BILL NUMBER: SB 53 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 27, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 28, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 1, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 21, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Senator De León
(Principal coauthor: Senator Yee)
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Skinner)
(Coauthors: Senators Leno and Steinberg)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Ting)
DECEMBER 20, 2012
An act to amend Sections 11106, 17315, 30000, 30005, 30312, 30345,
30347, 30350, 30352, and 30365 of, to amend the heading of Article 3
(commencing with Section 30345) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title
4 of Part 6 of, to add Sections 16663 and 30348 to, to add Article 4
(commencing with Section 30370) to Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title
4 of Part 6 of, to add Article 5 (commencing with Section 30380) to
Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of, and to repeal
Section 30355 of, the Penal Code, relating to ammunition.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 53, as amended, De León. Ammunition: purchase permits.
(1) Existing law requires the Attorney General to maintain
records, including among other things, fingerprints, licenses to
carry concealed firearms, and information from firearms dealers
pertaining to firearms, for purposes of assisting in the
investigation of crimes, and specified civil actions.
This bill would require the Attorney General to also maintain
copies of ammunition purchase permits, information about ammunition
transactions, as specified, and ammunition vendor licenses, as
specified, for those purposes.
(2) Existing law establishes the Prohibited Armed Persons File,
the purpose of which is to cross-reference persons prohibited from
possessing firearms with records of firearm transactions to determine
if these persons have acquired or attempted to acquire firearms.
Under existing law, a person who is prohibited from owning or
possessing a firearm is prohibited from owning, possessing, or having
under his or her custody or control, any ammunition or reloaded
ammunition.
This bill would, commencing July 1, 2015, use the Prohibited Armed
Persons File to cross-reference those persons with records of
ammunition transactions to determine if these persons have acquired
or attempted to acquire ammunition.
(3) Existing law, subject to exceptions, requires that the
delivery or transfer of ownership of handgun ammunition occur only in
a face-to-face transaction and makes a violation of this requirement
a crime. Existing law provides that the term "vendor" for purposes
of ammunition sales is a "handgun ammunition vendor" as defined for
those and other purposes.
This bill would extend those provisions to any ammunition. The
bill would provide that the term "vendor" for purposes of ammunition
sales means "ammunition vendor," and, commencing July 1, 2015, who is
licensed, as specified, for those and other purposes. The bill would
provide that commencing July 1, 2015, only a licensed ammunition
vendor may sell ammunition. The bill would create an additional
exemption from these requirements for specified events conducted by a
nonprofit entity, as specified, and would make additional conforming
changes.
(4) Existing law prohibits an ammunition vendor from allowing a
person the vendor knows or should know is a person who is prohibited
from possessing firearms for specified reasons, from handling,
selling, or delivering handgun ammunition in the course and scope of
their employment. Existing law prohibits an ammunition vendor from
selling or otherwise transferring ownership of, offering for sale or
otherwise offering to transfer ownership of, or displaying for sale
or displaying for transfer of ownership of, any handgun ammunition in
a manner that allows that ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser
or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of
the vendor.
This bill would extend those prohibitions to any ammunition. The
bill would provide that a violation of those provisions is a
misdemeanor.
By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program.
(5) Existing law requires ammunition vendors to maintain
ammunition transaction records, as specified, on the vendor's
premises for a period of 5 years.
This bill would repeal the provisions requiring ammunition
transaction records be maintained for 5 years by the vendor.
(6) Existing law subject to exceptions, requires a handgun
ammunition vendor to record specified information at the time of
delivery of handgun ammunition to a purchaser, as specified.
This bill would extend those provisions to transactions of any
ammunition and would, commencing July 1, 2015, require the ammunition
vendor to submit that information to the department, as specified.
The bill would, commencing July 1, 2016, and subject to exceptions,
require the purchaser of ammunition to be authorized to purchase
ammunition by the Department of Justice, as specified. The bill
would, commencing January 1, 2016, authorize issuance of ammunition
purchase authorizations by the Department of Justice to applicants
who are at least 18 years of age, not prohibited from acquiring or
possessing ammunition, and who pay the required fees, as specified.
The bill would establish an application process and establish a
centralized list of persons authorized to purchase ammunition.
(7) The bill would authorize the Department of Justice to accept
applications for ammunition vendor licenses, commencing January 1,
2015. The bill would require an ammunition vendor to be licensed,
commencing July 1, 2015, in order to sell ammunition. Violation of
these provisions would be a misdemeanor. The bill would create an
application process for ammunition vendors, as specified. The bill
would establish the Ammunition Vendors Special Account, into which
vendor license fees would be deposited and made available, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Justice for
purposes of enforcing the ammunition vendor licensing provisions. The
bill would require the ammunition vendor to conduct business at the
location specified in the license, except in the case of gun shows or
events, as specified. The bill would require the Attorney General to
prepare and submit to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2016, a
report concerning, among other things, recommendations for
enhancements that could be made to the background check system, as
specified.
By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program.
(8) The bill would provide that for the provisions discussed
above, as specified, "ammunition" does not include blanks.
(9) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section
11106 of the Penal Code, proposed by AB 500 and AB 539, that would
become operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills
are chaptered and become effective January 1, 2014, and this bill is
chaptered last.
(10) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 11106 of the Penal Code, as added by Section
2.5 of Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 2011, is amended to read:
11106. (a) In order to assist in the investigation of crime, the
prosecution of civil actions by city attorneys pursuant to paragraph
(3) of subdivision (b), the arrest and prosecution of criminals, and
the recovery of lost, stolen, or found property, the Attorney General
shall keep and properly file a complete record of all copies of
fingerprints, copies of licenses to carry firearms issued pursuant to
Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215, information reported to the
Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26225, copies of ammunition
purchaser authorizations pursuant to Section 30370, ammunition
vendor license information pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with
Section 30380) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6,
information required by Section 30352, dealers' records of sales of
firearms, reports provided pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with
Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, or
pursuant to any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585,
forms provided pursuant to Section 12084, as that section read prior
to being repealed, reports provided pursuant to Article 1
(commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with
Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, that
are not dealers' records of sales of firearms, and reports of stolen,
lost, found, pledged, or pawned property in any city or county of
this state, and shall, upon proper application therefor, furnish this
information to the officers referred to in Section 11105.
