing the purchaser, after their ownership of a firearm, of all of the following:
(A)Upon their application, the Department of Justice shall furnish them any information reported to the department as it relates to their ownership of that firearm.
(B)The purchaser is entitled to file a report of their acquisition, disposition, or ownership of a firearm with the department pursuant to Section 28000.
(C)Instructions for accessing the departments internet website for more information.
(41)For transactions on and after January 1, 2015, the purchasers firearm safety certificate number, except that in the case of a handgun, the number from an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(b)The purchaser shall provide the purchasers right thumbprint on the register in a manner prescribed by the department. No exception to this requirement shall be permitted except by regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The firearms dealer shall record on the register or record of electronic transfer the date that the firearm is delivered, together with the firearm dealers signature indicating delivery of the firearm.
(d)The purchaser shall sign the register or the record of electronic transfer on the date that the firearm is delivered to them.
SEC. 4.5.Section 28160 of the Penal Code is amended to read:28160.(a)For all firearms, the register or record of electronic transfer shall include all of the following information:
(1)The date and time of sale.
(2)The make of firearm.
(3)Peace officer exemption status pursuant to the provisions listed in subdivision (c) of Section 16585, and the agency name.
(4)Any applicable waiting period exemption information.
(5)California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(6)For transactions occurring on or after January 1, 2003, the purchasers handgun The purchasers firearm safety certificate number issued pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 31610) of Chapter 4 of Division 10 of this title, or pursuant to former Article 8 (commencing with Section 12800) of Chapter 6 of Title 2 of Part 4, as that article read at any time from when it became operative on January 1, 2003, to when it was repealed by the Deadly Weapons Recodification Act of 2010. 10 of this title.
(7)Manufacturers name if stamped on the firearm.
(8)Model name or number, if stamped on the firearm.
(9)Serial number, if applicable.
(10)Other number, if more than one serial number is stamped on the firearm.
(11)Any identification number or mark assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 23910.
(12)If the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or mark assigned to it, a notation as to that fact.
(13)Caliber.
(14)Type of firearm.
(15)If the firearm is new or used.
(16)Barrel length.
(17)Color of the firearm.
(18)Full name of purchaser.
(19)Purchasers complete date of birth.
(20)Purchasers local address.
(21)If current address is temporary, complete permanent address of purchaser.
(22)For transactions on and after September 1, 2025, purchasers email address.
(22)(23)Identification of purchaser.
(23)(24)Purchasers place of birth (state or country).
(24)(25)Purchasers complete telephone number.
(25)(26)Purchasers occupation.
(26)(27)Purchasers gender.
(27)(28)Purchasers physical description.
(28)(29)All legal names and aliases ever used by the purchaser.
(29)(30)Yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase, including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or an offense described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, 9, the purchasers status as a person described in Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not guilty by reason of insanity, and whether the purchaser is a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(30)(31)Signature of purchaser.
(31)(32)Signature of salesperson, as a witness to the purchasers signature.
(32)(33)Salespersons certificate of eligibility number, if the salesperson has obtained a certificate of eligibility.
(33)(34)Name and complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown on the dealers license.
(34)(35)The establishment number, if assigned.
(35)(36)The dealers complete business telephone number.
(36)(37)Any information required by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(37)(38)Any information required to determine whether subdivision (f) of Section 27540 applies.
(38)(39)A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register.
(39)(40)A statement informing the purchaser, after his or her taking ownership of a firearm, of all of the following:
(A)Upon his or her application, the Department of Justice shall furnish him or her to the purchaser any information reported to the department as it relates to his or her their ownership of that firearm.
(B)The purchaser is entitled to file a report of his or her their acquisition, disposition, or ownership of a firearm with the department pursuant to Section 28000.
(C)Instructions for accessing the departments Internet Web site internet website for more information.
(40)(41)For transactions on and after January 1, 2015, the purchasers firearm safety certificate number, except that in the case of a handgun, the number from an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(b)The purchaser shall provide the purchasers right thumbprint on the register in a manner prescribed by the department. No exception to this requirement shall be permitted except by regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The firearms dealer shall record on the register or record of electronic transfer the date that the firearm is delivered, together with the firearm dealers signature indicating delivery of the firearm.
(d)The purchaser shall sign the register or the record of electronic transfer on the date that the firearm is delivered to him or her. them.
(e)This section shall become inoperative on March 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
SEC. 5.Section 4.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 574. That section shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2024, (2) each bill amends Section 28160 of the Penal Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 574, in which case Section 4 of this bill shall not become operative.
(a)The Department of Justice may conduct inspections of dealers at least every three years to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, and Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code. Code, and any other applicable state law.
(1)Commencing on January 1, 2024, the department shall conduct inspections of all dealers, except a dealer specified in subdivision (c), at least once every three years, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, and Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code. Code, and any other applicable state law.
(2)Inspections of dealers pursuant to this subdivision shall include an audit of dealer records that includes a sampling of at least 25 percent but no more than 50 percent of each record type.
(b)The department may assess an annual fee, not to exceed one hundred fifteen dollars ($115), to cover the reasonable cost of maintaining the list described in Section 26715, including the cost of inspections.
(c)A dealer whose place of business is located in a jurisdiction that has adopted an inspection program to ensure compliance with firearms law is exempt from that portion of the departments fee that relates to the cost of inspections. The applicant is responsible for providing evidence to the department that the jurisdiction in which the business is located has the inspection program. The department may inspect a dealer who is exempt from mandatory inspections under subdivision (b) to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, and Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code. Code, and any other applicable state law.
SEC. 2.Section 26725 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26725.The Department of Justice shall maintain and make available upon request information concerning all of the following:
(a)The number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected pursuant to Section 26720.
(b)A listing of exempted jurisdictions, as defined in Section 26720.
(c)The number of dealers removed from the centralized list defined in Section 26715.
(d)The number of dealers found to have violated a provision listed in Section 16575 and any other applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence.
SEC. 2.SEC. 3.Section 26800 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26800.(a)A license under this chapter is subject to forfeiture for a violation of any of the prohibitions and requirements of this article, except those stated in the following provisions:
(1)Subdivision (c) of Section 26890.
(2)Subdivision (d) of Section 26890.
(3)Subdivision (b) of Section 26900.
(b)The department may assess a civil fine against a licensee, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), for any breach of a prohibition or requirement of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, and Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code. Code, and any other applicable state law. The department may assess a civil fine, in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), for a violation of a prohibition or requirement of this article that subjects the license to forfeiture under subdivision (a), for either of the following:
(1)The licensee has received written notification from the department regarding the violation and subsequently failed to take corrective action in a timely manner.
(2)The licensee is otherwise determined by the department to have knowingly or with gross negligence violated the prohibition or requirement.
(c)The department may adopt regulations setting fine amounts and providing a process for a licensee to appeal a fine assessed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d)Moneys received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Dealers Record of Sale Special Account of the General Fund, to be available, upon appropriation, for expenditure by the department to offset the reasonable costs of firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities related to the sale, purchase, manufacturing, lawful or unlawful possession, loan, or transfer of firearms pursuant to any provision listed in Section 16580.
(e)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.
SEC. 3.SEC. 4.Section 28160 of the Penal Code is amended to read:28160.(a)For all firearms, the register or record of electronic transfer shall include all of the following information:
(1)The date and time of sale.
(2)The make of firearm.
(3)Peace officer exemption status pursuant to the provisions listed in subdivision (c) of Section 16585, and the agency name.
(4)Any applicable waiting period exemption information.
(5)California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(6)The purchasers firearm safety certificate number issued pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 31610) of Chapter 4 of Division 10 of this title.
(7)Manufacturers name if stamped on the firearm.
(8)Model name or number, if stamped on the firearm.
(9)Serial number, if applicable.
(10)Other number, if more than one serial number is stamped on the firearm.
(11)Any identification number or mark assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 23910.
(12)If the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or mark assigned to it, a notation as to that fact.
(13)Caliber.
(14)Type of firearm.
(15)If the firearm is new or used.
(16)Barrel length.
(17)Color of the firearm.
(18)Full name of purchaser.
(19)Purchasers complete date of birth.
(20)Purchasers local address.
(21)If current address is temporary, complete permanent address of purchaser.
(22)Purchasers For transactions on and after September 1, 2025, purchasers email address.
(23)Identification of purchaser.
(24)Purchasers place of birth (state or country).
(25)Purchasers complete telephone number.
(26)Purchasers occupation.
(27)Purchasers gender.
(28)Purchasers physical description.
(29)All legal names and aliases ever used by the purchaser.
(30)Yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase, including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or an offense described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, the purchasers status as a person described in Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not guilty by reason of insanity, and whether the purchaser is a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(31)Signature of purchaser.
(32)Signature of salesperson, as a witness to the purchasers signature.
(33)Salespersons certificate of eligibility number, if the salesperson has obtained a certificate of eligibility.
(34)Name and complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown on the dealers license.
(35)The establishment number, if assigned.
(36)The dealers complete business telephone number.
