Firearms: safety certificates.
Chaptered. Effective date is not on the official record yet.
Official status checked 2026-10-04 23:46 PT
Bill summary
Existing law requires any person who purchases or receives a firearm to possess a firearm safety certificate.
Existing law also prohibits a person from selling or transferring a firearm to any person who does not possess a firearm safety certificate.
A violation of either of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor.
Existing law requires a personal firearm importer, within 60 days of bringing any firearm into this state, to, among other things, submit a report including information concerning that individual and a description of the firearm in question to the Department of Justice.
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Defender utility
Use card id 6 (session 2025-2026), not this 2025-2026 Regular Session clone. California PDs: Ch. 465 is live but the new (a)(3) infraction and training mandate are not yet in force. Do not treat this duplicate as a second charge.
Who this is for. PDs — duplicate of live Ch. 465 SB 948; use card id 6. Not a second charge.