Amended in Assembly August 22, 2014

Amended in Assembly June 5, 2014

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

Senate Bill No. 53

Introduced by Senator De León

(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Skinner)

(Coauthors: Senators Leno and Steinberg)

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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 begin delete and end delete begin insert , 30313, end insert 30348 begin insert , and 30367 end insert to, begin delete to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 30370) to Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of, end delete 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. begin insert In regard to certain of those records, existing law authorizes specified peace officers to disseminate the name of the subject of the record, the number of firearms listed in the record, the description of any firearm, and other information reported to the Department of Justice, as specified, if the subject of the record has been arraigned, is being prosecuted, or is serving a sentence for domestic violence, or is the subject of specified protective orders. Existing law requires the law enforcement officer to provide a victim of domestic violence to whom information is disseminated with a “Victims of Domestic Violence” card, and authorizes the victim or other person to whom the information is disseminated to disclose that information as he or she deems necessary to protect himself, herself, or another person from bodily harm by the person who is the subject of the record. end insert

This bill would require the Attorney General to also maintain begin delete copies of ammunition purchase permits, end delete information about ammunition transactions, as specified, and ammunition vendor licenses, as specified, for those purposes. begin insert This bill would similarly authorize specified peace officers to disseminate the name of a person and the fact of any ammunition purchases by that person, as specified, if the subject of the record has been arraigned, is being prosecuted, or is serving a sentence for domestic violence, or is the subject of specified protective orders. The bill would require the law enforcement officer to provide a victim of domestic violence to whom information is disseminated with a “Victims of Domestic Violence” card, and would authorize the victim or other person to whom the information is disseminated to disclose that information as he or she deems necessary to protect himself, herself, or another person from bodily harm by the person who is the subject of the record. end insert

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By imposing new duties on local law enforcement officers, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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(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. begin insert The bill would also create a similar Prohibited Ammunition Purchaser File for these purposes. end insert

This bill would, commencing July 1, 2016, 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, 2016, who is licensed, as specified, for those and other purposes. The bill would provide that commencing July 1, 2016, only a licensed ammunition vendor may sell ammunition. The bill would create begin delete an end delete additional begin delete exemption end delete begin insert exemptions end insert from these requirements for specified events conducted by a nonprofit entity, begin insert and for persons who hold a valid hunting license, end insert 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, 2016, require the ammunition vendor to submit that information to the department, as specified. begin delete The bill would, commencing July 1, 2017, 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, 2017, 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. end delete begin insert The bill would require the department to retain the information for 5 years in a database to be known as the Ammunition Purchase Records File and would prescribe the authority of the department and other entities to use the file, as specified. end insert

(7) The bill would authorize the Department of Justice to accept applications for ammunition vendor licenses, commencing January 1, 2016. The bill would require an ammunition vendor to be licensed, commencing July 1, 2016, 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, 2017, 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.

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(9) 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.

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This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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(9) Existing law establishes the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for use by the Department of Justice for specified purposes related to weapons and firearms regulation.

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This bill would, notwithstanding that continuous appropriation, provide that these funds are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified purposes related to ammunition vendors and ammunition vendor licensing.

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(10) The bill would make additional nonsubstantive, technical changes.

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(11) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11106 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 808 that would become operative if this bill and SB 808 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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(12) 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.

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This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 11106 of the Penal Code 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.

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 11106 of the end insert begin insert Penal Code end insert begin insert , as amended by
Chapter 103 of the Statutes of 2014, is amended to read: end insert

11106.  

(a) (1) 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 of the following:

(A) All copies of fingerprints.

(B) Copies of licenses to carry firearms issued pursuant to
Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215.

(C) Information reported to the Department of Justice pursuant
to Section 26225 or 29830.

(D) Dealers’ records of sales of firearms.

(E) 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.

(F) Forms provided pursuant to Section 12084, as that section
read prior to being repealed on January 1, 2006.

(G) 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.

(H) Information provided pursuant to Section 28255.

(I) Reports of stolen, lost, found, pledged, or pawned property
in any city or county of this state.

