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DIVISION 10. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF FIREARMS OR FIREARM EQUIPMENT [30210. - 33700.]

Division 10 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.

§§ 30210–33700 · 207 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. Ammunition §§ 30210–30395 · 33 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Flechette Dart Ammunition or Bullet Containing or Carrying an Explosive Agent §§ 30210–30290 · 3 sections
      • § 30210 Except as provided in Section 30215 and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes…
      • § 30215 Section 30210 does not apply to tracer ammunition manufactured for use in a shotgun.
      • § 30290 Except as provided in Section 30215 and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any ammunition that contains or consists of any…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Other Restrictions Relating to Ammunition §§ 30300–30340 · 12 sections
      • § 30300 (a) Any person, corporation, or dealer who does any of the following shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed six months, or…
      • § 30305 (a) (1) No person prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900)…
      • § 30306 (a) Any person, corporation, firm, or other business enterprise who supplies, delivers, sells, or gives possession or control of, any ammunition to any person…
      • § 30310 (a) Unless it is with the written permission of the school district superintendent, the superintendent’s designee, or equivalent school authority, no person…
      • § 30312 (a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2018, the sale of ammunition by any party shall be conducted by or processed through a licensed ammunition vendor. (2) When…
      • § 30314 (a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a resident of this state shall not bring or transport into this state any ammunition that he or she purchased or otherwise…
      • § 30315 Any person, firm, or corporation who, within this state knowingly possesses any handgun ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor is guilty of…
      • § 30320 Any person, firm, or corporation who, within this state, manufactures, imports, sells, offers to sell, or knowingly transports any handgun ammunition designed…
      • § 30325 Nothing in this article shall apply to or affect the possession of handgun ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor by a person who found the…
      • § 30330 Nothing in this article shall apply to or affect the sale to, purchase by, possession of, or use of any ammunition by any member of the Army, Navy, Air Force,…
      • § 30335 Nothing in this article shall prohibit the possession, importation, sale, attempted sale, or transport of ammunition from which the propellant has been removed…
      • § 30340 Nothing in this article shall prohibit the manufacture of ammunition under contracts approved by agencies of the state or federal government.
    3. ARTICLE 3. Ammunition Vendors §§ 30342–30365 · 12 sections
      • § 30342 (a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a valid ammunition vendor license shall be required for any person, firm, corporation, or other business enterprise to sell…
      • § 30345 (a) A vendor shall comply with all of the conditions, requirements, and prohibitions stated in this article. (b) Commencing July 1, 2022, the Department of…
      • § 30347 (a) An ammunition vendor shall require any agent or employee who handles, sells, delivers, or has under his or her custody or control any ammunition, to obtain…
      • § 30348 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the sale of ammunition by a licensed vendor shall be conducted at the location specified in the license. (b) A…
      • § 30350 An ammunition vendor shall not sell or otherwise transfer ownership of, offer for sale or otherwise offer to transfer ownership of, or display for sale or…
      • § 30352 (a) Commencing July 1, 2019, an ammunition vendor shall not sell or otherwise transfer ownership of any ammunition without, at the time of delivery, legibly…
      • § 30355 Commencing February 1, 2011, the records required by this article shall be maintained on the premises of the vendor for a period of not less than five years…
      • § 30357 (a) Commencing February 1, 2011, the records referred to in Section 30352 shall be subject to inspection at any time during normal business hours by any peace…
      • § 30360 Commencing February 1, 2011, a vendor shall not knowingly make a false entry in, fail to make a required entry in, fail to obtain the required thumbprint, or…
      • § 30362 (a) Commencing February 1, 2011, no vendor shall, during any inspection conducted pursuant to this article, refuse to permit a person authorized under Section…
      • § 30363 Within 48 hours of discovery, an ammunition vendor shall report the loss or theft of any of the following items to the appropriate law enforcement agency in…