(b) (1) The Attorney General shall permanently keep and properly
file and maintain all information reported to the Department of
Justice pursuant to the following provisions as to firearms and
maintain a registry thereof:
(A) Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2
(commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4
of Part 6.
(B) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of
Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6.
(C) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of Division 6 of
Title 4 of Part 6.
(D) Any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585.
(E) Former Section 12084.
(F) Any other law.
(2) The registry shall consist of all of the following:
(A) The name, address, identification of, place of birth (state or
country), complete telephone number, occupation, sex, description,
and all legal names and aliases ever used by the owner or person
being loaned the particular firearm as listed on the information
provided to the department on the Dealers' Record of Sale, the Law
Enforcement Firearms Transfer (LEFT), as defined in former Section
12084, or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision
listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585 or any other law.
(B) The name and address of, and other information about, any
person (whether a dealer or a private party) from whom the owner
acquired or the person being loaned the particular firearm and when
the firearm was acquired or loaned as listed on the information
provided to the department on the Dealers' Record of Sale, the LEFT,
or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision listed in
subdivision (a) of Section 16585 or any other law.
(C) Any waiting period exemption applicable to the transaction
which resulted in the owner of or the person being loaned the
particular firearm acquiring or being loaned that firearm.
(D) The manufacturer's name if stamped on the firearm, model name
or number if stamped on the firearm, and, if applicable, the serial
number, other number (if more than one serial number is stamped on
the firearm), caliber, type of firearm, if the firearm is new or
used, barrel length, and color of the firearm, or, if the firearm is
not a handgun and does not have a serial number or any identification
number or mark assigned to it, that shall be noted.
(3) Information in the registry referred to in this subdivision
shall, upon proper application therefor, be furnished to the officers
referred to in Section 11105, to a city attorney prosecuting a civil
action, solely for use in prosecuting that civil action and not for
any other purpose, or to the person listed in the registry as the
owner or person who is listed as being loaned the particular firearm.
(4) If any person is listed in the registry as the owner of a
firearm through a Dealers' Record of Sale prior to 1979, and the
person listed in the registry requests by letter that the Attorney
General store and keep the record electronically, as well as in the
record's existing photographic, photostatic, or nonerasable optically
stored form, the Attorney General shall do so within three working
days of receipt of the request. The Attorney General shall, in
writing, and as soon as practicable, notify the person requesting
electronic storage of the record that the request has been honored as
required by this paragraph.
(c) (1) Any officer referred to in paragraphs (1) to (6),
inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 11105 may disseminate the
name of the subject of the record, the number of the firearms listed
in the record, and the description of any firearm, including the
make, model, and caliber, from the record relating to any firearm's
sale, transfer, registration, or license record, or any information
reported to the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26225,
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing
with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6,
Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of Division 6
of Title 4 of Part 6, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of
Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, Article 2 (commencing with Section
28150) of Chapter 6 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, Article 5
(commencing with Section 30900) of Chapter 2 of Division 10 of Title
4 of Part 6, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11
of Title 4 of Part 6, or any provision listed in subdivision (a) of
Section 16585, if the following conditions are met:
(A) The subject of the record has been arraigned for a crime in
which the victim is a person described in subdivisions (a) to (f),
inclusive, of Section 6211 of the Family Code and is being prosecuted
or is serving a sentence for the crime, or the subject of the record
is the subject of an emergency protective order, a temporary
restraining order, or an order after hearing, which is in effect and
has been issued by a family court under the Domestic Violence
Protection Act set forth in Division 10 (commencing with Section
6200) of the Family Code.
(B) The information is disseminated only to the victim of the
crime or to the person who has obtained the emergency protective
order, the temporary restraining order, or the order after hearing
issued by the family court.
(C) Whenever a law enforcement officer disseminates the
information authorized by this subdivision, that officer or another
officer assigned to the case shall immediately provide the victim of
the crime with a "Victims of Domestic Violence" card, as specified in
subparagraph (H) of paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section
13701.
(2) The victim or person to whom information is disseminated
pursuant to this subdivision may disclose it as he or she deems
necessary to protect himself or herself or another person from bodily
harm by the person who is the subject of the record.
(d) This section shall become operative January 1, 2014.
SEC. 1.1. Section 11106 of the Penal Code, as added by Section 2.5
of Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 2011, is amended to read:
11106. (a) In order to assist in the investigation of crime, the
prosecution of civil actions by city attorneys pursuant to paragraph
(3) of subdivision (b), the arrest and prosecution of criminals, and
the recovery of lost, stolen, or found property, the Attorney General
shall keep and properly file a complete record of all copies of
fingerprints, copies of licenses to carry firearms issued pursuant to
Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215, information reported to the
Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26225, copies of ammunition
purchaser authorizations pursuant to Section 30370, ammunition
vendor license information pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with
Section 30380) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6,
information required by Section 30352, dealers' records of sales of
firearms, reports provided pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with
Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, or
pursuant to any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585,
forms provided pursuant to Section 12084, as that section read prior
to being repealed, reports provided pursuant to Article 1
(commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with
Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, that
are not dealers' records of sales of firearms, information provided
pursuant to Section 28255, and reports of stolen, lost, found,
pledged, or pawned property in any city or county of this state, and
shall, upon proper application therefor, furnish this information to
the officers referred to in Section 11105.
(b) (1) The Attorney General shall permanently keep and properly
file and maintain all information reported to the Department of
Justice pursuant to the following provisions as to firearms and
maintain a registry thereof:
(A) Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2
(commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4
of Part 6.
(B) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of
Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6.
(C) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of Division 6 of
Title 4 of Part 6.
(D) Any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585.
(E) Former Section 12084.
(F) Section 28255.
(G) Any other law.