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(J) Ammunition vendor license information pursuant to Article
5 (commencing with Section 30380) of Chapter 1 of Division 10
of Title 4 of Part 6.

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(K) Information required by Section 30352.

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(2) The Attorney General shall, upon proper application therefor,
furnish the 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) If the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met, 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 any of the following:

(A) Section 26225.

(B) 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.

(C) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4
of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6.

(D) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of Division
6 of Title 4 of Part 6

(E) Article 2 (commencing with Section 28150) of Chapter 6
of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6.

(F) Article 5 (commencing with Section 30900) of Chapter 2
of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6.

(G) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division
11 of Title 4 of Part 6.

(H) Any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585.

(2) Information may be disseminated pursuant to paragraph (1)
only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(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.

(3) 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.

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(d) (1) If the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met, any
officer referred to in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision
(b) of Section 11105 may disseminate the name of a person and
the fact of any ammunition purchases by that person, based on
information supplied to the Department of Justice pursuant to
Section 30352.

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(2) Information may be disseminated pursuant to paragraph
(1) only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

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(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.

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(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.

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(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.

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(3) 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.

end insert

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begin insert Section 11106 of the end insert begin insert Penal Code end insert begin insert , as amended by
Chapter 103 of the Statutes of 2014, is amended to read: end insert

11106.  

(a) (1) 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 of the following:

(A) All copies of fingerprints.

(B) Copies of licenses to carry firearms issued pursuant to
Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215.

(C) Information reported to the Department of Justice pursuant
to Section 26225 begin insert , 29180, end insert or 29830.

(D) Dealers’ records of sales of firearms.

(E) 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.

(F) Forms provided pursuant to Section 12084, as that section
read prior to being repealed on January 1, 2006.

(G) 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.

(H) Information provided pursuant to Section 28255.

(I) Reports of stolen, lost, found, pledged, or pawned property
in any city or county of this state.

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(J) Ammunition vendor license information pursuant to Article
5 (commencing with Section 30380) of Chapter 1 of Division 10
of Title 4 of Part 6.

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(K) Information required by Section 30352.

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(2) The Attorney General shall, upon proper application therefor,
furnish the 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.

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(G) Section 29180.

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(G)

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begin insert (H) end insert  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, begin insert Section 29180, end insert 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) If the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met, 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 any of the following:

(A) Section 26225.

(B) 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.

(C) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4
of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6.

(D) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050) of Division
6 of Title 4 of Part 6

(E) Article 2 (commencing with Section 28150) of Chapter 6
of Division 6 of Title 4 of Part 6.

(F) Article 5 (commencing with Section 30900) of Chapter 2
of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6.

(G) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850) of Division
11 of Title 4 of Part 6.

(H) Any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585.

(2) Information may be disseminated pursuant to paragraph (1)
only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(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.

(3) 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.

begin insert

(d) (1) If the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met, any
officer referred to in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision
(b) of Section 11105 may disseminate the name of a person and
the fact of any ammunition purchases by that person, based on
information supplied to the Department of Justice pursuant to
Section 30352.

end insert begin insert

(2) Information may be disseminated pursuant to paragraph
(1) only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

end insert begin insert

(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.

end insert begin insert

(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.

end insert begin insert

(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.

end insert begin insert

(3) 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.

end insert

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, 2016, “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, begin delete 1991, end delete
begin insert 1996, end insert 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, 2016, 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, begin delete 1991, end delete
begin insert 1996, end insert or an assault weapon registration, or a .50 BMG rifle
begin delete registration, or commencing July 1, 2016, acquisition of
ammunition. end delete begin insert registration. end insert

(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, begin delete 1991, end delete begin insert 1996, end insert 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, begin delete 1991, end delete begin insert 1996, end insert 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, 2016, 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 begin delete to end delete begin insert to, end insert or affect the sale,
delivery, or transfer of ammunition begin delete to end delete begin insert to, end insert 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.