(37)Any information required by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(38)Any information required to determine whether subdivision (f) of Section 27540 applies.
(39)A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register.
(40)A statement informing the purchaser, after their ownership of a firearm, of all of the following:
(A)Upon their application, the Department of Justice shall furnish them any information reported to the department as it relates to their ownership of that firearm.
(B)The purchaser is entitled to file a report of their acquisition, disposition, or ownership of a firearm with the department pursuant to Section 28000.
(C)Instructions for accessing the departments internet website for more information.
(41)For transactions on and after January 1, 2015, the purchasers firearm safety certificate number, except that in the case of a handgun, the number from an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(b)The purchaser shall provide the purchasers right thumbprint on the register in a manner prescribed by the department. No exception to this requirement shall be permitted except by regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The firearms dealer shall record on the register or record of electronic transfer the date that the firearm is delivered, together with the firearm dealers signature indicating delivery of the firearm.
(d)The purchaser shall sign the register or the record of electronic transfer on the date that the firearm is delivered to them.
(a)The Department of Justice may conduct inspections of dealers at least every three years to ensure compliance with Section 16575. the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, and Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code.
(1)Commencing on January 1, 2024, the department shall conduct inspections of all dealers, except a dealer specified in subdivision (c), at least once every three years, to ensure compliance with Section 16575. the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, and Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code.
(2)Inspections of dealers pursuant to this subdivision shall include an audit of dealer records that includes a sampling of at least 25 percent but no more than 50 percent of each record type.
(b)The department may assess an annual fee, not to exceed one hundred fifteen dollars ($115), to cover the reasonable cost of maintaining the list described in Section 26715, including the cost of inspections.
(c)A dealer whose place of business is located in a jurisdiction that has adopted an inspection program to ensure compliance with firearms law is exempt from that portion of the departments fee that relates to the cost of inspections. The applicant is responsible for providing evidence to the department that the jurisdiction in which the business is located has the inspection program. The department may inspect a dealer who is exempt from mandatory inspections under subdivision (b) to ensure compliance with Section 16575. the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, and Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code.
SEC. 2.Section 26800 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26800.(a)A license under this chapter is subject to forfeiture for a violation of any of the prohibitions and requirements of this article, except those stated in the following provisions:
(1)Subdivision (c) of Section 26890.
(2)Subdivision (d) of Section 26890.
(3)Subdivision (b) of Section 26900.
(b)The department may assess a civil fine against a licensee, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), for any breach of a prohibition or requirement of this article that subjects the license to forfeiture under subdivision (a). title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, and Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code. The department may assess a civil fine, in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), for a violation of a prohibition or requirement of this article that subjects the license to forfeiture under subdivision (a), for either of the following:
(1)The licensee has received written notification from the department regarding the violation and subsequently failed to take corrective action in a timely manner.
(2)The licensee is otherwise determined by the department to have knowingly or with gross negligence violated the prohibition or requirement.
(c)The department may adopt regulations setting fine amounts and providing a process for a licensee to appeal a fine assessed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d)Moneys received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Dealers Record of Sale Special Account of the General Fund, to be available, upon appropriation, for expenditure by the department to offset the reasonable costs of firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities related to the sale, purchase, manufacturing, lawful or unlawful possession, loan, or transfer of firearms pursuant to any provision listed in Section 16580.
(e)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.
SEC. 3.Section 28160 of the Penal Code is amended to read:28160.(a)For all firearms, the register or record of electronic transfer shall include all of the following information:
(1)The date and time of sale.
(2)The make of firearm.
(3)Peace officer exemption status pursuant to the provisions listed in subdivision (c) of Section 16585, and the agency name.
(4)Any applicable waiting period exemption information.
(5)California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(6)For transactions occurring on or after January 1, 2003, the The purchasers handgun firearm safety certificate number issued pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 31610) of Chapter 4 of Division 10 of this title, or pursuant to former Article 8 (commencing with Section 12800) of Chapter 6 of Title 2 of Part 4, as that article read at any time from when it became operative on January 1, 2003, to when it was repealed by the Deadly Weapons Recodification Act of 2010. title.
(7)Manufacturers name if stamped on the firearm.
(8)Model name or number, if stamped on the firearm.
(9)Serial number, if applicable.
(10)Other number, if more than one serial number is stamped on the firearm.
(11)Any identification number or mark assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 23910.
(12)If the firearm is not a handgun and does not have a serial number, identification number, or mark assigned to it, a notation as to that fact.
(13)Caliber.
(14)Type of firearm.
(15)If the firearm is new or used.
(16)Barrel length.
(17)Color of the firearm.
(18)Full name of purchaser.
(19)Purchasers complete date of birth.
(20)Purchasers local address.
(21)If current address is temporary, complete permanent address of purchaser.
(22)Purchasers email address.
(22)(23)Identification of purchaser.
(23)(24)Purchasers place of birth (state or country).
(24)(25)Purchasers complete telephone number.
(25)(26)Purchasers occupation.
(26)(27)Purchasers gender.
(27)(28)Purchasers physical description.
(28)(29)All legal names and aliases ever used by the purchaser.
(29)(30)Yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase, including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or an offense described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, the purchasers status as a person described in Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not guilty by reason of insanity, and whether the purchaser is a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(30)(31)Signature of purchaser.
(31)(32)Signature of salesperson, as a witness to the purchasers signature.
(32)(33)Salespersons certificate of eligibility number, if the salesperson has obtained a certificate of eligibility.
(33)(34)Name and complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown on the dealers license.
(34)(35)The establishment number, if assigned.
(35)(36)The dealers complete business telephone number.
(36)(37)Any information required by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(37)(38)Any information required to determine whether subdivision (f) of Section 27540 applies.
(38)(39)A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register.
(39)(40)A statement informing the purchaser, after his or her their ownership of a firearm, of all of the following:
(A)Upon his or her their application, the Department of Justice shall furnish him or her them any information reported to the department as it relates to his or her their ownership of that firearm.
(B)The purchaser is entitled to file a report of his or her their acquisition, disposition, or ownership of a firearm with the department pursuant to Section 28000.
(C)Instructions for accessing the departments Internet Web site internet website for more information.
(40)(41)For transactions on and after January 1, 2015, the purchasers firearm safety certificate number, except that in the case of a handgun, the number from an unexpired handgun safety certificate may be used.
(b)The purchaser shall provide the purchasers right thumbprint on the register in a manner prescribed by the department. No exception to this requirement shall be permitted except by regulations adopted by the department.
(c)The firearms dealer shall record on the register or record of electronic transfer the date that the firearm is delivered, together with the firearm dealers signature indicating delivery of the firearm.
(d)The purchaser shall sign the register or the record of electronic transfer on the date that the firearm is delivered to him or her. them.