      • § 30365 (a) A violation of Section 30352, 30355, 30360, or 30362 is a misdemeanor. (b) The provisions of this section are cumulative, and shall not be construed as…
    4. ARTICLE 4. Ammunition Purchase Authorizations §§ 30370–30372 · 3 sections
      • § 30370 (a) Commencing July 1, 2019, the department shall electronically approve the purchase or transfer of ammunition through a vendor, as defined in Section 16151,…
      • § 30371 (a) There is hereby appropriated twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) from the General Fund as a loan for the start-up costs of implementing, operating…
      • § 30372 (a) If a person attempts to purchase or otherwise acquire ammunition and the sale or other transfer is not approved by the Department of Justice pursuant to…
    5. ARTICLE 5. Ammunition Vendor Licenses §§ 30385–30395 · 3 sections
      • § 30385 (a) The Department of Justice is authorized to issue ammunition vendor licenses pursuant to this article. The department shall, commencing July 1, 2017,…
      • § 30390 (a) The Department of Justice may charge ammunition vendor license applicants a reasonable fee sufficient to reimburse the department for the reasonable,…
      • § 30395 (a) The Department of Justice is authorized to issue ammunition vendor licenses to applicants who the department has determined, either as an individual or a…
  2. CHAPTER 1.5. Firearm Precursor Parts §§ 30400–30425 · 4 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Restrictions Relating to Firearm Precursor Parts §§ 30400–30425 · 4 sections
      • § 30400 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and in Section 30420, or except by operation of law, it shall be unlawful for a person to purchase, sell, offer to…
      • § 30401 (a) The department may, upon receipt of a written request or form prescribed by the department, issue a determination to a person regarding whether an item or…
      • § 30420 This article does not apply to any of the following persons: (a) A member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard, while on duty and…
      • § 30425 This article does not prohibit the manufacture of firearm precursor parts under contracts approved by agencies of the state or federal government.
  3. CHAPTER 2. Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles §§ 30500–31115 · 55 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 30500–30530 · 7 sections
      • § 30500 This chapter shall be known as the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 and the .50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004.
      • § 30505 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the proliferation and use of assault weapons poses a threat to the health, safety, and security of all…
      • § 30510 As used in this chapter and in Sections 16780, 17000, 27555, 27560, 27565, 27875, 27920, 27966, and 28000, “assault weapon” means the following designated…
      • § 30515 (a) Notwithstanding Section 30510, “assault weapon” also means any of the following: (1) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that does not have a fixed magazine…
      • § 30520 (a) The Attorney General shall prepare a description for identification purposes, including a picture or diagram, of each assault weapon listed in Section…
      • § 30525 As used in this part, “.50 BMG cartridge” means a cartridge that is designed and intended to be fired from a center fire rifle and that meets all of the…
      • § 30530 (a) As used in this part, “.50 BMG rifle” means a center fire rifle that can fire a .50 BMG cartridge and is not already an assault weapon or a machinegun. (b)…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Unlawful Acts Relating to Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles §§ 30600–30685 · 19 sections
      • § 30600 (a) Any person who, within this state, manufactures or causes to be manufactured, distributes, transports, or imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers…
      • § 30605 (a) Any person who, within this state, possesses any assault weapon, except as provided in this chapter, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for…
      • § 30610 (a) Any person who, within this state, possesses any .50 BMG rifle, except as provided in this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars…
      • § 30615 Notwithstanding Section 654 or any other provision of law, any person who commits another crime while violating this article may receive an additional,…
      • § 30620 As used in this chapter, the date a firearm is an assault weapon is the earliest of the following: (a) The effective date of an amendment to Section 30510 or…
      • § 30625 Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 do not apply to the sale of an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle to, or the purchase, importation, or possession of an assault…