(10) A contract or common carrier or an authorized agent or
employee thereof, when acting in conformance with applicable
federal law.

begin insert

(11) Commencing July 1, 2016, a transaction conducted in
accordance with the provisions of Section 30313.

end insert

(c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 6.5. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 30313 is added to the end insert begin insert Penal Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

begin insert

begin insert 30313. end insert   

(a) Commencing July 1, 2016, the delivery or transfer
of ownership of ammunition as specified in subdivision (a) of
Section 30312 need not occur in a face-to-face transaction if all
of the following conditions exist:

(1) The delivery is by a person who is either an ammunition
vendor or is enrolled with the Department of Justice as a person
who may ship firearms into California in accordance with Section
27555.

(2) The person acquiring the ammunition is a person who is
properly identified as a person who currently holds a valid hunting
license issued by the state.

(3) On the date that a person described in paragraph (1) ships
the ammunition, a transaction record in the format set forth in
subdivision (a) of Section 30352 shall be provided to the
department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30352.

(b) Prior to January 1, 2016, the Department of Justice shall
promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.

end insert

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, 2016, 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.

begin insert

(7) The purchaser’s name.

end insert

(b) Commencing July 1, 2016, 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. begin delete The department shall check the
submitted information against the Prohibited Armed Persons File. end delete
begin insert The department shall retain this information for five years in a
database to be known as the Ammunition Purchase Records File.
This file may be used by the department and those entities specified
in, and pursuant to, subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11105, through
the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, for
any legitimate law enforcement purpose. The department shall
also check the submitted information from vendors each day
against the Prohibited Armed Persons File, as provided in
subdivision (a) of Section 30000. Persons who have both purchased
ammunition and who are listed in the Prohibited Armed Persons
File on the day he or she purchased ammunition shall then be
placed in a database to be known as the Prohibited Ammunition
Purchaser File. This file may be used by the department and those
entities specified in, and pursuant to, subdivision (b) or (c) of
Section 11102, through the California Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System, for the purpose of determining if
persons are armed and prohibited from possessing firearms and
ammunition. end insert The vendor shall not share any of the information
required by subdivision (a) for any reason other than for authorized
law enforcement purposes.

begin delete

(c) Commencing on July 1, 2017, 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, 2017, 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)

end delete

begin insert (c) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert Subdivision (a) end insert 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.

begin insert

(10) Any peace officer of any federal, state, county, city and
county, or city agency that is charged with the enforcement of any
law.

end insert

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.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 14.5. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 30367 is added to the end insert begin insert Penal Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

begin insert

begin insert 30367. end insert   

Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 28300, the
revenue in the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund
shall be available upon appropriation to the Department of Justice
for purposes of implementing this article.

end insert

begin delete

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, 2017, 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 possess ammunition.

(b) 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 (h).

(4) The applicant submits fingerprint images in compliance with
subdivision (j).

(5) The applicant provides a 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, 2017, 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 Section 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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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 for all applicants.

(i) All fees received pursuant to this section shall be deposited
into the Dealer’s Record of Sale Special Account of the General
Fund.

(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.

(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).

(l) The department shall annually review and shall adjust the
fees specified in subdivision (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.

(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.

end delete

begin delete SEC. 16. end delete
begin insert SEC. 15. end insert   

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, 2016, 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, 2016, 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 and at any place set forth in subdivision (b) of
Section 30348.

(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 begin insert , and for collecting and maintaining
information submitted pursuant to Section 30352 end insert .

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.

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Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 28300, the
revenue in the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund
shall be available upon appropriation to the Department of Justice
for purposes of implementing this article.

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30400.  

(a) The Attorney General shall prepare and submit to
the Legislature on or before July 1, 2017, 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.

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SEC. 17.  

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.

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Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 11106 of the Penal Code proposed by both this bill and
Senate Bill 808. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are
enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2015, (2)
each bill amends Section 11106 of the Penal Code, and (3) this
bill is enacted after Senate Bill 808, in which case Section 1 of this
bill shall not become operative.

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begin insert SEC. 17. end insert   

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No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant
to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for
certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district because, in that regard, 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.

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However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that
this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement
to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

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