SECTION 1.Section 29180 of the Penal Code is amended to read:29180.(a)For purposes of this chapter, manufacturing or assembling a firearm means to fabricate or construct a firearm, including through additive, subtractive, or other processes, or to fit together the component parts of a firearm to construct a firearm.(b)Before manufacturing or assembling a firearm, a person manufacturing or assembling the firearm shall, for any firearm that does not have a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification imprinted on the frame or receiver, do all of the following:(1)(A)Apply to the Department of Justice for a unique serial number or other mark of identification pursuant to Section 29182.(B)Each application shall contain a description of the firearm that the applicant intends to assemble, the applicants full name, address, date of birth, and any other information that the department may deem appropriate.(2)(A)Within 10 days after manufacturing or assembling a firearm in accordance with paragraph (1), the unique serial number or other mark of identification provided by the department shall be engraved or permanently affixed to the firearm in a manner that meets or exceeds the requirements imposed on licensed importers and licensed manufacturers of firearms pursuant to subsection (i) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code and regulations issued pursuant thereto.(B)If the firearm is manufactured or assembled from polymer plastic, 3.7 ounces of material type 17-4 PH stainless steel shall be embedded within the plastic upon fabrication or construction with the unique serial number engraved or otherwise permanently affixed in a manner that meets or exceeds the requirements imposed on licensed importers and licensed manufacturers of firearms pursuant to subsection (i) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code and regulations issued pursuant thereto.(3)After the serial number provided by the department is engraved or otherwise permanently affixed to the firearm, the person shall notify the department of that fact in a manner and within a time period specified by the department, and with sufficient information to identify the owner of the firearm, the unique serial number or mark of identification provided by the department, and the firearm in a manner prescribed by the department.(c)Any person who owns a firearm or firearm precursor part that does not bear a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification shall be deemed to be in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 23920 if they comply with all of the following:(1)(A)By no later than January 1, 2024, or if a new resident of the state, within 60 days after arriving in the state with a firearm that does not have a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification, apply to the Department of Justice for a unique serial number or other mark of identification pursuant to Section 29182.(B)An application to the department for a serial number or mark of identification for a firearm precursor part shall include, in a manner prescribed by the department, information identifying the applicant and a description of the firearm that the applicant intends to manufacture or assemble with the firearm precursor part, and any other information that the department may deem appropriate.(2)Within 10 days after receiving a unique serial number or other mark of identification from the department, engrave or permanently affix that serial number or mark of identification to the firearm in accordance with regulations prescribed by the department pursuant to Section 29182 and in a manner that meets or exceeds the requirements imposed on licensed importers and licensed manufacturers of firearms pursuant to subsection (i) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code and regulations issued pursuant thereto. If the firearm is manufactured or assembled from polymer plastic, 3.7 ounces of material type 17-4 PH stainless steel shall be embedded within the plastic upon fabrication or construction.(3)After the serial number provided by the department is engraved or otherwise permanently affixed to the firearm, notify the department of that fact in a manner and within a time period specified by the department and with sufficient information to identify the owner of the firearm, the unique serial number or mark of identification provided by the department, and the firearm in a manner prescribed by the department.(d)(1)Except by operation of law, a person, corporation, or firm that is not a federally licensed firearms manufacturer shall not sell or transfer ownership of a firearm, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 16520, if any of the following are true:(A)That person, corporation, or firm manufactured or assembled the firearm.(B)That person, corporation, or firm knowingly caused the firearm to be manufactured or assembled by a person, corporation, or firm that is not a federally licensed firearms manufacturer.(C)That person, corporation, or firm is aware that the firearm was manufactured or assembled by a person, corporation, or firm that is not a federally licensed firearms manufacturer.(2)Paragraph (1) does not apply to the transfer, surrender, or sale of a firearm to a law enforcement agency.(3)Any firearms confiscated by law enforcement that do not bear an engraved serial number or other mark of identification pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c), or a firearm surrendered, transferred, or sold to a law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be destroyed as provided in Section 18005.(4)Sections 26500 and 27545, and subdivision (a) of Section 31615, do not apply to the transfer, sale, or surrender of firearms to a law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (2).(e)A person, corporation, or firm shall not knowingly allow, facilitate, aid, or abet the manufacture or assembling of a firearm by a person who is within any of the classes identified by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this code, or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(f)A person, corporation, or firm shall not knowingly manufacture or assemble, or knowingly cause, allow, facilitate, aid, or abet the manufacture or assembling of, a firearm that is not imprinted with a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification.(g)If the firearm is a handgun, a violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. For all other firearms, a violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. Each firearm found to be in violation of this section constitutes a distinct and separate offense. This section does not preclude prosecution under any other law providing for a greater penalty.(a)For purposes of this chapter, manufacturing or assembling a firearm means to fabricate or construct a firearm, including through additive, subtractive, or other processes, or to fit together the component parts of a firearm to construct a firearm.
(b)Before manufacturing or assembling a firearm, a person manufacturing or assembling the firearm shall, for any firearm that does not have a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification imprinted on the frame or receiver, do all of the following:
(1)(A)Apply to the Department of Justice for a unique serial number or other mark of identification pursuant to Section 29182.
(B)Each application shall contain a description of the firearm that the applicant intends to assemble, the applicants full name, address, date of birth, and any other information that the department may deem appropriate.
(2)(A)Within 10 days of after manufacturing or assembling a firearm in accordance with paragraph (1), the unique serial number or other mark of identification provided by the department shall be engraved or permanently affixed to the firearm in a manner that meets or exceeds the requirements imposed on licensed importers and licensed manufacturers of firearms pursuant to subsection (i) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(B)If the firearm is manufactured or assembled from polymer plastic, 3.7 ounces of material type 17-4 PH stainless steel shall be embedded within the plastic upon fabrication or construction with the unique serial number engraved or otherwise permanently affixed in a manner that meets or exceeds the requirements imposed on licensed importers and licensed manufacturers of firearms pursuant to subsection (i) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(3)After the serial number provided by the department is engraved or otherwise permanently affixed to the firearm, the person shall notify the department of that fact in a manner and within a time period specified by the department, and with sufficient information to identify the owner of the firearm, the unique serial number or mark of identification provided by the department, and the firearm in a manner prescribed by the department.
(c)Any person who owns a firearm or firearm precursor part that does not bear a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification shall be deemed to be in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 23920 if they comply with all of the following:
(1)(A)By no later than January 1, 2024, or if a new resident of the state, within 60 days after arriving in the state with a firearm that does not have a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification, apply to the Department of Justice for a unique serial number or other mark of identification pursuant to Section 29182.
(B)An application to the department for a serial number or mark of identification for a firearm precursor part shall include, in a manner prescribed by the department, information identifying the applicant and a description of the firearm that the applicant intends to manufacture or assemble with the firearm precursor part, and any other information that the department may deem appropriate.
(2)Within 10 days of after receiving a unique serial number or other mark of identification from the department, engrave or permanently affix that serial number or mark of identification to the firearm in accordance with regulations prescribed by the department pursuant to Section 29182 and in a manner that meets or exceeds the requirements imposed on licensed importers and licensed manufacturers of firearms pursuant to subsection (i) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code and regulations issued pursuant thereto. If the firearm is manufactured or assembled from polymer plastic, 3.7 ounces of material type 17-4 PH stainless steel shall be embedded within the plastic upon fabrication or construction.
(3)After the serial number provided by the department is engraved or otherwise permanently affixed to the firearm, notify the department of that fact in a manner and within a time period specified by the department and with sufficient information to identify the owner of the firearm, the unique serial number or mark of identification provided by the department, and the firearm in a manner prescribed by the department.
(d)(1)Except by operation of law, a person, corporation, or firm that is not a federally licensed firearms manufacturer shall not sell or transfer ownership of a firearm, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 16520, if any of the following are true:
(A)That person, corporation, or firm manufactured or assembled the firearm.
(B)That person, corporation, or firm knowingly caused the firearm to be manufactured or assembled by a person, corporation, or firm that is not a federally licensed firearms manufacturer.
(C)That person, corporation, or firm is aware that the firearm was manufactured or assembled by a person, corporation, or firm that is not a federally licensed firearms manufacturer.
(2)Paragraph (1) does not apply to the transfer, surrender, or sale of a firearm to a law enforcement agency.
(3)Any firearms confiscated by law enforcement that do not bear an engraved serial number or other mark of identification pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c), or a firearm surrendered, transferred, or sold to a law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be destroyed as provided in Section 18005.
(4)Sections 26500 and 27545, and subdivision (a) of Section 31615, do not apply to the transfer, sale, or surrender of firearms to a law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (2).
(e)A person, corporation, or firm shall not knowingly allow, facilitate, aid, or abet the manufacture or assembling of a firearm by a person who is within any of the classes identified by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this code, or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(f)A person, corporation, or firm shall not knowingly manufacture or assemble, or knowingly cause, allow, facilitate, aid, or abet the manufacture or assembling of, a firearm that is not imprinted with a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification.
(g)If the firearm is a handgun, a violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. For all other firearms, a violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. Each firearm found to be in violation of this section constitutes a distinct and separate offense. This section does not preclude prosecution under any other law providing for a greater penalty.
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| Sep 26, 2023 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 245, Statutes of 2023. |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m. |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3591.). |
| Sep 14, 2023 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 5. Page 2778.). |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Sep 1, 2023 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1). |
| Aug 21, 2023 | In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. |
| Aug 2, 2023 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Jun 28, 2023 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Referred to Com. on PUB S. |
| May 26, 2023 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| May 25, 2023 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1778.) |
| May 18, 2023 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 18, 2023 | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1580.) |
| May 18, 2023 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18). |
| May 17, 2023 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Read second time and amended. |
| Apr 25, 2023 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 25). |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Mar 23, 2023 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. |
| Feb 18, 2023 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 20. |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Read first time. To print. |
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| Sep 14, 2023 | AB 1420 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Sep 14, 2023 | Assembly 3rd Reading AB1420 Berman By Blakespear | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Sep 1, 2023 | Do pass | Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Aug 21, 2023 | Placed on suspense file | Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Jun 27, 2023 | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety |
Passed |
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| May 25, 2023 | AB 1420 Berman Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| May 18, 2023 | Do pass. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Apr 25, 2023 | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety |
Passed |
This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.
Positions by individuals are not included.
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| Alameda District Attorney | * Support | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Armed Women of America | * Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Attorney General Rob Bonta | * Support | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Brady California | ** Support | |
| Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence | ** Support | |
| California Department of Justice | ** Support | |
| California Resident | * Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| California Rifle and Pistol Association | * Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| City Of Half Moon Bay | ** Support | |
| City of Mountain View | ** Support | |
| Clean Earth 4 Kids | * Support | Aug 21, 2023 |
| CRPA | * Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | * Support | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund | ** Support | |
| Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | ** Support | |
| Gun Owners of California | * Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Gunners California | * Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Los Angeles County District AttorneyS Office | ** Support | |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | ** Support | |
| March For Our Lives Action Fund | ** Support | |
| Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America | * Support | Jun 27, 2023 |
| National Rifle Association | * Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. | ** Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| NRA California Rifle and Pistol Association | * Against | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Silicon Valley Alliance for Gun Safety | ** Support | |
| Women Against Gun Violence | ** Support |
CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
CSA1 Bill Id:AB 1420
Author:(Berman)
As Amended Ver:September 8, 2023
Majority vote
SUMMARY
Expands the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable state laws and to assess fines for their non-compliance.
