BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2510
Page 1
Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2510 (Linder) - As Introduced February 19, 2016
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|Policy |Public Safety |Vote:|7 - 0 |
|Committee: | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires the Attorney General (AG) to develop a
license to carry a concealed firearm (CCW), with uniform
information and criteria that may be used as indicia of proof of
licensure throughout the state. Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires the AG to develop a uniform CCW license that may be
used as indicia of proof of licensure throughout the state.
2)Requires the AG to approve the use of licenses issued by local
agencies if they contain specified information and a recent
AB 2510
Page 2
photograph of the applicant.
3)Requires the AG to retain exemplars of approved licenses and
maintain a list of agencies issuing local licenses.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor absorbable cost to DOJ.
COMMENTS:
1)Background/Purpose. Current law authorizes a county sheriff
or municipal police chief to issue a license to carry a
firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, if
specified conditions are met and specific applicant personal
information is provided.
According to the author, "as a practical matter, the current
CCW license is not produced in a format that is easy to carry
on one's person. In response, some sheriff offices currently
provide a county identification card, which provides
additional security features, and often includes a photograph
of the licensee. This county-issued card cannot take the
place of the standard DOJ CCW license, however, and licensees
end up carrying both documents.
"It makes sense to carry one's CCW license on his or her
person when armed. It also stands to reason that issuers of
CCW licenses should be able to provide these documents in a
more convenient way that improves public safety by allowing
better identification of CCW holders. This bill simply
authorizes county-issued CCW identifications to be carried in
AB 2510
Page 3
lieu of the standard DOJ form, as long as it contains all of
the information currently required by law, as well as a
photograph of the licensee."
2)Support: According to the California State Sheriffs'
Association, "This bill simply authorizes county-issued CCW
identification to be carried in lieu of the standard DOJ form,
as long as it contains all of the information currently
required by law, as well as a photograph of the licensee.
Nothing in AB 2510 requires a permitting agency to do anything
different than what they currently do - the bill merely
provides an alternative avenue to ensure proper licensure and
identification."
3)Argument in Opposition: According to the Firearms Policy
Coalition , ""We feel that the solution is simple; if the
state wishes to update and modernize the licenses (photo,
security features, size, material, color, etc...) then it
should construct a uniform, statewide policy and not force DOJ
to just ratify whatever the local issuing authority prints or
produces."
Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
AB 2510
Page 4