(2) The registry shall consist of all of the following:
(A) The name, address, identification of, place of birth (state or
country), complete telephone number, occupation, sex, description,
and all legal names and aliases ever used by the owner or person
being loaned the particular firearm as listed on the information
provided to the department on the Dealers' Record of Sale, the Law
Enforcement Firearms Transfer (LEFT), as defined in former Section
12084, or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision
listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585, Section 28255, or any
other law.
(B) The name and address of, and other information about, any
person (whether a dealer or a private party) from whom the owner
acquired or the person being loaned the particular firearm and when
the firearm was acquired or loaned as listed on the information
provided to the department on the Dealers' Record of Sale, the LEFT,
or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision listed in
subdivision (a) of Section 16585 or any other law.
(C) Any waiting period exemption applicable to the transaction
which resulted in the owner of or the person being loaned the
particular firearm acquiring or being loaned that firearm.
(D) The manufacturer's name if stamped on the firearm, model name
or number if stamped on the firearm, and, if applicable, the serial
number, other number (if more than one serial number is stamped on
the firearm), caliber, type of firearm, if the firearm is new or
used, barrel length, and color of the firearm, or, if the firearm is
not a handgun and does not have a serial number or any identification
number or mark assigned to it, that shall be noted.
(3) Information in the registry referred to in this subdivision
shall, upon proper application therefor, be furnished to the officers
referred to in Section 11105, to a city attorney prosecuting a civil
action, solely for use in prosecuting that civil action and not for
any other purpose, or to the person listed in the registry as the
owner or person who is listed as being loaned the particular firearm.
(4) If any person is listed in the registry as the owner of a
firearm through a Dealers' Record of Sale prior to 1979, and the
person listed in the registry requests by letter that the Attorney
General store and keep the record electronically, as well as in the
record's existing photographic, photostatic, or nonerasable optically
stored form, the Attorney General shall do so within three working
days of receipt of the request. The Attorney General shall, in
writing, and as soon as practicable, notify the person requesting
electronic storage of the record that the request has been honored as
required by this paragraph.
(c) (1) Any officer referred to in paragraphs (1) to (6),
inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 11105 may disseminate the
name of the subject of the record, the number of the firearms listed
in the record, and the description of any firearm, including the
make, model, and caliber, from the record relating to any firearm's
sale, transfer, registration, or license record, or any information
reported to the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26225,
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing
with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6,
Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of Division 6
of Title 4 of Part 6, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of
Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, Article 2 (commencing with Section
28150) of Chapter 6 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, Article 5
(commencing with Section 30900) of Chapter 2 of Division 10 of Title
4 of Part 6, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11
of Title 4 of Part 6, or any provision listed in subdivision (a) of
Section 16585, if the following conditions are met:
(A) The subject of the record has been arraigned for a crime in
which the victim is a person described in subdivisions (a) to (f),
inclusive, of Section 6211 of the Family Code and is being prosecuted
or is serving a sentence for the crime, or the subject of the record
is the subject of an emergency protective order, a temporary
restraining order, or an order after hearing, which is in effect and
has been issued by a family court under the Domestic Violence
Protection Act set forth in Division 10 (commencing with Section
6200) of the Family Code.
(B) The information is disseminated only to the victim of the
crime or to the person who has obtained the emergency protective
order, the temporary restraining order, or the order after hearing
issued by the family court.
(C) Whenever a law enforcement officer disseminates the
information authorized by this subdivision, that officer or another
officer assigned to the case shall immediately provide the victim of
the crime with a "Victims of Domestic Violence" card, as specified in
subparagraph (H) of paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section
13701.
(2) The victim or person to whom information is disseminated
pursuant to this subdivision may disclose it as he or she deems
necessary to protect himself or herself or another person from bodily
harm by the person who is the subject of the record.
SEC. 1.2. Section 11106 of the Penal Code, as added by Section 2.5
of Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 2011, is amended to read:
11106. (a) In order to assist in the investigation of crime, the
prosecution of civil actions by city attorneys pursuant to paragraph
(3) of subdivision (b), the arrest and prosecution of criminals, and
the recovery of lost, stolen, or found property, the Attorney General
shall keep and properly file a complete record of all copies of
fingerprints, copies of licenses to carry firearms issued pursuant to
Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215, information reported to the
Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26225 or 29830, copies of
ammunition purchaser authorizations pursuant to Section 30370,
ammunition vendor license information pursuant to Article 5
(commencing with Section 30380) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title
4 of Part 6, information required by Section 30352, dealers' records
of sales of firearms, reports provided pursuant to Article 1
(commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of Division 6 of Title 4
of Part 6, or pursuant to any provision listed in subdivision (a) of
Section 16585, forms provided pursuant to Section 12084, as that
section read prior to being repealed, reports provided pursuant to
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing
with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6,
that are not dealers' records of sales of firearms, and reports of
stolen, lost, found, pledged, or pawned property in any city or
county of this state, and shall, upon proper application therefor,
furnish this information to the officers referred to in Section
11105.
(b) (1) The Attorney General shall permanently keep and properly
file and maintain all information reported to the Department of
Justice pursuant to the following provisions as to firearms and
maintain a registry thereof:
(A) Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2
(commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4
of Part 6.
(B) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of
Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6.
(C) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of Division 6 of
Title 4 of Part 6.
(D) Any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585.
(E) Former Section 12084.
(F) Any other law.
(2) The registry shall consist of all of the following:
(A) The name, address, identification of, place of birth (state or
country), complete telephone number, occupation, sex, description,
and all legal names and aliases ever used by the owner or person
being loaned the particular firearm as listed on the information
provided to the department on the Dealers' Record of Sale, the Law
Enforcement Firearms Transfer (LEFT), as defined in former Section
12084, or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision
listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585 or any other law.
(B) The name and address of, and other information about, any
person (whether a dealer or a private party) from whom the owner
acquired or the person being loaned the particular firearm and when
the firearm was acquired or loaned as listed on the information
provided to the department on the Dealers' Record of Sale, the LEFT,
or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision listed in
subdivision (a) of Section 16585 or any other law.
(C) Any waiting period exemption applicable to the transaction
which resulted in the owner of or the person being loaned the
particular firearm acquiring or being loaned that firearm.