Senate Amendments:
- Double joint this bill with AB 574 (Jones-Sawyer) of the current legislative session in order to avoid chaptering out issues.
COMMENTS
As passed by the Assembly, this bill:
- Authorized the DOJ to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with specified statutes, as well as any other applicable state laws.
- Expanded the statute requiring the DOJ to maintain and make available specified information regarding firearm dealers found to have violated specified statutes, as well as any other applicable state laws.
- Authorized the DOJ to assess civil fines against firearm dealers not only for breaches of specified statutes, but also for any other applicable state laws.
- Required the dealer record of sale (DROS) form to include a firearm purchaser's email address starting September 1, 2025.
According to the Author
"California has some of the strongest firearm laws in the country and these laws save lives. In 2021, Giffords Law Center showed that California had a 37% lower gun death rate than the national average. Having strong firearm laws is important, but it is equally important to ensure the laws are being sufficiently enforced. AB 1420 will ensure that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has the authority to inspect and write citations for any violations related to the governing of the sale, transfer, and storage of firearms.
"Unfortunately, there are only a handful of statutes that allow for DOJ inspection and even fewer statutes that allow for any sort of civil fines to be issued. Currently, there are multiple instances where the DOJ’s compliance units witness serious violations, such as finding assault weapons or evidence of an assault weapons sale, but cannot write any sort of citation because it is beyond the scope of their authority. AB 1420 will ensure the DOJ has the authority and tools to adequately enforce firearms violations. California firearm laws are strong and remedying any violations can save lives."
Arguments in Support
According to the bill's sponsor, the Department of Justice, "In order to operate in California, firearms dealers must have: 1) a Federal Firearms License, 2) a license issued by a county or other local agency, and 3) a Certificate of Eligibility issued by the DOJ. If they have all of these items, they are included on a DOJ-maintained centralized list that allows them to operate their business. Currently, the DOJ can conduct spontaneous, on-site inspections of dealers, but that authority is limited to checking for compliance with the statutes listed in Penal Code section 16575. That list of statutes listed in Section 16575 has not been updated since 2010 despite the passage of additional laws governing firearms dealers since that time. As such, DOJ representatives conducting inspections often observe non-compliance with more recent laws, but do not have the authority to cite for those violations.
"California has passed some of the strongest gun safety measures in the nation. But those laws only work if we can ensure compliance. AB 1420 will update existing law to expand DOJ’s inspection authority to include a more comprehensive list of laws related to the sale, transfer and storage of firearms. Additionally, AB 1420 will include the ability to assess progressive penalties, including civil fines, on dealers that fail to correct violations.
"The Attorney General is committed to advancing efforts that strengthen California's commonsense gun laws. This bill will further that goal by providing DOJ with the necessary tools to ensure dealers are complying with current law and with DOJ’s requests for corrective action."
Arguments in Opposition
None received.
FISCAL COMMENTS
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the DOJ reports one-time costs of $172,000 in 2023-24 for a Java/SQL Developer Consultant and 320 temporary help hours from an Information Technology Specialist I to add an email field to the Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) system and DROS Entry System databases (DROS Fund).
VOTES:
ASM PUBLIC SAFETY: 8-0-0
YES: Jones-Sawyer, Alanis, Bonta, Bryan, Lackey, Ortega, Santiago, Zbur
ASM APPROPRIATIONS: 15-0-1
YES: Holden, Megan Dahle, Bryan, Calderon, Wendy Carrillo, Dixon, Mike Fong, Hart, Lowenthal, Mathis, Papan, Pellerin, Sanchez, Weber, Ortega
ABS, ABST OR NV: Robert Rivas
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0-5
YES: Addis, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Megan Dahle, Davies, Dixon, Essayli, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Lee, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, Zbur, Rendon
ABS, ABST OR NV: Aguiar-Curry, Flora, Vince Fong, Mathis, Papan
UPDATED
VERSION: September 8, 2023
CONSULTANT: Mureed Rasool / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744 FN: 0002302
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | AB 1420 |
THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1420
Author: Berman (D)
Amended: 9/8/23 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE: 5-0, 6/27/23
AYES: Wahab, Ochoa Bogh, Bradford, Skinner, Wiener
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 5-2, 9/1/23
AYES: Portantino, Ashby, Bradford, Wahab, Wiener
NOES: Jones, Seyarto
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 5/25/23 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Firearms
SOURCE: California Department of Justice
DIGEST:
This bill expands the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable state laws, and requires DOJ to maintain information on the number of firearms dealers found to have violated applicable state laws with knowledge or gross negligence.
Senate Floor Amendments of 9/8/23 address potential chaptering issues with AB 574 (Jones-Sawyer, 2023).
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
- Requires a person to hold a firearm dealer’s license in order to sell, lease, or transfer a firearm. (Pen. Code, § 26500.)
- Provides that the duly constituted licensing authority of a city, county, or a city and county shall accept applications for, and may grant licenses permitting licensees to sell firearms at retail within the city, county, or city and county. (Pen. Code, § 26705, subd. (a).)
- Requires a firearms dealer or licensee to meet all the following requirements:
- Have a valid federal firearms license;
- Have any regulatory or business license, or licenses, required by local government;
- Have a valid seller’s permit issued by the State Board of Equalization;
- Have a certificate of eligibility issued by the DOJ, as specified;
- Have a license issued in a specified format granted by the local licensing authority; and,
- Be recorded in the DOJ’s centralized list of licensees. (Pen. Code, § 26700.)
- Requires DOJ to keep a centralized list of all persons licensed to sell, lease or transfer firearms at retail. (Pen. Code §26715.)
- Provides that a license to sell firearms is subject to forfeiture for any violation of a number of specified prohibitions and requirements, with limited exceptions. (Penal Code §26800(a).)
- Provides that the DOJ may assess specified civil fines against a licensee for any breach of a prohibition or requirement that subjects the licensee to forfeiture of their license to sell firearms. (Penal Code §26800(b).)
- Requires firearms dealers to secure their inventory in a secure facility on the business premises with trigger locks, or within a locked, fireproof safe or vault when the licensee is not open for business. (Pen. Code, § 26890.)
- Requires licensed dealers to maintain and make available to law enforcement or the DOJ a firearm transaction record, as specified. (Pen. Code, §§ 26900, 28100.)
- Authorizes the DOJ to inspect firearms dealers every three years, as specified, in order to ensure compliance with only specified statutes. (Pen. Code, § 26720, subd. (a).)
- Requires the DOJ to maintain and make available upon request the number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected, as specified, exempted jurisdictions, number of dealers removed from the centralized list of licensees, and the number of dealers found to have violated specified provisions of law with knowledge or with gross negligence. (Pen. Code, § 26725.)
- Provides that the DOJ shall prescribe the form of the register and the record of electronic transfer of firearms (also known as the Dealer’s Record of Sale, or DROS). (Pen. Code, § 28155.)
- Requires the DROS to include the following information, among other things:
- Date and time of sale;
- Make of firearm;
- Serial number or any assigned identification number or mark;
- Caliber;
- Type of firearm;
- Barrel length;
- Full name, date of birth, and purchaser’s address;
- Purchaser’s phone number;
- Purchaser’s gender;
- All of the purchaser’s legal names or aliases;
- Yes or no answer to questions inquiring whether the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm;
- Signature of purchaser;
- Right thumbprint of the purchaser; and,
- A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register. (Pen. Code, § 28160.)
- Provides that the dealer or salesperson must ensure all required information has been obtained and be informed that incomplete information will delay sales. (Pen. Code, § 28175.)
- Makes it a misdemeanor for a person to furnish a fictitious name or address, or knowingly furnish incorrect information, or knowingly omit any information on the DROS forms. (Pen. Code, § 28250, subd. (a).)
- Makes it a felony for a prohibited person to knowingly furnish a fictitious name, address, incorrect information, or to omit any information on the DROS forms. (Pen. Code, § 28250, subd. (b).)
This bill:
- Authorizes the DOJ to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with any applicable state law, in addition to the statutes specified in existing law.
- Requires DOJ to maintain and make available upon request the number of dealers found to have violated a provision of any applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence, in addition to the statutes specified in existing law.
- Authorizes the DOJ to assess civil fines against firearm dealers not only for breaches of specified statutes, but also for violations of any other applicable state laws.
- Requires, commencing September 1, 2025, the DROS to include a firearm purchaser’s email address
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the DOJ reports one-time costs of $172,000 in 2023-24 for a Java/SQL Developer Consultant and 320 temporary help hours from an Information Technology Specialist I to add an email field to the Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) system and DROS Entry System databases (DROS Fund).