      • § 30630 (a) Sections 30605 and 30610 shall not prohibit the possession or use of assault weapons or a .50 BMG rifle by sworn peace officer members of those agencies…
      • § 30631 Sections 30600 and 30605 do not apply to the loan of an assault weapon to, nor the possession of an assault weapon by, a person enrolled in the course of basic…
      • § 30635 Section 30605 shall not apply to the possession of an assault weapon during the 90-day period immediately after the date it was specified as an assault weapon…
      • § 30640 Section 30610 shall not apply to the possession of a .50 BMG rifle, which was not defined or specified as an assault weapon pursuant to the then-applicable…
      • § 30645 Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 shall not apply to the manufacture by any person who is issued a permit pursuant to Section 31005 of assault weapons or .50…
      • § 30650 Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 shall not apply to the sale of assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles by persons who are issued permits pursuant to Section 31005…
      • § 30655 (a) Section 30600 shall not apply to a person who is the executor or administrator of an estate that includes an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle registered…
      • § 30660 (a) Section 30600 shall not apply to a person who lawfully possesses and has registered an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle pursuant to this chapter who lends…
      • § 30665 Sections 30600, 30605, and 30610 shall not apply to the possession and importation of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle into this state by a nonresident if…
      • § 30670 (a) Section 30600 shall not apply to the importation into this state of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle by the registered owner of that assault weapon or…
      • § 30675 (a) Sections 30605 and 30610 shall not apply to any of the following persons: (1) A person acting in accordance with Section 31000 or 31005. (2) A person who…
      • § 30680 Section 30605 does not apply to the possession of an assault weapon by a person who has possessed the assault weapon prior to January 1, 2017, if all of the…
      • § 30685 Section 30605 does not apply to the possession of an assault weapon as defined by paragraph (9), (10), or (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 30515 by a person…
    3. ARTICLE 3. SKS Rifles §§ 30710–30735 · 6 sections
      • § 30710 Notwithstanding paragraph (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 30510, an “SKS rifle” under this article means all SKS rifles commonly referred to as “SKS…
      • § 30715 (a) (1) Any person who, or firm, company, or corporation that operated a retail or other commercial firm, company, or corporation, and manufactured,…
      • § 30720 (a) Any person, firm, company, or corporation that is in possession of an SKS rifle shall do one of the following on or before January 1, 2000: (1) Relinquish…
      • § 30725 (a) Any person who complies with Section 30720 shall be exempt from the prohibitions set forth in Section 30600 or 30605 for those acts by that person…
      • § 30730 (a) (1) The department shall purchase any SKS rifle relinquished pursuant to Section 30720 from funds appropriated for this purpose by the act amending former…
      • § 30735 (a) The Department of Justice shall notify all district attorneys on or before January 31, 1999, of the provisions of former Section 12281. (b) The department…
    4. ARTICLE 4. Assault Weapon or .50 BMG Rifle Constituting Nuisance § 30800 · 1 section
      • § 30800 (a) (1) Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 30600), possession of any assault weapon or of any .50 BMG rifle in violation of this chapter…
    5. ARTICLE 5. Registration of Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles and Related Rules §§ 30900–30965 · 14 sections
      • § 30900 (a) (1) Any person who, prior to June 1, 1989, lawfully possessed an assault weapon, as defined in former Section 12276, as added by Section 3 of Chapter 19 of…
      • § 30905 (a) Except as provided in Section 30600, any person who lawfully possesses any .50 BMG rifle prior to January 1, 2005, that is not specified as an assault…
      • § 30910 Except as provided in Section 30925, no assault weapon possessed pursuant to this article may be sold or transferred on or after January 1, 1990, to anyone…
      • § 30915 Any person who obtains title to an assault weapon registered under this article or that was possessed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30630 by bequest…
      • § 30920 (a) Any person who lawfully possessed a firearm subsequently declared to be an assault weapon pursuant to former Section 12276.5, as it reads in Section 3 of…
      • § 30925 A person moving into this state, otherwise in lawful possession of an assault weapon, shall do one of the following: (a) Prior to bringing the assault weapon…