(D) The manufacturer's name if stamped on the firearm, model name
or number if stamped on the firearm, and, if applicable, the serial
number, other number (if more than one serial number is stamped on
the firearm), caliber, type of firearm, if the firearm is new or
used, barrel length, and color of the firearm, or, if the firearm is
not a handgun and does not have a serial number or any identification
number or mark assigned to it, that shall be noted.
(3) Information in the registry referred to in this subdivision
shall, upon proper application therefor, be furnished to the officers
referred to in Section 11105, to a city attorney prosecuting a civil
action, solely for use in prosecuting that civil action and not for
any other purpose, or to the person listed in the registry as the
owner or person who is listed as being loaned the particular firearm.
(4) If any person is listed in the registry as the owner of a
firearm through a Dealers' Record of Sale prior to 1979, and the
person listed in the registry requests by letter that the Attorney
General store and keep the record electronically, as well as in the
record's existing photographic, photostatic, or nonerasable optically
stored form, the Attorney General shall do so within three working
days of receipt of the request. The Attorney General shall, in
writing, and as soon as practicable, notify the person requesting
electronic storage of the record that the request has been honored as
required by this paragraph.
(c) (1) Any officer referred to in paragraphs (1) to (6),
inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 11105 may disseminate the
name of the subject of the record, the number of the firearms listed
in the record, and the description of any firearm, including the
make, model, and caliber, from the record relating to any firearm's
sale, transfer, registration, or license record, or any information
reported to the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26225,
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing
with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6,
Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of Division 6
of Title 4 of Part 6, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of
Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, Article 2 (commencing with Section
28150) of Chapter 6 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, Article 5
(commencing with Section 30900) of Chapter 2 of Division 10 of Title
4 of Part 6, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11
of Title 4 of Part 6, or any provision listed in subdivision (a) of
Section 16585, if the following conditions are met:
(A) The subject of the record has been arraigned for a crime in
which the victim is a person described in subdivisions (a) to (f),
inclusive, of Section 6211 of the Family Code and is being prosecuted
or is serving a sentence for the crime, or the subject of the record
is the subject of an emergency protective order, a temporary
restraining order, or an order after hearing, which is in effect and
has been issued by a family court under the Domestic Violence
Protection Act set forth in Division 10 (commencing with Section
6200) of the Family Code.
(B) The information is disseminated only to the victim of the
crime or to the person who has obtained the emergency protective
order, the temporary restraining order, or the order after hearing
issued by the family court.
(C) Whenever a law enforcement officer disseminates the
information authorized by this subdivision, that officer or another
officer assigned to the case shall immediately provide the victim of
the crime with a "Victims of Domestic Violence" card, as specified in
subparagraph (H) of paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section
13701.
(2) The victim or person to whom information is disseminated
pursuant to this subdivision may disclose it as he or she deems
necessary to protect himself or herself or another person from bodily
harm by the person who is the subject of the record.
SEC. 1.3. Section 11106 of the Penal Code, as added by Section 2.5
of Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 2011, is amended to read:
11106. (a) In order to assist in the investigation of crime, the
prosecution of civil actions by city attorneys pursuant to paragraph
(3) of subdivision (b), the arrest and prosecution of criminals, and
the recovery of lost, stolen, or found property, the Attorney General
shall keep and properly file a complete record of all copies of
fingerprints, copies of licenses to carry firearms issued pursuant to
Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215, information reported to the
Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26225 or 29830, copies of
ammunition purchaser authorizations pursuant to Section 30370,
ammunition vendor license information pursuant to Article 5
(commencing with Section 30380) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title
4 of Part 6, information required by Section 30352, dealers' records
of sales of firearms, reports provided pursuant to Article 1
(commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of Division 6 of Title 4
of Part 6, or pursuant to any provision listed in subdivision (a) of
Section 16585, forms provided pursuant to Section 12084, as that
section read prior to being repealed, reports provided pursuant to
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing
with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6,
that are not dealers' records of sales of firearms, information
provided pursuant to Section 28255, and reports of stolen, lost,
found, pledged, or pawned property in any city or county of this
state, and shall, upon proper application therefor, furnish this
information to the officers referred to in Section 11105.
(b) (1) The Attorney General shall permanently keep and properly
file and maintain all information reported to the Department of
Justice pursuant to the following provisions as to firearms and
maintain a registry thereof:
(A) Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2
(commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4
of Part 6.
(B) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of
Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6.
(C) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of Division 6 of
Title 4 of Part 6.
(D) Any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585.
(E) Former Section 12084.
(F) Section 28255.
(G) Any other law.
(2) The registry shall consist of all of the following:
(A) The name, address, identification of, place of birth (state or
country), complete telephone number, occupation, sex, description,
and all legal names and aliases ever used by the owner or person
being loaned the particular firearm as listed on the information
provided to the department on the Dealers' Record of Sale, the Law
Enforcement Firearms Transfer (LEFT), as defined in former Section
12084, or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision
listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585, Section 28255, or any
other law.
(B) The name and address of, and other information about, any
person (whether a dealer or a private party) from whom the owner
acquired or the person being loaned the particular firearm and when
the firearm was acquired or loaned as listed on the information
provided to the department on the Dealers' Record of Sale, the LEFT,
or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision listed in
subdivision (a) of Section 16585 or any other law.
(C) Any waiting period exemption applicable to the transaction
which resulted in the owner of or the person being loaned the
particular firearm acquiring or being loaned that firearm.
(D) The manufacturer's name if stamped on the firearm, model name
or number if stamped on the firearm, and, if applicable, the serial
number, other number (if more than one serial number is stamped on
the firearm), caliber, type of firearm, if the firearm is new or
used, barrel length, and color of the firearm, or, if the firearm is
not a handgun and does not have a serial number or any identification
number or mark
assigned to it, that shall be noted.
(3) Information in the registry referred to in this subdivision
shall, upon proper application therefor, be furnished to the officers
referred to in Section 11105, to a city attorney prosecuting a civil
action, solely for use in prosecuting that civil action and not for
any other purpose, or to the person listed in the registry as the
owner or person who is listed as being loaned the particular firearm.
