{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"31610","citation":"Pen. Code, § 31610","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6"},{"name":"TITLE 4. FIREARMS [23500. - 34400.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4"},{"name":"DIVISION 10. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF FIREARMS OR FIREARM EQUIPMENT [30210. - 33700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Handguns and Firearm Safety [31500. - 32110.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Firearm Safety Certificate [31610. - 31670.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-4/article-2"}],"history":"Repealed (in Sec. 14) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 15.   (SB 683)   Effective January 1, 2014.   Section operative January 1, 2015, by its own provisions.","effective":"2014-01-01","html":"<p>(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to require that persons who obtain firearms have a basic familiarity with those firearms, including, but not limited to, the safe handling and storage of those firearms. It is not the intent of the Legislature to require a firearm safety certificate for the mere possession of a firearm.</p><p>(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.</p>","text":"(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to require that persons who obtain firearms have a basic familiarity with those firearms, including, but not limited to, the safe handling and storage of those firearms. It is not the intent of the Legislature to require a firearm safety certificate for the mere possession of a firearm. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/firearm-safety-certificate-31610","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}