BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 2510 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 2510 (Linder) As Amended August 8, 2016 Majority vote -------------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: | 77-0 |(May 12, 2016) |SENATE: |36-0 |(August 15, | | | | | | |2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Committee Reference: PUB. S. SUMMARY: Requires the Attorney General 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. The Senate amendments create a committee comprised of representatives from the California State Sheriffs' Association, California Police Chiefs Association, and the Department of Justice to review and revise the uniform licenses. EXISTING LAW: 1)Provides a county sheriff or municipal police chief may issue a license to carry a firearm capable of being concealed upon the person upon proof that: AB 2510 Page 2 a) The person applying is of good moral character; b) Good cause exists for the issuance; c) The person applying meets the appropriate residency requirements; and, d) The person has completed the appropriate training course. 2)Provides that the license may either: a) Allow the person to carry a concealed firearm on his or her person; or, b) Allow the person to carry a loaded and exposed firearm in a county whose population is less than 200,000 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census. 3)Provides that a CCW license is valid for up to two years, three years for judicial officers, or four years in the case of a reserve or auxiliary peace officer. 4)Provides that a license may include any reasonable restrictions or conditions that the issuing authority deems warranted, which shall be listed on the license. 5)Provides that the fingerprints of each applicant are taken and submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Provides criminal penalties for knowingly filing a false application for a concealed weapon license. 6)Provides that a person may lawfully possess a loaded firearm in his or her place of business or residence. 7)Makes it generally unlawful to carry a concealed handgun or a loaded firearm in public and in vehicles. AB 2510 Page 3 8)Specifies that applications for CCW licenses, applications for amendments to CCW licenses, amendments to CCW licenses, and CCW licenses under this article shall be uniform throughout the state, upon forms to be prescribed by the Attorney General. 9)Provides that 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 DOJ to review, and as deemed appropriate, revise the standard application form for CCW licenses. The committee shall meet for this purpose if two of the committee's members deem that necessary. 10)States that the application shall include a section summarizing the statutory provisions of state law that result in the automatic denial of a license. AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY, this bill: 1)Required the Attorney General to develop a uniform CCW license that may be used as indicia of proof of licensure throughout the state. 2)Required 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. 3)Required the Attorney General to retain exemplars of approved licenses and maintain a list of agencies issuing local licenses. FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 negligible state costs. AB 2510 Page 4 COMMENTS: 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 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." Please see the policy committee analysis for a full discussion of this bill. Analysis Prepared by: Gabriel Caswell / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744 FN: 0003907