(4) If any person is listed in the registry as the owner of a
firearm through a Dealers' Record of Sale prior to 1979, and the
person listed in the registry requests by letter that the Attorney
General store and keep the record electronically, as well as in the
record's existing photographic, photostatic, or nonerasable optically
stored form, the Attorney General shall do so within three working
days of receipt of the request. The Attorney General shall, in
writing, and as soon as practicable, notify the person requesting
electronic storage of the record that the request has been honored as
required by this paragraph.
(c) (1) Any officer referred to in paragraphs (1) to (6),
inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 11105 may disseminate the
name of the subject of the record, the number of the firearms listed
in the record, and the description of any firearm, including the
make, model, and caliber, from the record relating to any firearm's
sale, transfer, registration, or license record, or any information
reported to the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26225,
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing
with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6,
Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4 of Division 6
of Title 4 of Part 6, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of
Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, Article 2 (commencing with Section
28150) of Chapter 6 of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6, Article 5
(commencing with Section 30900) of Chapter 2 of Division 10 of Title
4 of Part 6, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division 11
of Title 4 of Part 6, or any provision listed in subdivision (a) of
Section 16585, if the following conditions are met:
(A) The subject of the record has been arraigned for a crime in
which the victim is a person described in subdivisions (a) to (f),
inclusive, of Section 6211 of the Family Code and is being prosecuted
or is serving a sentence for the crime, or the subject of the record
is the subject of an emergency protective order, a temporary
restraining order, or an order after hearing, which is in effect and
has been issued by a family court under the Domestic Violence
Protection Act set forth in Division 10 (commencing with Section
6200) of the Family Code.
(B) The information is disseminated only to the victim of the
crime or to the person who has obtained the emergency protective
order, the temporary restraining order, or the order after hearing
issued by the family court.
(C) Whenever a law enforcement officer disseminates the
information authorized by this subdivision, that officer or another
officer assigned to the case shall immediately provide the victim of
the crime with a "Victims of Domestic Violence" card, as specified in
subparagraph (H) of paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section
13701.
(2) The victim or person to whom information is disseminated
pursuant to this subdivision may disclose it as he or she deems
necessary to protect himself or herself or another person from bodily
harm by the person who is the subject of the record.
SEC. 2. Section 16663 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
16663. (a) As used in this part, "ammunition vendor" means any
person, firm, corporation, dealer, or any other business enterprise
that is engaged in the retail sale of any ammunition, or that holds
itself out as engaged in the business of selling any ammunition.
(b) Commencing July 1, 2015, "ammunition vendor" means any person
or responsible person, as defined in Section 30385, of an entity
described in subdivision (a) who has a current ammunition vendor
license, pursuant to Section 30385.
SEC. 3. Section 17315 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
17315. As used in Article 3 (commencing with Section 30345) of
Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4, "vendor" means an ammunition
vendor.
SEC. 4. Section 30000 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
30000. (a) The Attorney General shall establish and maintain an
online database to be known as the Prohibited Armed Persons File. The
purpose of the file is to cross-reference persons who have ownership
or possession of a firearm on or after January 1, 1991, as indicated
by a record in the Consolidated Firearms Information System, and
who, subsequent to the date of that ownership or possession of a
firearm, fall within a class of persons who are prohibited from
owning or possessing a firearm.
(b) Commencing July 1, 2015, the file shall also be used to
cross-reference persons who acquire ammunition to determine if those
persons fall within a class of persons who are prohibited from owning
or possessing ammunition.
(c) The information contained in the Prohibited Armed Persons File
shall only be available to those entities specified in, and pursuant
to, subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11105, through the California
Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, for the purpose of
determining if persons are armed and prohibited from possessing
firearms or ammunition.
SEC. 5. Section 30005 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
30005. The Prohibited Armed Persons File database shall function
as follows:
(a) Upon entry into the Department of Justice's records of a
disposition for a conviction of any felony, a conviction for any
firearms-prohibiting charge specified in Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 29800), a conviction for an offense described in Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 29900), a firearms prohibition pursuant to
Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or any
firearms possession prohibition identified by the federal National
Instant Criminal Background Check System, the Department of Justice
shall determine if the subject has an entry in the Consolidated
Firearms Information System indicating possession or ownership of a
firearm on or after January 1, 1991, or an assault weapon
registration, or a .50 BMG rifle registration, or commencing July 1,
2015, acquisition of ammunition.
(b) Upon an entry into any department automated information system
that is used for the identification of persons who are prohibited by
state or federal law from acquiring, owning, or possessing firearms,
the department shall determine if the subject has an entry in the
Consolidated Firearms Information System indicating ownership or
possession of a firearm on or after January 1, 1991, or an assault
weapon registration, or a .50 BMG rifle registration.
(c) If the department determines that, pursuant to subdivision (a)
or (b), the subject has an entry in the Consolidated Firearms
Information System indicating possession or ownership of a firearm on
or after January 1, 1991, or an assault weapon registration, or a .
50 BMG rifle registration, the following information shall be entered
into the Prohibited Armed Persons File:
(1) The subject's name.
(2) The subject's date of birth.
(3) The subject's physical description.
(4) Any other identifying information regarding the subject that
is deemed necessary by the Attorney General.
(5) The basis of the firearms possession and ammunition
prohibition.
(6) A description of all firearms owned or possessed by the
subject, as reflected by the Consolidated Firearms Information
System.
SEC. 6. Section 30312 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
30312. (a) (1) The delivery or transfer of ownership of
ammunition may only occur in a face-to-face transaction with the
deliverer or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of identity
from the purchaser or other transferee, provided, however, that
ammunition may be purchased over the Internet or through other means
of remote ordering if an ammunition vendor in this state initially
receives the ammunition and processes the transfer in compliance with
this section and Article 3 (commencing with Section 30345). An
ammunition vendor is required to promptly and properly process those
transactions. An ammunition vendor is not required to house
ammunition orders longer than 30 days.
(2) Commencing July 1, 2015, the sale of ammunition may only be
conducted by an ammunition vendor licensed pursuant to Section 30385.
