BILL NUMBER: AB 2510	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Linder

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 26175 of the Penal Code, relating to
firearms.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2510, as introduced, Linder. Firearms: license to carry
concealed: uniform license.
   Existing law authorizes the sheriff of a county or a chief or
other head of a municipal police department of a city or a city and
county to issue a license to carry a concealed firearm upon proof
that the person applying for the license is of good moral character,
that good cause exists for the issuance, that the applicant satisfies
specified residency requirements, and that the applicant has
completed a course of specified training.
   Existing law requires that licenses and applications for licenses
be uniform throughout the state, and to be submitted upon forms
prescribed by the Attorney General.
   This bill would require the Attorney General to develop a uniform
license that may be used as indicia of proof of licensure throughout
the state. The bill would require the Attorney General to approve the
use of licenses issued by local agencies if they contain specified
information and a recent photograph of the applicant. The bill would
require the Attorney General to retain exemplars of approved licenses
and maintain a list of agencies issuing local licenses.
   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 26175 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   26175.  (a) (1) Applications for licenses  , applications
for amendments to licenses, amendments to licenses, and licenses
  and applications for amendments to licenses 
under this article shall be uniform throughout the state, upon forms
to be prescribed by the Attorney General.
   (2) The Attorney General shall convene a committee composed of one
representative of the California State Sheriffs' Association, one
representative of the California Police Chiefs Association, and one
representative of the Department of Justice to review, and  ,
 as deemed appropriate, revise the standard application form for
licenses. The committee shall meet for this purpose if two of the
committee's members deem that necessary. 
   (3) (A) The Attorney General shall develop a uniform license that
may be used as indicia of proof of licensure throughout the state.
 
   (B) The Attorney General shall approve the use of licenses issued
by local agencies provided that the licenses contain all the
information required in subdivision (i) and a recent photograph of
the applicant. The Attorney General shall retain exemplars of
approved licenses and shall maintain a list of agencies issuing local
licenses. Approved licenses may be used as indicia of proof of
licensure under this chapter in lieu of the uniform license developed
by the Attorney General. 
   (b) The application shall include a section summarizing the
statutory provisions of state law that result in the automatic denial
of a license.
   (c) The standard application form for licenses described in
subdivision (a) shall require information from the applicant,
including, but not limited to, the name, occupation, residence, and
business address of the applicant, the applicant's age, height,
weight, color of eyes and hair, and reason for desiring a license to
carry the weapon.
   (d) Applications for licenses shall be filed in writing and signed
by the applicant.
   (e) Applications for amendments to licenses shall be filed in
writing and signed by the applicant, and shall state what type of
amendment is sought pursuant to Section 26215 and the reason for
desiring the amendment.
   (f) The forms shall contain a provision whereby the applicant
attests to the truth of statements contained in the application.
   (g) An applicant shall not be required to complete any additional
application or form for a license, or to provide any information
other than that necessary to complete the standard application form
described in subdivision (a), except to clarify or interpret
information provided by the applicant on the standard application
form.
   (h) The standard application form described in subdivision (a) is
deemed to be a local form expressly exempt from the requirements of
the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code).
   (i) Any license issued upon the application shall set forth the
licensee's name, occupation, residence and business address, the
licensee's age, height, weight, color of eyes and hair, and the
reason for desiring a license to carry the weapon, and shall, in
addition, contain a description of the weapon or weapons authorized
to be carried, giving the name of the manufacturer, the serial
number, and the caliber. The license issued to the licensee may be
laminated.