SUPPORT: (Verified 9/8/23)
California Department of Justice (source)
Brady California
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
City of Half Moon Bay
City of Mountain View
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Los Angeles Unified School District
March for Our Lives Action Fund
Silicon Valley Alliance for Gun Safety
Women Against Gun Violence
OPPOSITION: (Verified 9/8/23)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 5/25/23
AYES: Addis, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Megan Dahle, Davies, Dixon, Essayli, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Lee, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, Zbur, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Aguiar-Curry, Flora, Vince Fong, Mathis, Papan
Prepared by: Alex Barnett / PUB. S. /
9/11/23 18:15:30
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SENATE RULES COMMITTEE Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | AB 1420 |
THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1420
Author: Berman (D)
Amended: 4/26/23 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE: 5-0, 6/27/23
AYES: Wahab, Ochoa Bogh, Bradford, Skinner, Wiener
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 5-2, 9/1/23
AYES: Portantino, Ashby, Bradford, Wahab, Wiener
NOES: Jones, Seyarto
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 5/25/23 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Firearms
SOURCE: California Department of Justice
DIGEST:
This bill expands the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable state laws, and requires DOJ to maintain information on the number of firearms dealers found to have violated applicable state laws with knowledge or gross negligence.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
- Requires a person to hold a firearm dealer’s license in order to sell, lease, or transfer a firearm. (Pen. Code, § 26500.)
- Provides that the duly constituted licensing authority of a city, county, or a city and county shall accept applications for, and may grant licenses permitting licensees to sell firearms at retail within the city, county, or city and county. (Pen. Code, § 26705, subd. (a).)
- Requires a firearms dealer or licensee to meet all the following requirements:
- Have a valid federal firearms license;
- Have any regulatory or business license, or licenses, required by local government;
- Have a valid seller’s permit issued by the State Board of Equalization;
- Have a certificate of eligibility issued by the DOJ, as specified;
- Have a license issued in a specified format granted by the local licensing authority; and,
- Be recorded in the DOJ’s centralized list of licensees. (Pen. Code, § 26700.)
- Requires DOJ to keep a centralized list of all persons licensed to sell, lease or transfer firearms at retail. (Pen. Code §26715.)
- Provides that a license to sell firearms is subject to forfeiture for any violation of a number of specified prohibitions and requirements, with limited exceptions. (Penal Code §26800(a).)
- Provides that the DOJ may assess specified civil fines against a licensee for any breach of a prohibition or requirement that subjects the licensee to forfeiture of their license to sell firearms. (Penal Code §26800(b).)
- Requires firearms dealers to secure their inventory in a secure facility on the business premises with trigger locks, or within a locked, fireproof safe or vault when the licensee is not open for business. (Pen. Code, § 26890.)
- Requires licensed dealers to maintain and make available to law enforcement or the DOJ a firearm transaction record, as specified. (Pen. Code, §§ 26900, 28100.)
- Authorizes the DOJ to inspect firearms dealers every three years, as specified, in order to ensure compliance with only specified statutes. (Pen. Code, § 26720, subd. (a).)
- Requires the DOJ to maintain and make available upon request the number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected, as specified, exempted jurisdictions, number of dealers removed from the centralized list of licensees, and the number of dealers found to have violated specified provisions of law with knowledge or with gross negligence. (Pen. Code, § 26725.)
- Provides that the DOJ shall prescribe the form of the register and the record of electronic transfer of firearms (also known as the Dealer’s Record of Sale, or DROS). (Pen. Code, § 28155.)
- Requires the DROS to include the following information, among other things:
- Date and time of sale;
- Make of firearm;
- Serial number or any assigned identification number or mark;
- Caliber;
- Type of firearm;
- Barrel length;
- Full name, date of birth, and purchaser’s address;
- Purchaser’s phone number;
- Purchaser’s gender;
- All of the purchaser’s legal names or aliases;
- Yes or no answer to questions inquiring whether the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm;
- Signature of purchaser;
- Right thumbprint of the purchaser; and,
- A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register. (Pen. Code, § 28160.)
- Provides that the dealer or salesperson must ensure all required information has been obtained and be informed that incomplete information will delay sales. (Pen. Code, § 28175.)
- Makes it a misdemeanor for a person to furnish a fictitious name or address, or knowingly furnish incorrect information, or knowingly omit any information on the DROS forms. (Pen. Code, § 28250, subd. (a).)
- Makes it a felony for a prohibited person to knowingly furnish a fictitious name, address, incorrect information, or to omit any information on the DROS forms. (Pen. Code, § 28250, subd. (b).)
This bill:
- Authorizes the DOJ to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with any applicable state law, in addition to the statutes specified in existing law.
- Requires DOJ to maintain and make available upon request the number of dealers found to have violated a provision of any applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence, in addition to the statutes specified in existing law.
- Authorizes the DOJ to assess civil fines against firearm dealers not only for breaches of specified statutes, but also for violations of any other applicable state laws.
- Requires, commencing September 1, 2025, the DROS to include a firearm purchaser’s email address
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the DOJ reports one-time costs of $172,000 in 2023-24 for a Java/SQL Developer Consultant and 320 temporary help hours from an Information Technology Specialist I to add an email field to the Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) system and DROS Entry System databases (DROS Fund).
SUPPORT: (Verified 9/1/23)
California Department of Justice (source)
Brady California
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
City of Half Moon Bay
City of Mountain View
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office
Los Angeles Unified School District
March for Our Lives Action Fund
Silicon Valley Alliance for Gun Safety
Women Against Gun Violence
OPPOSITION: (Verified 9/1/23)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 5/25/23
AYES: Addis, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Megan Dahle, Davies, Dixon, Essayli, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Lee, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, Zbur, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Aguiar-Curry, Flora, Vince Fong, Mathis, Papan
Prepared by: Alex Barnett / PUB. S. /
9/2/23 15:01:41
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Anthony Portantino, Chair
2023 - 2024 Regular Session
AB 1420 (Berman) - Firearms
Version: April 26, 2023 | Policy Vote: PUB. S. 5 - 0 |
Urgency: No | Mandate: No |
Hearing Date: August 21, 2023 | Consultant: Matthew Fleming |
Bill Summary:
AB 1420 would expand the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspection authority over licensed firearm dealers and require it to maintain information on the number of firearms dealers found to have violated state laws with knowledge or gross negligence.
Fiscal Impact:
The DOJ reports one-time costs of $172,000 in 2023-24 for a Java/SQL Developer Consultant and 320 temporary help hours from an Information Technology Specialist I to add an email field to the Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) system and DROS Entry System databases (DROS Fund).
Background:
Federal law requires firearms dealers to obtain a license (also known as a “federal firearms license,” or “FFL”) through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). An FFL is necessary but not sufficient for obtaining a firearms dealer license in California. Additional requirements include any business license required by local government, a seller’s permit issued by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, a seller’s license issued by the local licensing authority of a local government, a certificate of eligibility (COE) issued by the DOJ (verifying that a background check has taken place), and being recorded on the DOJ’s centralized list of firearms dealers. In California, only individuals that have obtained a valid license through the DOJ may lawfully sell, lease or transfer firearms within the state, subject to limited exceptions. Licensed firearms dealers in California are subject to inspections by both the state and federal government. AB 228 (Rodriguez) Ch. 138, Stats. of 2022, requires the DOJ to conduct inspections of licensed firearms dealers every three years to ensure compliance with specified provisions of existing law.
Proposed Law:
- Authorizes the DOJ to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with any applicable state law, in addition to the statutes specified in existing law.
- Requires the DOJ to maintain and make available upon request the number of dealers found to have violated a provision of any applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence, in addition to the statutes specified in existing law.
- Authorizes the DOJ to assess civil fines against firearm dealers not only for breaches of specified statutes, but also for violations of any other applicable state laws.
- Requires, as of September 1, 2025, that the record of sale of a firearm include a firearm purchaser’s email address.
Related Legislation:
- AB 228 (Rodriguez) Chapter 138, Statutes of 2022, required the DOJ to inspect firearm dealers every three years to ensure compliance with specified firearms laws.
- AB 2061 (Límon) Chapter 273, Statutes of 2020, authorized the DOJ to inspect firearms dealers, ammunition vendors, or manufacturers at gun shows in order to ensure compliance with state and federal firearms laws.
- AB 2362 (Muratsuchi) Chapter 284, Statutes of 2020, among other things, authorized the DOJ to assess a civil fine against a firearms dealer for a violation of specified rules imposed on firearm dealers.
- AB 1064 (Muratsuchi), of the 2019-2020 Legislative Session, would have allowed the DOJ to adopt regulations to set fine amounts to be levied against firearms dealers that breach specified provisions related to the sale of firearms. AB 1064 was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Senator Aisha Wahab, Chair
2023 - 2024 Regular
Bill No: AB 1420 Hearing Date: June 27, 2023
Author: | Berman | ||
Version: | April 26, 2023 | ||
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | AB | ||
Subject: Firearms
HISTORY
Source: California Department of Justice
Prior Legislation: AB 228 (Rodriguez, Ch. 138, Stats. of 2022)
AB 2061 (Limon, Ch. 273, Stats. of 2020)
AB 2362 (Muratsuchi, Ch. 284, Stats. of 2020)
AB 1064 (Muratsuchi, 2019), held in Assembly Appropriations
Support: Brady California; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; City of Mountain View; Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund; Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence; Los Angeles Unified School District
Opposition: None known
Assembly Floor Vote: 75 - 0
PURPOSE
The purpose of this measure is to expand the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable state laws, and to require DOJ to maintain information on the number of firearms dealers found to have violated applicable state laws with knowledge or gross negligence.