(3) For purposes of this section, "ammunition" does not include
blanks.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to or affect the sale,
delivery, or transfer of ammunition to any of the following:
(1) An authorized law enforcement representative of a city,
county, city and county, or state or federal government, if the sale,
delivery, or transfer is for exclusive use by that government agency
and, prior to the sale, delivery, or transfer of the ammunition,
written authorization from the head of the agency employing the
purchaser or transferee is obtained, identifying the employee as an
individual authorized to conduct the transaction, and authorizing the
transaction for the exclusive use of the agency employing the
individual.
(2) A sworn peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing
with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 who is authorized to carry a
firearm in the course and scope of the officer's duties.
(3) An importer or manufacturer of ammunition or firearms who is
licensed to engage in business pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing
with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the
regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(4) A person who is on the centralized list maintained by the
Department of Justice pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section
28450) of Chapter 6 of Division 6 of this title.
(5) A person whose licensed premises are outside this state and
who is licensed as a dealer or collector of firearms pursuant to
Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United
States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(6) A person who is licensed as a collector of firearms pursuant
to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United
States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, whose
licensed premises are within this state, and who has a current
certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice
pursuant to Section 26710.
(7) An ammunition vendor.
(8) A consultant-evaluator.
(9) A participant at an event organized by a nonprofit mutual or
public benefit corporation, where the sale, transfer, or delivery is
by a nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation organized
pursuant to the Corporations Code, where the ammunition is to be used
and consumed on the premises of an event conducted by that nonprofit
or public benefit corporation, and the event is at a target range
which holds a regulatory or business license.
(c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
SEC. 7. The heading of Article 3 (commencing with Section 30345)
of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code is
amended to read:
Article 3. Ammunition Vendors
SEC. 8. Section 30345 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
30345. (a) A vendor shall comply with all of the conditions,
requirements, and prohibitions stated in this article.
(b) Commencing July 1, 2015, an ammunition vendor shall be
licensed by the Department of Justice in order to sell ammunition.
(c) For purposes of this article, "ammunition" does not include
blanks.
SEC. 9. Section 30347 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
30347. A vendor shall not permit any employee who the vendor
knows or reasonably should know is a person described in Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section
29900) of Division 9 of this title or Section 8100 or 8103 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code to handle, sell, or deliver ammunition
in the course and scope of employment.
SEC. 10. Section 30348 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
30348. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the sale of
ammunition shall be conducted at the location specified in the
license.
(b) A vendor may sell ammunition at a gun show or event if the gun
show or event is not conducted from any motorized or towed vehicle.
(c) For purposes of this section, "gun show or event" means a
function sponsored by any national, state, or local organization,
devoted to the collection, competitive use, or other sporting use of
firearms, or an organization or association that sponsors functions
devoted to the collection, competitive use, or other sporting use of
firearms in the community.
(d) Sales of ammunition at a gun show or event shall comply with
Sections 30347, 30350, 30352, and 30360.
SEC. 11. Section 30350 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
30350. A vendor shall not sell, offer for sale, or display for
sale any ammunition in a manner that allows that ammunition to be
accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the
vendor or an employee of the vendor.
SEC. 12. Section 30352 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
30352. (a) A vendor shall not sell any ammunition without, at the
time of delivery, legibly recording the following information:
(1) The date of the sale.
(2) The purchaser's driver's license or other identification
number and the state in which it was issued.
(3) The brand, type, and amount of ammunition sold.
(4) The name of the salesperson who processed the sale or other
transaction.
(5) The purchaser's full residential address and telephone number.
(6) The purchaser's date of birth.
(b) Commencing July 1, 2015, the vendor shall submit to the
department the information required by subdivision (a) in a format
and a manner prescribed by the department for all sales of ownership
of ammunition. The department shall check the submitted information
against the Prohibited Armed Persons File. The vendor shall not share
any of the information required by subdivision (a) for any reason
other than for authorized law enforcement purposes.
(c) Commencing on July 1, 2016, only those persons listed below or
those persons or entities listed in subdivision (e) shall be
authorized to purchase ammunition. Prior to the delivery of the
ammunition, the vendor shall verify that the person who is receiving
delivery of the ammunition is a properly identified person or entity
listed in subdivision (e) or one of the following:
(1) A person authorized to purchase ammunition pursuant to Section
30370.
(2) A person who is authorized to carry loaded firearms pursuant
to Section 25900, 25905, 25910, 25925, 26010, 26015, 26025, or 26030.
(3) A holder of a special weapons permit issued by the department
pursuant to Section 32650 or 33300, pursuant to Article 3 (commencing
with Section 18900) of Chapter 1 of Division 5 of Title 2, or
pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 32700) of Chapter 6 of
this division.
(4) A holder of a current certificate of eligibility issued
pursuant to Section 26710.
(5) A holder of a valid entertainment firearms permit issued
pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29500) of Division 8.
(d) Commencing July 1, 2016, the vendor shall electronically
verify with the department, in a manner prescribed by the department,
that the person is authorized to purchase ammunition by referencing
the centralized list of authorized ammunition purchasers. If the
person is not listed as an authorized ammunition purchaser, the
vendor shall deny the sale.
(e) Subdivisions (a) and (d) shall not apply to or affect sales or
other transfers of ownership of ammunition by ammunition vendors to
any of the following, if properly identified:
(1) A person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915,
inclusive.
(2) An ammunition vendor.
(3) A person who is on the centralized list maintained by the
department pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 28450) of
Chapter 6 of Division 6 of this title.
(4) A target facility that holds a business or regulatory license.
(5) A gunsmith.
(6) A wholesaler.
(7) A manufacturer or importer of firearms or ammunition licensed
pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of
the United States Code, and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(8) An authorized law enforcement representative of a city,
county, city and county, or state or federal government, if the sale
or other transfer of ownership is for exclusive use by that
government agency, and, prior to the sale, delivery, or transfer of
the ammunition, written authorization from the head of the agency
authorizing the transaction is presented to the person from whom the
purchase, delivery, or transfer is being made. Proper written
authorization is defined as verifiable written certification from the
head of the agency by which the purchaser, transferee, or person
otherwise acquiring ownership is employed, identifying the employee
as an individual authorized to conduct the transaction, and
authorizing the transaction for the exclusive use of the agency by
which that individual is employed.