      • § 30930 Except as provided in Section 30940, no .50 BMG rifle possessed pursuant to this article may be sold or transferred on or after January 1, 2005, to anyone…
      • § 30935 Any person who obtains title to a .50 BMG rifle registered under this article or that was possessed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30630 by bequest or…
      • § 30940 A person moving into this state, otherwise in lawful possession of a .50 BMG rifle, shall do one of the following: (a) Prior to bringing the .50 BMG rifle into…
      • § 30945 Unless a permit allowing additional uses is first obtained under Section 31000, a person who has registered an assault weapon or registered a .50 BMG rifle…
      • § 30950 No person who is under the age of 18 years, and no person who is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a…
      • § 30955 (a) The department’s registration procedures shall provide the option of joint registration for any assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle owned by family members…
      • § 30960 (a) For 90 days following January 1, 1992, a forgiveness period shall exist to allow any person specified in subdivision (b) of former Section 12280, as it…
      • § 30965 (a) Any person who registered a firearm as an assault weapon pursuant to the provisions of law in effect prior to January 1, 2000, where the assault weapon is…
    6. ARTICLE 6. Permits for Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles §§ 31000–31005 · 2 sections
      • § 31000 (a) Any person who lawfully acquired an assault weapon before June 1, 1989, or a .50 BMG rifle before January 1, 2005, and wishes to use it in a manner…
      • § 31005 (a) The Department of Justice may, upon a finding of good cause, issue permits for the manufacture or sale of assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles for the sale…
    7. ARTICLE 7. Licensed Gun Dealers §§ 31050–31055 · 2 sections
      • § 31050 (a) Any licensed gun dealer may take possession of any assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle for the purposes of servicing or repair from any person to whom it is…
      • § 31055 In addition to the uses allowed in Article 5 (commencing with Section 30900), any licensed gun dealer who lawfully possesses an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle…
    8. ARTICLE 8. Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 31100–31115 · 4 sections
      • § 31100 Any individual may arrange in advance to relinquish an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle to a police or sheriff’s department. The assault weapon or .50 BMG…
      • § 31105 (a) No peace officer or dispatcher shall broadcast over a police radio that an individual has registered, or has obtained a permit to possess, an assault…
      • § 31110 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the Department of Justice shall, for every person to whom a permit is issued pursuant to this article, annually…
      • § 31115 (a) The Department of Justice shall conduct a public education and notification program regarding the registration of assault weapons and the definition of the…
  4. CHAPTER 3. Body Armor §§ 31310–31360 · 11 sections
    • § 31310 No body armor shall be acquired by the commissioner pursuant to Section 2259.5 of the Vehicle Code unless, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 31315, the…
    • § 31315 (a) Before any body armor may be purchased for use by state peace officers, the Department of Justice, after consultation with the Department of the California…
    • § 31320 (a) Any person engaged in the manufacture or sale of body armor may apply to the Department of Justice for certification that a particular type of body armor…
    • § 31325 Any application submitted pursuant to Section 31320 shall contain all of the following: (a) Full written reports of any investigation conducted for the purpose…
    • § 31330 The Department of Justice, in cooperation with the office of procurement of the Department of General Services, shall establish a schedule for ballistic…
    • § 31335 The Department of Justice shall issue an order refusing to certify a body armor as acceptable if, after due notice to the applicant, the department finds any…
    • § 31340 The Department of Justice shall issue an order revoking certification of a body armor if, after due notice to the applicant, the department finds any of the…
    • § 31345 (a) All purchases of certified body armor under the provisions of this chapter shall be made by the Department of General Services on behalf of an authorized…
    • § 31350 The Department of General Services shall, pursuant to departmental regulation, after consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, define…
    • § 31355 The Department of Justice shall adopt and promulgate regulations for the fair and efficient enforcement of this chapter.