Existing law requires a person to hold a firearm dealer’s license in order to sell, lease, or transfer a firearm. (Pen. Code, § 26500.)
Existing law provides that the duly constituted licensing authority of a city, county, or a city and county shall accept applications for, and may grant licenses permitting licensees to sell firearms at retail within the city, county, or city and county. (Pen. Code, § 26705, subd. (a).)
Existing law requires a firearms dealer or licensee to meet all the following requirements:
- Have a valid federal firearms license;
- Have any regulatory or business license, or licenses, required by local government;
- Have a valid seller’s permit issued by the State Board of Equalization;
- Have a certificate of eligibility issued by the DOJ, as specified;
- Have a license issued in a specified format granted by the local licensing authority; and,
- Be recorded in the DOJ’s centralized list of licensees. (Pen. Code, § 26700.)
Existing law requires DOJ to keep a centralized list of all persons licensed to sell, lease or transfer firearms at retail. (Pen. Code §26715.)
Existing law provides that a license to sell firearms is subject to forfeiture for any violation of a number of specified prohibitions and requirements, with limited exceptions. (Penal Code §26800(a).)
Existing law provides that the DOJ may assess specified civil fines against a licensee for any breach of a prohibition or requirement that subjects the licensee to forfeiture of their license to sell firearms. (Penal Code §26800(b).)
Existing law requires firearms dealers to secure their inventory in a secure facility on the business premises with trigger locks, or within a locked, fireproof safe or vault when the licensee is not open for business. (Pen. Code, § 26890.)
Existing law requires licensed dealers to maintain and make available to law enforcement or the DOJ a firearm transaction record, as specified. (Pen. Code, §§ 26900, 28100.)
Existing law authorizes the DOJ to inspect firearms dealers every three years, as specified, in order to ensure compliance with only specified statutes. (Pen. Code, § 26720, subd. (a).)
Existing law requires the DOJ to maintain and make available upon request the number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected, as specified, exempted jurisdictions, number of dealers removed from the centralized list of licensees, and the number of dealers found to have violated specified provisions of law with knowledge or with gross negligence. (Pen. Code, § 26725.)
Existing law provides that the DOJ shall prescribe the form of the register and the record of electronic transfer of firearms (also known as the Dealer’s Record of Sale, or DROS). (Pen. Code, § 28155.)
Existing law requires the DROS to include the following information, among other things:
- Date and time of sale;
- Make of firearm;
- Serial number or any assigned identification number or mark;
- Caliber;
- Type of firearm;
- Barrel length;
- Full name, date of birth, and purchaser’s address;
- Purchaser’s phone number;
- Purchaser’s gender;
- All of the purchaser’s legal names or aliases;
- Yes or no answer to questions inquiring whether the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm;
- Signature of purchaser;
- Right thumbprint of the purchaser; and,
- A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register. (Pen. Code, § 28160.)
Existing law provides that the dealer or salesperson must ensure all required information has been obtained and be informed that incomplete information will delay sales. (Pen. Code, § 28175.)
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to furnish a fictitious name or address, or knowingly furnish incorrect information, or knowingly omit any information on the DROS forms. (Pen. Code, § 28250, subd. (a).)
Existing law makes it a felony for a prohibited person to knowingly furnish a fictitious name, address, incorrect information, or to omit any information on the DROS forms. (Pen. Code, § 28250, subd. (b).)
This bill authorizes the DOJ to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with any applicable state law, in addition to the statutes specified in existing law.
This bill requires DOJ to maintain and make available upon request the number of dealers found to have violated a provision of any applicable state law with knowledge or gross negligence, in addition to the statutes specified in existing law.
This bill authorizes the DOJ to assess civil fines against firearm dealers not only for breaches of specified statutes, but also for violations of any other applicable state laws.
This bill, commencing September 1, 2025, requires the DROS to include a firearm purchaser’s email address
COMMENTS
- Need for This Bill
According to the Author:
California has some of the strongest firearm laws in the country and these laws save lives. In 2021, Giffords Law Center showed that California had a 37 percent lower gun death rate than the national average. Having strong firearm laws is important, but it is equally important to ensure the laws are being sufficiently enforced. AB 1420 will ensure that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has the authority to inspect and write citations for any violations related to the governing of the sale, transfer, and storage of firearms.
Unfortunately, there are only a handful of statutes that allow for DOJ inspection and even fewer statutes that allow for any sort of civil fines to be issued. Currently, there are multiple instances where the DOJ’s compliance units witness serious violations, such as finding assault weapons or evidence of an assault weapons sale, but cannot write any sort of citation because it is beyond the scope of their authority. AB 1420 will ensure the DOJ has the authority and tools to adequately enforce firearms violations. California firearm laws are strong and remedying any violations can save lives.
- Firearm Dealer Licensing and Inspection
Federal law requires firearms dealers to obtain a license (also known as a “federal firearms license,” or “FFL”) through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). According to the ATF, as of December 2021, there were 1,907 FFLs issued for firearms dealers and pawnbrokers in California, and a total of 9,167 FFLs in the state.[1] An FFL is necessary but not sufficient for obtaining a firearms dealer license in California. Additional requirements include any business license required by local government, a seller’s permit issued by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, a seller’s license issued by the local licensing authority of a local government, a certificate of eligibility (COE) issued by the DOJ (verifying that a background check has taken place), and being recorded on the DOJ’s centralized list of firearms dealers.[2] In California, only individuals that have obtained a valid license through the DOJ may lawfully sell, lease or transfer firearms within the state, subject to limited exceptions.[3]
Firearm dealers in California are subject to numerous state and federal laws that they must abide by in order to remain in operation. Such laws specify the manner in which firearm dealers must keep their records, deliver a firearm, secure and store their inventory, obtain security measures, and impose numerous other requirements. Firearm dealers who do not comply with such laws have been linked to a greater likelihood that firearms from their inventory will be recovered in a crime. A recent report from Brady United Against Gun Violence cites data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) highlighting that when ATF inspected the 1% of gun dealers that supplied almost 60% of crime guns nationwide, it found that 75% of these dealers had violated federal law, including significant recordkeeping violations and participation in sales to potential gun traffickers and prohibited persons. In comparison, when ATF inspected a random sample of dealers, the number that were found to be noncompliant dropped to 37%.[4]
Licensed firearms dealers in California are subject to inspections by both the state and federal government. FFLs are subject to random inspections by ATF officials to ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations, educate licensees on specific requirements associated with those laws, and review records that FFLs are required to maintain. In addition, federal inspectors conduct a complete physical inventory of a licensee’s firearms and evaluate the licensee’s internal controls and security measures. In 2020, the latest year for which there is comprehensive data was compiled by ATF, that agency conducted 5,283 inspections, out of approximately 133,000 FFLs nationwide. Of those inspections, 283 were carried out in California and yielded 35 reported violations, generally regarding federal regulations on reporting and recordkeeping.[5]
Existing California law, commencing January 1, 2024, and enacted by recent legislation (AB 228, Rodriguez, Ch. 138, Stats. of 2022), requires the DOJ to conduct inspections of licensed firearms dealers every three years to ensure compliance with several provisions of existing law listed in Penal Code § 16575. While that section enumerates many other sections of the penal code that impose regulations on firearm dealers, not all sections that impose regulations on dealers are listed in §16575. This section was adopted in 2010, and since then, additional requirements on firearm dealers have been added throughout the Penal Code and elsewhere in California law, but have not been added to §16575. Thus, DOJ’s inspection authority is limited to pre-2010 statutes, and there is no mechanism to ensure enforcement of more recent statutes. Rather than update the list, which would necessitate it being updated again in the future, this bill authorizes DOJ to inspect dealers to ensure compliance with dealer requirements in the Penal and Business and Professions Codes, as well as any other applicable state law.
Additionally, for firearm transactions occurring on and after September 1, 2025, the bill requires firearm dealers to collect the email addresses of firearm purchasers and transmit them to the DOJ along with other purchaser information required to be transmitted under existing law.
- Argument in Support
According to Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, which writes in support:
AB 1420 strengthens implementation of existing laws regulating firearm dealers by expanding the authority of the California Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable state laws and regulations. Current law specifies that DOJ may conduct inspections to ensure compliance with Penal Code section 16575, which includes a list of statutes that has not been updated since 2010. As new laws related to the sale, transfer and storage of firearms continue to be passed, it is imperative that DOJ’s hands are not tied by an antiquated list of laws governing licensed firearms dealers.
