BILL NUMBER: SB 1354	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Knight

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to add Section 16030 to the Penal Code, relating to deadly
weapons.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1354, as introduced, Knight. Deadly weapons: permits and
licenses issued by the Department of Justice.
   Existing law generally regulates deadly weapons, including
prohibitions on various types of deadly weapons. Under existing law,
the Department of Justice is required to review and approve or deny
applications for licenses and permits to, among other things,
possess, sell, lease, transfer, manufacture, surrender, or dispose of
certain other types of deadly weapons.
   This bill would require, except as otherwise provided, the
department to make a determination on each application for a license
or permit for certain deadly weapons within 90 days, and notify the
applicant in writing of that determination within 10 days of the
determination. The bill would define "determination" and "each
application" for those purposes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 16030 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   16030.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the
Department of Justice shall make a determination on each application
for a license or permit under this part before the expiration of 90
calendar days from the date the department receives the application.
   (b) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the Department of
Justice shall give each applicant timely written notice of its
determination on each application for a license or permit under this
part, but in no case shall the date the department's notice is
transmitted exceed 10 calendar days from the date of its
determination.
   (c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

   (1) "Determination" means a finding that an application has been
approved or denied by the Department of Justice.
   (2) "Each application" means applications of all types under this
part, including, but not limited to, initial and renewal
applications.