    • § 31360 (a) A person who has been convicted of a violent felony under the laws of the United States, the State of California, or any other state, government, or…
  5. CHAPTER 4. Handguns and Firearm Safety §§ 31500–32110 · 58 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Unconventional Pistol §§ 31500–31590 · 2 sections
      • § 31500 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
      • § 31590 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any unconventional pistol is a nuisance and is subject to Section…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Firearm Safety Certificate §§ 31610–31670 · 14 sections
      • § 31610 (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,…
      • § 31615 (a) A person shall not do either of the following: (1) Purchase or receive any firearm, except an antique firearm, without a valid firearm safety certificate,…
      • § 31620 (a) A person shall not commit an act of collusion as specified in Section 27550. (b) Any person who alters, counterfeits, or falsifies a handgun safety…
      • § 31625 (a) A certified instructor shall not issue a firearm safety certificate to any person who has not complied with this article. Proof of compliance shall be…
      • § 31630 (a) The department shall develop an instruction manual in English, Spanish, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Dari, and…
      • § 31635 (a) The department shall prescribe a minimum level of skill, knowledge, and competency to be required of all firearm safety certificate instructors. (b)…
      • § 31640 (a) The department shall develop a written objective test, in English, Spanish, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Dari, and…
      • § 31641 (a) The Department of Justice shall prepare a firearm safety certificate study guide in all of the languages described in subdivision (a) of Section 31640 that…
      • § 31645 (a) An applicant for a firearm safety certificate shall successfully pass the objective test referred to in Section 31640, with a passing grade of at least 75…
      • § 31650 (a) The certified instructor may charge a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), fifteen dollars ($15) of which is to be paid to the department pursuant to…
      • § 31655 (a) The department shall develop firearm safety certificates to be issued by instructors certified by the department to those persons who have complied with…
      • § 31660 (a) In the case of loss or destruction of a firearm safety certificate, the issuing instructor shall issue a duplicate certificate upon request and proof of…
      • § 31665 The department shall be immune from any liability arising from implementing Sections 31630, 31635, 31640, and subdivision (a) of Section 31655.
      • § 31670 Except for the provisions of former Section 12804, former Article 8 (commencing with Section 12800) of Chapter 6 of Title 2 of Part 4, as added by Section 10…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Exceptions to Firearm Safety Certificate Requirement §§ 31700–31835 · 28 sections
      • § 31700 (a) The following persons, properly identified, are exempted from the firearm safety certificate requirement in subdivision (a) of Section 31615: (1) Any…
      • § 31705 (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to any sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms made to an authorized law enforcement representative of any…
      • § 31710 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The loan is made by an…
      • § 31715 (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement agency to a peace officer pursuant to…
      • § 31720 (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement agency to a retiring peace officer who…
      • § 31725 (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to a sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if both of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The…
      • § 31730 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, loan, or transfer of a firearm made by an authorized law enforcement representative of a…
      • § 31735 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, loan, or transfer of a firearm made by any person other than a representative of an…
      • § 31740 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or transfers of firearms between or to importers and manufacturers of firearms licensed…
      • § 31745 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 shall not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a handgun to a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915,…
      • § 31750 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions exist: (a) The person loaning the firearm is at all…
      • § 31755 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the delivery of a firearm to a gunsmith for service or repair, or to the return of the firearm to its owner…
      • § 31760 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The…
      • § 31765 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of a firearm to a person 18 years of age or older for the purposes of shooting at targets if the…
      • § 31770 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to deliveries, transfers, or returns of firearms made pursuant to any of the following: (a) Sections 18000 and…
      • § 31780 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms by a dealer to a person who resides outside this state…
      • § 31785 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms to a wholesaler if the firearms are being returned to…
      • § 31790 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The…
      • § 31800 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of an unloaded firearm by a dealer who also operates a target facility that holds a business or…
      • § 31805 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms to a wholesaler as merchandise in the wholesaler’s…
      • § 31810 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to or affect the following circumstances: (a) The loan of a handgun, and commencing January 1, 2015, any…