This bill will simply broaden the DOJ inspection authority and will allow the DOJ to impose civil fines for any violations related to the sale, transfer, and storage of firearms. It will ensure that the laws the Legislature has created since 2010 are under the DOJ’s authority to inspect and write citations, and will also ensure that violations of those laws are included in the records that DOJ is required to maintain and make available upon request. AB 1420 will also include a firearm purchaser’s email address in the record of transfer along with other contact information, which will modernize the ability to convey information to firearm owners when necessary.
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“Report of Active Firearms Licenses – License Type by State Statistics.” Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Posted 10 December 2021. https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/undefined/ffltypebystate12-10-2021pdf/download ↑
Penal Code §26700 ↑
Penal Code §26500; see Penal Code §§27850 et. seq. for exceptions related to private party transfer. ↑
Brady United Against Gun Violence. A California Case Study: Government Agencies Should Screen Firearms Vendors. <https://s3.amazonaws.com/brady-static/Procurement-CA-v5.pdf ↑
“Firearms Compliance Inspections.” Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. https://www.atf.gov/firearms/compliance-inspections ; “Firearm Compliance Inspection Results.” Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. https://www.atf.gov/firearms/firearms-compliance-inspection-results ↑
ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ATR Bill Id:AB 1420
Author:(Berman)
As Amended Ver:April 26, 2023
Majority vote
SUMMARY
Expands the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable state laws and to assess fines for their non-compliance.
Major Provisions
- Authorizes the DOJ to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with specified statutes, as well as any other applicable state laws.
- Expands the statute requiring the DOJ to maintain and make available specified information regarding firearm dealers found to have violated specified statutes, as well as any other applicable state laws.
- Authorizes the DOJ to assess civil fines against firearm dealers not only for breaches of specified statutes, but also for any other applicable state laws.
- Requires the dealer record of sale (DROS) form to include a firearm purchaser’s email address starting September 1, 2025.
COMMENTS
Firearm Dealers and Compliance with Firearm Laws: Firearm dealers in California are subject to numerous state and federal laws that they must abide by in order to remain in operation. (Pen. Code, §§ 26500 et seq.) Such laws specify the manner in which firearm dealers must keep their records, deliver a firearm, secure and store their inventory, obtain security measures, and so on. (Pen. Code, §§ 17110, 26815, 26890, 28100.) Firearm dealers who do not comply with such laws have been linked to a greater likelihood that firearms from their inventory will be recovered in a crime. (Brady United Against Gun Violence. A California Case Study: Government Agencies Should Screen Firearms Vendors. <https://s3.amazonaws.com/brady-static/Procurement-CA-v5.pdf> [as of Apr. 28, 2023] at p. 7.) A November 2000, report from the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau (ATF) stated that when the ATF inspected the 1% of firearm dealers that supplied almost 60% of guns used in crimes nationwide, the ATF found that 75% of those dealers had violated federal firearm laws, including recordkeeping violations and selling to potential gun traffickers and prohibited persons. (Ibid.)
In California, current law requires the DOJ to conduct inspections of firearm dealers every three years to ensure compliance with Penal Code Section 16575 specifically. That Penal Code section lists out a number of other sections in the Penal Code that impose requirements on firearm dealers. However, not all sections that impose requirements on firearms dealers are listed in Penal Code Section 16575. For example, Business and Professions Code Section 21628.2, which requires certain firearm dealer to keep copies of certain firearm consignments or trades, is not listed.. Therefore, the DOJ is technically unable by law to inspect those records. This bill, as introduced, would authorize DOJ to conduct inspections for compliance with specified statutes. As proposed to be amended in committee, this bill would authorize DOJ to inspect for compliance with all applicable state law. The language reflects similar language used in other existing statutes; for example, Penal Code section 27310 allows the DOJ to inspect firearm dealers at gun shows to ensure compliance with "applicable state and federal laws."
According to the Author
"California has some of the strongest firearm laws in the country and these laws save lives. In 2021, Giffords Law Center showed that California had a 37 percent lower gun death rate than the national average. Having strong firearm laws is important, but it is equally important to ensure the laws are being sufficiently enforced. AB 1420 will ensure that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has the authority to inspect and write citations for any violations related to the governing of the sale, transfer, and storage of firearms.
"Unfortunately, there are only a handful of statutes that allow for DOJ inspection and even fewer statutes that allow for any sort of civil fines to be issued. Currently, there are multiple instances where the DOJ’s compliance units witness serious violations, such as finding assault weapons or evidence of an assault weapons sale, but cannot write any sort of citation because it is beyond the scope of their authority. AB 1420 will ensure the DOJ has the authority and tools to adequately enforce firearms violations. California firearm laws are strong and remedying any violations can save lives."
Arguments in Support
According to the bill’s sponsor, the Department of Justice, "In order to operate in California, firearms dealers must have: (1) a Federal Firearms License, (2) a license issued by a county or other local agency, and (3) a Certificate of Eligibility issued by the DOJ. If they have all of these items, they are included on a DOJ-maintained centralized list that allows them to operate their business. Currently, the DOJ can conduct spontaneous, on-site inspections of dealers, but that authority is limited to checking for compliance with the statutes listed in Penal Code section 16575. That list of statutes listed in Section 16575 has not been updated since 2010 despite the passage of additional laws governing firearms dealers since that time. As such, DOJ representatives conducting inspections often observe non-compliance with more recent laws, but do not have the authority to cite for those violations.
"California has passed some of the strongest gun safety measures in the nation. But those laws only work if we can ensure compliance. AB 1420 will update existing law to expand DOJ’s inspection authority to include a more comprehensive list of laws related to the sale, transfer and storage of firearms. Additionally, AB 1420 will include the ability to assess progressive penalties, including civil fines, on dealers that fail to correct violations.
"The Attorney General is committed to advancing efforts that strengthen California’s commonsense gun laws. This bill will further that goal by providing DOJ with the necessary tools to ensure dealers are complying with current law and with DOJ’s requests for corrective action."
Arguments in Opposition
None received.
FISCAL COMMENTS
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, "One-time costs (DROS Fund) to DOJ of $172,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 to add an email field to the DROS and DROS Entry System databases. DOJ reports no costs and no additional revenue associated with the increased inspection authority granted by this bill."
VOTES
ASM PUBLIC SAFETY: 8-0-0
YES: Jones-Sawyer, Alanis, Bonta, Bryan, Lackey, Ortega, Santiago, Zbur
ASM APPROPRIATIONS: 15-0-1
YES: Holden, Megan Dahle, Bryan, Calderon, Wendy Carrillo, Dixon, Mike Fong, Hart, Lowenthal, Mathis, Papan, Pellerin, Sanchez, Weber, Ortega
ABS, ABST OR NV: Robert Rivas
UPDATED
VERSION: April 26, 2023
CONSULTANT: Mureed Rasool / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744 FN: 0000647
Date of Hearing: May 17, 2023
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Chris Holden, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1420
Author:(Berman) – As Amended Ver:April 26, 2023
Policy Committee: | Public Safety | Vote: | 8 - 0 |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill expands the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct firearm dealer inspections and assess fines for a firearm dealer’s violations of state laws.
Specifically, this bill:
1) Authorizes DOJ to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with any applicable state laws.
2) Requires DOJ to maintain and make available to the public information about firearm dealers found to have violated any applicable state law with gross negligence.
3) Authorizes DOJ to assess civil fines against firearm dealers for breaches of any applicable state laws.
4) Requires the dealer record of sale (DROS) form to include a firearm purchaser’s email address starting September 1, 2025.
FISCAL EFFECT:
One-time costs (DROS Fund) to DOJ of $172,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 to add an email field to the DROS and DROS Entry System databases. DOJ reports no costs and no additional revenue associated with the increased inspection authority granted by this bill.
COMMENTS:
- Author’s Statement. According to the author:
Having strong firearm laws is important, but it is equally important to ensure the laws are being sufficiently enforced. AB 1420 will ensure that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has the authority to inspect and write citations for any violations related to the governing of the sale, transfer, and storage of firearms. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of statutes that allow for DOJ inspection and even fewer statutes that allow for any sort of civil fines to be issued. Currently, there are multiple instances where the DOJ’s compliance units witness serious violations, such as finding assault weapons or evidence of an assault weapons sale, but cannot write any sort of citation because it is beyond the scope of their authority. AB 1420 will ensure the DOJ has the authority and tools to adequately enforce firearms violations. California firearm laws are strong and remedying any violations can save lives.
- Background. DOJ’s Bureau of Firearms (BOF) is responsible for education, regulation, and enforcement pertaining to the manufacture, sales, ownership, and transfer of firearms. Existing law requires BOF to conduct periodic inspections of certified firearms dealers to ensure that dealers are in compliance with specified state laws. This bill expands BOF’s authority to issue violations and fines for any applicable state law, not only those currently listed in statute. The bill makes related changes to the statute that requires DOJ to provide aggregated information about dealer inspections and violations to the public upon request. Finally, this bill adds a field for a firearm purchaser’s email address to the DROS, a record that memorializes the sale of a firearm to a purchaser.