(9) The Department of Justice, any police department, any sheriff'
s official, any marshal's office, the Youth and Adult Correctional
Agency, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, any district
attorney's office, any federal law enforcement agency or the
military or naval forces of this state or of the United States for
use in the discharge of their official duties, and sworn members of
these agencies.
SEC. 13. Section 30355 of the Penal Code is repealed.
SEC. 14. Section 30365 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
30365. (a) A violation of subdivision (b) of Section 30345,
Section 30347, 30350, 30352, 30360, or 30362 is a misdemeanor.
(b) The provisions of this section are cumulative, and shall not
be construed as restricting the application of any other law.
However, an act or omission punishable in different ways by different
provisions of law shall not be punished under more than one
provision.
SEC. 15. Article 4 (commencing with Section 30370) is added to
Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code, to
read:
Article 4. Ammunition Purchase Felony Screening
30370. (a) (1) Commencing on January 1, 2016, any person who is
18 years of age or older may apply to the department for an
ammunition purchase authorization.
(2) The ammunition purchase authorization shall entitle the
authorized person to purchase ammunition from an ammunition vendor as
that term is defined in Section 16663 and shall have no other force
or effect. The authorization does not authorize a person to purchase
ammunition if the person is or becomes prohibited from acquiring or
possessing ammunition.
(3) For purposes of this article, "ammunition" does not include
blanks.
(4) Those persons and entities listed in subdivisions (c) and (e)
of Section 30352 are not required to obtain an authorization under
this article in order to acquire or posses ammunition.
(b) The Except as provided in subdivision
(c), the department shall issue an ammunition
purchase authorization to the applicant if all of the following
conditions are met:
(1) The applicant is 18 years of age or older.
(2) The applicant is not prohibited from acquiring or possessing
ammunition because of a felony conviction.
(3) The applicant pays the fees set forth in subdivision
(g) (h) .
(4) The applicant submits fingerprint images in compliance with
subdivision (i) (j) .
(5) The applicant provides a government issued
government-issued photo identification.
(c) The department shall issue an ammunition purchase
authorization to the applicant if the applicant is a firearms
purchaser who submits firearms purchaser information to the
department, for a firearm purchase occurring on or after January 1,
2016, passed a background check in connection with that purchase, and
that information can be found on the department's automated system,
provided the applicant is not prohibited by state or federal law from
possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm or a person
described in subdivision (a) of Sections 27535. Eligible firearms
purchasers shall apply with the department in a manner and form
prescribed by the department and are subject to a fee not to exceed
the reasonable costs of the actual processing costs of the
department, including checking the automated firearms system but not
to exceed ten dollars ($10). An application submitted simultaneously
with a firearm purchase shall be approved within 10 days if the
applicant passes the background check for the firearm purchase.
(c)
(d) (1) Upon receipt of an application, the department
shall , except for those applicants described in subdivision
(c), examine its records in order to determine if the applicant
is prohibited from possessing or acquiring ammunition due to a
felony conviction.
(2) The applicant shall be approved or denied within 30 days of
the date of the application. If the application is denied, the
department shall state the reasons for doing so and provide the
applicant an appeal process to challenge that denial.
(3) If the department is unable to ascertain the final disposition
of the application within 30 days of the applicant's submission, the
department shall deny the application and refer the applicant to the
file record review process.
(d)
(e) The ammunition purchase authorization shall be
revoked by the department upon the occurrence of any event which
would prohibit the individual from owning or possessing ammunition.
(e)
(f) The department shall provide a written notice to
the applicant stating that an authorization under this section does
not authorize a person who is otherwise prohibited from acquiring or
possessing ammunition to acquire or possess ammunition.
(f)
(g) The department shall create an internal centralized
list of all persons who are authorized to purchase ammunition. The
photo identification provided with the application shall be
referenced to the person in the centralized list. Law enforcement
agencies shall be provided access to the list for law enforcement
purposes.
(g)
(h) The department shall recover the reasonable cost of
regulatory and enforcement activities related to the sale, purchase,
possession, loan, or transfer of ammunition pursuant to this section
by charging applicants described in subdivision (b) an
initial application fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50), including
fingerprint fees, which shall be valid for two years, and not to
exceed fourteen dollars ($14) for the biennial renewal application to
include at a minimum, a new application and background
check for all applicants .
(h)
(i) All fees received pursuant to this section shall be
deposited into the Dealer's Record of Sale Special Account of the
General Fund.
(i)
(j) Applicants subject to subdivision (a) shall submit
fingerprint images and related information required by the department
to the department for the purposes of obtaining information as to
the existence and content of a record of state or federal
convictions. Fingerprint images and other information may also be
used to obtain information related to state or federal arrests and
state or federal arrests for which the department establishes that
the person is free on bail or on his or her recognizance pending
trial or appeal, for purposes of determining if the arrests resulted
in a conviction.
(1) When received, the department shall forward to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation requests for federal summary criminal history
information received pursuant to this section. The department shall
review the information returned from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and disseminate the result within the department.
(2) The department shall request subsequent notification service,
as provided pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for
applicants subject to subdivision (a).
(3) The department shall charge a reasonable fee sufficient to
cover the cost of processing the request described in this section.
(j)
(k) The implementation of this section by the
department is exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter
3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
2 of the Government Code).
(k)
(l) The department shall annually review and shall
adjust the fees specified in subdivision (g)
(h) , if necessary, to fully fund, but not to exceed the
reasonable costs of, the ammunition authorization program provided by
this section, including the enforcement of this program.