      • § 31815 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The loan is infrequent, as…
      • § 31820 (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The firearm is unloaded.…
      • § 31825 (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The firearm is unloaded. (2)…
      • § 31830 (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of an unloaded firearm to a consultant-evaluator by a person licensed pursuant to Sections…
      • § 31833 (a) Section 31615 does not apply to the loan of a firearm other than a handgun or semiautomatic centerfire rifle to a minor that complies with all of the…
      • § 31834 Section 31615 does not apply to sales, deliveries, or transfers of firearms between or to importers and manufacturers of ammunition licensed to engage in that…
      • § 31835 Subdivision (a) of Section 31615 does not apply to the delivery, sale, or transfer of firearms when made by authorized law enforcement representatives for…
    4. ARTICLE 4. “Unsafe Handgun” and Related Definitions §§ 31900–31910 · 3 sections
      • § 31900 As used in this part, the “drop safety requirement for handguns” means that at the conclusion of the firing requirements for handguns described in Section…
      • § 31905 (a) As used in this part, “firing requirement for handguns” means a test in which the manufacturer provides three handguns of the make and model for which…
      • § 31910 (a) As used in this part, “unsafe handgun” means any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, for which any of the…
    5. ARTICLE 5. Rules Governing Unsafe Handguns §§ 32000–32030 · 7 sections
      • § 32000 (a) (1) A person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state for sale, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale,…
      • § 32005 (a) Every person who is licensed as a manufacturer of firearms pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and…
      • § 32010 (a) Any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person manufactured in this state, imported into the state for sale, kept for…
      • § 32015 (a) On and after January 1, 2001, the Department of Justice shall compile, publish, and thereafter maintain a roster listing all of the handguns that have been…
      • § 32020 (a) The Attorney General may annually retest up to 5 percent of the handgun models that are listed on the roster described in subdivision (a) of Section 32015.…
      • § 32025 A handgun model removed from the roster pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 32020 may be reinstated on the roster if all of the following are met: (a) The…
      • § 32030 (a) A firearm shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 32015 if another firearm made by the same manufacturer is already…
    6. ARTICLE 6. Exceptions to Rules Governing Unsafe Handguns §§ 32100–32110 · 4 sections
      • § 32100 (a) Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000) shall not apply to a single-action revolver that has at least a…
      • § 32103 (a) A pistol may be submitted for testing described in Section 32010 and added to the roster described in subdivision (a) of Section 32015 without being…
      • § 32105 (a) The Legislature finds a significant public purpose in exempting pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic target shooting events. Therefore,…
      • § 32110 Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000) shall not apply to any of the following: (a) The sale, loan, or…
  6. CHAPTER 5. Large-Capacity Magazine §§ 32310–32455 · 16 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Rules Governing Large-Capacity Magazines §§ 32310–32390 · 4 sections
      • § 32310 (a) Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 32400) of this chapter and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2,…
      • § 32311 (a) Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 32400) of this chapter and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2,…
      • § 32315 Upon a showing that good cause exists, the Department of Justice may issue permits for the possession, transportation, or sale between a person licensed…
      • § 32390 Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 32400) of this chapter and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Exceptions Relating Specifically to Large-Capacity Magazines §§ 32400–32455 · 12 sections
      • § 32400 Section 32310 does not apply to the sale of, giving of, lending of, possession of, importation into this state of, or purchase of, any large-capacity magazine…
      • § 32405 Section 32310 does not apply to the sale to, lending to, transfer to, purchase by, receipt of, possession of, or importation into this state of, a…
      • § 32406 Subdivision (c) of Section 32310 does not apply to an honorably retired sworn peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3… see note
      • § 32410 Section 32310 does not apply to the sale, purchase, or possession of any large-capacity magazine to or by a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to…
      • § 32415 Section 32310 does not apply to the loan of a lawfully possessed large-capacity magazine between two individuals if all of the following conditions are met:…
      • § 32425 Section 32310 does not apply to any of the following: (a) The lending or giving of any large-capacity magazine to a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700…
      • § 32430 Section 32310 does not apply to the possession of, importation into this state of, or sale of, any large-capacity magazine by a person who has been issued a…
      • § 32435 Section 32310 does not apply to any of the following: (a) The sale of, giving of, lending of, possession of, importation into this state of, or purchase of,…
      • § 32440 Section 32310 does not apply to any of the following: (a) The manufacture of a large-capacity magazine for any federal, state, county, city and county, or city…
      • § 32445 Section 32310 does not apply to the loan of a large-capacity magazine for use solely as a prop for a motion picture, television, or video production.