Analysis Prepared by: Annika Carlson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
Date of Hearing: April 25, 2023
Counsel: Mureed Rasool
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr., Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:
Author:() – As Ver:
As Proposed to be Amended in Committee
SUMMARY:
Expands the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable state laws and to assess fines for their non-compliance. Specifically, this bill:
- Authorizes the DOJ to conduct firearm dealer inspections to ensure compliance with specified statutes, as well as any other applicable state laws.
- Expands the statute requiring the DOJ to maintain and make available specified information regarding firearm dealers found to have violated specified statutes, as well as any other applicable state laws.
- Authorizes the DOJ to assess civil fines against firearm dealers not only for breaches of specified statutes, but also for any other applicable state laws.
- Requires the dealer record of sale (DROS) form to include a firearm purchaser’s email address starting September 1, 2025.
EXISTING LAW:
- Requires a person to hold a firearm dealer’s license in order to sell, lease, or transfer a firearm. (Pen. Code, § 26500.)
- Provides that the duly constituted licensing authority of a city, county, or a city and county shall accept applications for, and may grant licenses permitting licensees to sell firearms at retail within the city, county, or city and county. (Pen. Code, § 26705, subd. (a).)
- Requires a firearms dealer or licensee to meet all the following requirements:
- Have a valid federal firearms license;
- Have any regulatory or business license, or licenses, required by local government;
- Have a valid seller’s permit issued by the State Board of Equalization;
- Have a certificate of eligibility issued by the DOJ, as specified;
- Have a license issued in a specified format; and,
- Be recorded in the DOJ’s centralized list of licensees. (Pen. Code, § 26700.)
- Requires firearms dealers to secure their inventory in a secure facility on the business premises with trigger locks, or within a locked, fireproof safe or vault when the licensee is not open for business. (Pen. Code, § 26890.)
- Requires licensed dealers to maintain and make available to law enforcement or the DOJ a firearm transaction record, as specified. (Pen. Code, §§ 26900, 28100.)
- Authorizes the DOJ to inspect firearms dealers every three years in order to ensure compliance with only specified statutes. (Pen. Code, § 26720, subd. (a).)
- Requires the DOJ to maintain and make available upon request the number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected, as specified, exempted jurisdictions, number of dealers removed from the centralized list of licensees, and the number of dealers found to have violated specified provisions of law with knowledge or with gross negligence. (Pen. Code, § 26725.)
- Requires the DROS form to include the following information, among other things:
a) Date and time of sale;
b) Make of firearm;
c) Serial number or any assigned identification number or mark;
d) Caliber;
e) Type of firearm;
f) Barrel length;
g) Full name, date of birth, and purchaser’s address;
h) Purchaser’s phone number;
i) Purchaser’s gender;
j) All of the purchaser’s legal names or aliases;
k) Yes or no answer to questions inquiring whether the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm;
l) Signature of purchaser;
m) Right thumbprint of the purchaser; and,
n) A statement of the penalties for signing a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the register. (Pen. Code, § 28160.)
- Provides that the dealer or salesperson must ensure all required information has been obtained and be informed that incomplete information will delay sales. (Pen. Code, § 28175.)
- Makes it a misdemeanor for a person to furnish a fictitious name or address, or knowingly furnish incorrect information, or knowingly omit any information on the DROS forms. (Pen. Code, § 28250, subd. (a).)
- Makes it a felony for a prohibited person to knowingly furnish a fictitious name, address, incorrect information, or to omit any information on the DROS forms. (Pen. Code, § 28250, subd. (b).)
FISCAL EFFECT:
Unknown
COMMENTS:
- Author's Statement: According to the author, “California has some of the strongest firearm laws in the country and these laws save lives. In 2021, Giffords Law Center showed that California had a 37 percent lower gun death rate than the national average. Having strong firearm laws is important, but it is equally important to ensure the laws are being sufficiently enforced. AB 1420 will ensure that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has the authority to inspect and write citations for any violations related to the governing of the sale, transfer, and storage of firearms.
“Unfortunately, there are only a handful of statutes that allow for DOJ inspection and even fewer statutes that allow for any sort of civil fines to be issued. Currently, there are multiple instances where the DOJ’s compliance units witness serious violations, such as finding assault weapons or evidence of an assault weapons sale, but cannot write any sort of citation because it is beyond the scope of their authority. AB 1420 will ensure the DOJ has the authority and tools to adequately enforce firearms violations. California firearm laws are strong and remedying any violations can save lives.” - Firearm Dealers and Compliance with Firearm Laws: Firearm dealers in California are subject to numerous state and federal laws that they must abide by in order to remain in operation. (Pen. Code, §§ 26500 et seq.) Such laws specify the manner in which firearm dealers must keep their records, deliver a firearm, secure and store their inventory, obtain security measures, and so on. (Pen. Code, §§ 17110, 26815, 26890, 28100.) Firearm dealers who do not comply with such laws have been linked to a greater likelihood that firearms from their inventory will be recovered in a crime. (Brady United Against Gun Violence. A California Case Study: Government Agencies Should Screen Firearms Vendors. <https://s3.amazonaws.com/brady-static/Procurement-CA-v5.pdf> [as of Apr. 28, 2023] at p. 7.) A November 2000, report from the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau (ATF) stated that when the ATF inspected the 1% of firearm dealers that supplied almost 60% of guns used in crimes nationwide, the ATF found that 75% of those dealers had violated federal firearm laws, including recordkeeping violations and selling to potential gun traffickers and prohibited persons. (Ibid.)
In California, current law requires the DOJ to conduct inspections of firearm dealers every three years to ensure compliance with Penal Code Section 16575 specifically. That Penal Code section lists out a number of other sections in the Penal Code that impose requirements on firearm dealers. However, not all sections that impose requirements on firearms dealers are listed in Penal Code Section 16575. For example, Section 21628.2 of the Business & Professions Code, which requires certain firearm dealer to keep copies of certain firearm consignments or trades, is not listed.. Therefore, the DOJ is technically unable by law to inspect those records. This bill, as introduced, would authorize DOJ to conduct inspections for compliance with specified statutes. As proposed to be amended in committee, this bill would authorize DOJ to inspect for compliance with all applicable state law. The language reflects similar language used in other existing statutes; for example, Penal Code section 27310 allows the DOJ to inspect firearm dealers at gun shows to ensure compliance with “applicable state and federal laws.” - Argument in Support: According to the bill’s sponsor, the Department of Justice, “In order to operate in California, firearms dealers must have: (1) a Federal Firearms License, (2) a license issued by a county or other local agency, and (3) a Certificate of Eligibility issued by the DOJ. If they have all of these items, they are included on a DOJ-maintained centralized list that allows them to operate their business. Currently, the DOJ can conduct spontaneous, on-site inspections of dealers, but that authority is limited to checking for compliance with the statutes listed in Penal Code section 16575. That list of statutes listed in Section 16575 has not been updated since 2010 despite the passage of additional laws governing firearms dealers since that time. As such, DOJ representatives conducting inspections often observe non-compliance with more recent laws, but do not have the authority to cite for those violations.
“California has passed some of the strongest gun safety measures in the nation. But those laws only work if we can ensure compliance. AB 1420 will update existing law to expand DOJ’s inspection authority to include a more comprehensive list of laws related to the sale, transfer and storage of firearms. Additionally, AB 1420 will include the ability to assess progressive penalties, including civil fines, on dealers that fail to correct violations.
“The Attorney General is committed to advancing efforts that strengthen California’s commonsense gun laws. This bill will further that goal by providing DOJ with the necessary tools to ensure dealers are complying with current law and with DOJ’s requests for corrective action.” - Argument in Opposition: None received.
- Related Legislation: SB 377 (Skinner), among other things, would require all state agencies or department to keep records of all unsafe handguns they own, as specified, and would authorize the DOJ to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with the rule. SB 377 is currently in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
- Prior Legislation:
- AB 228 (Rodriguez) Chapter 138, Statutes of 2022, required the DOJ to inspect firearm dealers every three years to ensure compliance with specified firearms laws.
- AB 2061 (Límon) Chapter 273, Statutes of 2020, authorized the DOJ to inspect firearms dealers, ammunition vendors, or manufacturers at gun shows in order to ensure compliance with state and federal firearms laws.
- AB 2362 (Muratsuchi) Chapter 284, Statutes of 2020, among other things, authorized the DOJ to assess a civil fine against a firearms dealer for a violation of specified rules imposed on firearm dealers.
- AB 1064 (Muratsuchi), of the 2019-2020 Legislative Session, would have allowed the DOJ to adopt regulations to set fine amounts to be levied against firearms dealers that breach specified provisions related to the sale of firearms. AB 1064 was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file.
- AB 228 (Rodriguez) Chapter 138, Statutes of 2022, required the DOJ to inspect firearm dealers every three years to ensure compliance with specified firearms laws.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Brady Campaign
Brady Campaign California
California Department of Justice
Los Angeles Unified School District
Opposition
None.
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Discussed in Hearing
3MIN
Senate Floor
55SEC
Assembly Floor
1MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations
49SEC
Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety
10MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety
53SEC
Assembly Floor
4MIN
Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety
Bill Author
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