(l)
(m) The Attorney General is authorized to adopt
regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
30375. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that
prohibited persons do not have access to ammunition by requiring that
any individual who wants to purchase ammunition in California have a
background check. It is further the intent of the Legislature to
streamline the ammunition authorization application process as much
as possible for ammunition purchasers.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares that due to technological
restrictions and cost concerns, a felony-only background check is,
currently, the only background check that can be performed for
ammunition purchases. This check will prevent the most dangerous of
criminals from accessing ammunition. It is the intent of the
legislature that this felony-only background check be expanded, once
technology allows, to a comprehensive background check parallel to
the firearms eligibility background check.
(c) The Legislature further finds and declares that given that the
existing firearms eligibility background check is more extensive
than the ammunition authorization felony screening, rather than
requiring firearms owners to go through a new background check, the
department may use automated firearms records of sales to reference
the Prohibited Armed Persons File (Section 30000) to verify that a
firearms owner has not become prohibited from purchasing ammunition.
It is in the interest of
public safety to strive for an exhaustive background check system
that precludes criminals and other prohibited individuals from
purchasing ammunition.
SEC. 16. Article 5 (commencing with Section 30380) is added to
Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code, to
read:
Article 5. Ammunition Vendor Licenses
30380. (a) Commencing July 1, 2015, no ammunition vendor shall
sell ammunition unless the vendor is licensed pursuant to Section
30385.
(b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(c) For purposes of this article, "ammunition" does not include
blanks.
30385. (a) The Department of Justice is authorized to issue
ammunition vendor licenses pursuant to this article. The department
shall, commencing January 1, 2015, commence accepting applications
for ammunition vendor licenses. The department shall issue a license
or deny the application for a license within 30 days of receipt of
the application. If the application is denied, the department shall
inform the applicant of the reason for denial in writing.
(b) The ammunition vendor license shall be issued in a form
prescribed by the Attorney General and shall be valid for a period of
one year. The Attorney General may adopt regulations to administer
application and enforcement provisions of this article. The license
shall allow the licensee to sell ammunition from a fixed location.
(c) (1) In the case of an entity other than a natural person, the
department shall issue the license to the business entity, but shall
require a responsible person to pass the background check pursuant to
Section 30395.
(2) A "responsible person" for purposes of Section 16663 and this
article, means a person having the power to direct the management,
policies, and practices of the business as it pertains to ammunition.
30390. (a) The department may charge ammunition vendor license
applicants a fee sufficient to reimburse the department for the
reasonable costs of administering the license program, maintaining
the registry of ammunition vendors, and necessary enforcement,
provided however, that the fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars
($100).
(b) The fees received by the department pursuant to this article
shall be deposited in the Ammunition Vendor's Special Account, which
is hereby created. The revenue in the fund shall be available, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, for use by the Department of
Justice for the purpose of implementing and enforcing the provisions
of this article.
30395. (a) The department is authorized to issue ammunition
vendor licenses to ammunition vendors who the department has
determined, either as an individual or a responsible person, are not
prohibited by state law from possessing, receiving, owning, or
purchasing a firearm, and who provide a copy of any regulatory or
business license required by local government, a valid seller's
permit issued by the State Board of Equalization, a federal firearms
license if the person is federally licensed, and a certificate of
eligibility issued by the department.
(b) The department shall issue ammunition vendor licenses pursuant
to this article to the following applicants, who shall designate a
responsible person, as necessary:
(1) A licensed firearms dealer.
(2) Persons on the centralized list maintained by the department
pursuant to Section 28450.
(3) A target facility holding a business or other regulatory
license.
(4) A gunsmith.
(5) A firearms wholesaler.
(6) A manufacturer or importer of firearms or ammunition licensed
pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of
the United States Code, and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(c) The department shall keep a registry of all licensed
ammunition vendors.
(d) The department shall revoke the license of any ammunition
vendor who violates this article or Article 3 (commencing with
Section 30345) in any combination three times. The ammunition vendor
shall thereafter be permanently ineligible for an ammunition vendor
license.
30400. (a) The Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the
Legislature on or before July 1, 2016, a report concerning all of the
following:
(1) Recommendations for enhancements that could be made to the
background check system to capture mental health records, domestic
violence restraining orders, and wanted person's information.
(2) The feasibility and costs of implementing enhancements to the
background check system.
(3) The overall costs of creating and maintaining, and the costs
to the individuals of using, that enhanced system.
(4) The feasibility of integrating the ammunition background check
system into the current firearm registration system.
(5) The effect of the system on overall efforts by the Department
of Justice in terms of information and computerized upgrades that the
department is currently undertaking.
(6) Recommendations for regulation of interstate commerce,
including the Internet sale of ammunition and out-of-state hunters
wanting to purchase ammunition in California.
(7) Recommendations for any specific statutory changes necessary
to implement the recommendations, if any.
(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall be submitted
pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to implement the
ammunition background check system incrementally to minimize cost
burdens to the state. It is also the intent of the Legislature to
provide the Department of Justice the flexibility to develop a more
comprehensive background check system that includes mental health
records and restraining orders. It is the intent of the Legislature
that the department enforce the provisions of this chapter.
SEC. 17. (a) Section 1.1 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 11106 of the Penal Code proposed by both this bill and
Assembly Bill 500. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills
are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2014, (2)
each bill amends Section 11106 of the Penal Code, (3) Assembly Bill
539 is not enacted or as enacted does not amend that section, and (4)
this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 500 in which case Sections
1, 1.2, and 1.3 of this bill shall not become operative.
(b) Section 1.2 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section
11106 of the Penal Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill
539. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and
become effective on or before January 1, 2014, (2) each bill amends
Section 11106 of the Penal Code, (3) Assembly Bill 500 is not enacted
or as enacted does not amend Section 11106, and (4) this bill is
enacted after Assembly Bill 539 in which case Sections 1, 1.1, and
1.3 of this bill shall not become operative.
(c) Section 1.3 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section
11106 of the Penal Code proposed by this bill, Assembly Bill 500, and
Assembly Bill 539. It shall only become operative if (1) all three
bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2014,
(2) all three bills amend Section 11106 of the Penal Code, and (3)
this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 500 and Assembly Bill 539,
in which case Sections 1, 1.1, and 1.2 of this bill shall not become
operative.
SEC. 18. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.