      • § 32450 Section 32310 does not apply to the purchase or possession of a large-capacity magazine by the holder of a special weapons permit issued pursuant to Section…
      • § 32455 Section 32310 does not apply to the sale, gift, or loan of a large-capacity magazine to a person enrolled in the course of basic training prescribed by the…
  7. CHAPTER 6. Machineguns §§ 32610–32750 · 13 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions § 32610 · 1 section
      • § 32610 Nothing in this chapter shall affect or apply to any of the following: (a) The sale to, purchase by, or possession of machineguns by a police department, a…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Unlawful Acts Relating to Machineguns § 32625 · 1 section
      • § 32625 (a) Any person, firm, or corporation, who within this state possesses or knowingly transports a machinegun, except as authorized by this chapter, is guilty of…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Permits §§ 32650–32670 · 5 sections
      • § 32650 (a) The Department of Justice may issue permits for the possession, manufacture, and transportation or possession, manufacture, or transportation of…
      • § 32655 (a) An application for a permit under this article shall satisfy all of the following conditions: (1) It shall be filed in writing. (2) It shall be signed by…
      • § 32660 Every person, firm, or corporation to whom a permit is issued under this article shall keep it on the person or at the place where the firearms are kept. The…
      • § 32665 A permit issued in accordance with this chapter may be revoked by the issuing authority at any time, when it appears that the need for the firearms has ceased…
      • § 32670 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the Department of Justice shall, for every person, firm, or corporation to whom a permit is issued pursuant to this…
    4. ARTICLE 4. Licenses to Sell Machineguns §§ 32700–32720 · 5 sections
      • § 32700 The Department of Justice may grant a license to permit the sale of machineguns at the place specified in the license, subject to all of the following…
      • § 32705 An application for a license under this article shall satisfy all of the following conditions: (a) It shall be filed in writing. (b) It shall be signed by the…
      • § 32710 (a) Applications and licenses under this article shall be uniform throughout the state, on forms prescribed by the Department of Justice. (b) A license under…
      • § 32715 (a) Each applicant for a license under this article shall pay at the time of filing the application a fee determined by the Department of Justice. The fee…
      • § 32720 Upon breach of any of the conditions stated in Section 32700, a license under this article shall be revoked.
    5. ARTICLE 5. Machinegun Constituting Nuisance § 32750 · 1 section
      • § 32750 (a) It shall be a public nuisance to possess any machinegun in violation of this chapter. (b) The Attorney General, any district attorney, or any city attorney…
  8. CHAPTER 7. Multiburst Trigger Activator §§ 32900–32990 · 2 sections
    • § 32900 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
    • § 32990 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any multiburst trigger activator is a nuisance and is subject to…
  9. CHAPTER 8. Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun §§ 33210–33320 · 10 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Restrictions Relating to Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun §§ 33210–33290 · 5 sections
      • § 33210 Except as expressly provided in Sections 33215 to 33225, inclusive, and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, and solely in…
      • § 33215 Except as provided in Sections 33220 and 33225 and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who…
      • § 33220 Section 33215 does not apply to either of the following: (a) The sale to, purchase by, or possession of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns by a…
      • § 33225 Section 33215 does not apply to the manufacture, possession, transportation, or sale of a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun, when authorized by…
      • § 33290 Except as provided in Sections 33220 and 33225 and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any short-barreled rifle or…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Permit for Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun §§ 33300–33320 · 5 sections
      • § 33300 (a) Upon a showing that good cause exists for issuance of a permit to the applicant, and if the Department of Justice finds that issuance of the permit does…
      • § 33305 (a) An application for a permit under this article shall satisfy all of the following conditions: (1) It shall be filed in writing. (2) It shall be signed by…
      • § 33310 (a) Every person, firm, or corporation to whom a permit is issued under this article shall keep it on the person or at the place where the short-barreled…
      • § 33315 A permit issued in accordance with this article may be revoked by the issuing authority at any time, when it appears that the need for the short-barreled…
      • § 33320 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the Department of Justice shall, for every person, firm, or corporation to whom a permit is issued pursuant to this…
  10. CHAPTER 9. Silencers §§ 33410–33415 · 2 sections
    • § 33410 Any person, firm, or corporation who within this state possesses a silencer is guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment…
    • § 33415 Section 33410 shall not apply to, or affect, any of the following: (a) The sale to, purchase by, or possession of silencers by agencies listed in Section…
  11. CHAPTER 10. Zip Guns §§ 33600–33690 · 2 sections
    • § 33600 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
    • § 33690 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any zip gun is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.
  12. CHAPTER 11. Firearm Barrel § 33700 · 1 section
    • § 33700 (a) (1) A firearm barrel, as defined in Section 16525, shall not be sold or transferred unless that transaction is completed in person by a firearms dealer…