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CHAPTER 2. Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles [30500. - 31115.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.

§§ 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…