BILL NUMBER: AB 202	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 6, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 10, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 8, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Knox
   (Principal coauthors:  Assembly Members Hertzberg and Steinberg)
    (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Kuehl, Longville, Romero,
Shelley, Wesson, and Wiggins) 

                        JANUARY 21, 1999

   An act to amend Sections 12071, 12072, 12076, and 12077 of the
Penal Code, relating to firearms.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 202, as amended, Knox.  Firearms.
   Existing law regulates the sale of firearms and prohibits the sale
of certain specified firearms, but does not otherwise limit the
number of firearms that a qualified person may purchase.
   This bill would make it a misdemeanor for any dealer to deliver a
pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon
the person following notice from the Department of Justice that,
within the preceding 30-day period, the purchaser  made an
  has made another  application to purchase that
concealable firearm.  The bill also would provide that, except as
specified, any person who makes an application to purchase more than
one concealable firearm within any 30-day period is guilty of either
an infraction or misdemeanor depending upon the number of violations
committed by that person.  By creating new crimes, this bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.
   This bill also would make conforming changes to other provisions
of law.
  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.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  yes.
State-mandated local program:  yes.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 12071 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   12071.  (a) (1) As used in this chapter, the term "licensee,"
"person licensed pursuant to Section 12071," or "dealer" means a
person who has all of the following:
   (A) A valid federal firearms license.
   (B) Any regulatory or business license, or licenses, required by
local government.
   (C) A valid seller's permit issued by the State Board of
Equalization.
   (D) A certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of
Justice pursuant to paragraph (4).
   (E) A license issued in the format prescribed by paragraph (6).
   (F) Is among those recorded in the centralized list specified in
subdivision (e).
   (2) The duly constituted licensing authority of a city, county, or
a city and county shall accept applications for, and may grant
licenses permitting, licensees to sell firearms at retail within the
city, county, or city and county.  The duly constituted licensing
authority shall inform applicants who are denied licenses of the
reasons for the denial in writing.
   (3) No license shall be granted to any applicant who fails to
provide a copy of his or her valid federal firearms license, valid
seller's permit issued by the State Board of Equalization, and the
certificate of eligibility described in paragraph (4).
   (4) A person may request a certificate of eligibility from the
Department of Justice and the Department of Justice shall issue a
certificate to an applicant if the department's records indicate that
the applicant is not a person who is prohibited from possessing
firearms.
   (5) The department shall adopt regulations to administer the
certificate of eligibility program and shall recover the full costs
of administering the program by imposing fees assessed to applicants
who apply for those certificates.
   (6) A license granted by the duly constituted licensing authority
of any city, county, or city and county, shall be valid for not more
than one year from the date of issuance and shall be in one of the
following forms:
   (A) In the form prescribed by the Attorney General.
   (B) A regulatory or business license that states on its face
"Valid for Retail Sales of Firearms" and is endorsed by the signature
of the issuing authority.
   (C) A letter from the duly constituted licensing authority having
primary jurisdiction for the applicant's intended business location
stating that the jurisdiction does not require any form of regulatory
or business license or does not otherwise restrict or regulate the
sale of firearms.
   (7) Local licensing authorities may assess fees to recover their
full costs of processing applications for licenses.
   (b) A license is subject to forfeiture for a breach of any of the
following prohibitions and requirements:
   (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the
business shall be conducted only in the buildings designated in the
license.
   (B) A person licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) may take
possession of firearms and commence preparation of registers for the
sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms at gun shows or events, as
defined in Section 178.100 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, or its successor, if the gun show or event is not
conducted from any motorized or towed vehicle.  A person conducting
business pursuant to this subparagraph shall be entitled to conduct
business as authorized herein at any gun show or event in the state
without regard to the jurisdiction within this state that issued the
license pursuant to subdivision (a), provided the person complies
with (i) all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the
waiting period specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3), and
(ii) all applicable local laws, regulations, and fees, if any.
   A person conducting business pursuant to this subparagraph shall
publicly display his or her license issued pursuant to subdivision
(a), or a facsimile thereof, at any gun show or event, as specified
in this subparagraph.
   (C) A person licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) may engage in
the sale and transfer of firearms other than pistols, revolvers, or
other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person, at events
specified in subdivision (g) of Section 12078, subject to the
prohibitions and restrictions contained in that subdivision.
   A person licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) also may accept
delivery of firearms other than pistols, revolvers, or other firearms
capable of being concealed upon the person, outside the building
designated in the license, provided the firearm is being donated for
the purpose of sale or transfer at an auction or similar event
specified in subdivision (g) of Section 12078.
   (D) The firearm may be delivered to the purchaser, transferee, or
person being loaned the firearm at one of the following places:
   (i) The building designated in the license.
   (ii) The places specified in subparagraph (B) or (C).
   (iii) The place of residence of, the fixed place of business of,
or on private property owned or lawfully possessed by, the purchaser,
transferee, or person being loaned the firearm.
   (2) The license or a copy thereof, certified by the issuing
authority, shall be displayed on the premises where it can easily be
seen.
   (3) No firearm shall be delivered:
   (A) Within 10 days of the application to purchase, or, after
notice by the department pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section
12076, within 10 days of the submission to the department of any
correction to the application, or within 10 days of the submission to
the department of any fee required pursuant to subdivision (e) of
Section 12076, whichever is later.
   (B) Unless unloaded and securely wrapped or unloaded and in a
locked container.
   (C) Unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the
firearm presents clear evidence of his or her identity and age to the
dealer.
   (D) Whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice
that the person is in a prohibited class described in Section 12021
or 12021.1 of this code or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
   (4) No pistol, revolver, or other firearm or imitation thereof
capable of being concealed upon the person, or placard advertising
the sale or other transfer thereof, shall be displayed in any part of
the premises where it can readily be seen from the outside.
   (5) The licensee shall agree to and shall act properly and
promptly in processing firearms transactions pursuant to Section
12082.
   (6) The licensee shall comply with Sections 12073, 12076, and
12077, subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 12072, and subdivision (a)
of Section 12316.
   (7) The licensee shall post conspicuously within the licensed
premises the following warnings in block letters not less than one
inch in height:
   (A) "IF YOU LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WHERE A CHILD OBTAINS AND
IMPROPERLY USES IT, YOU MAY BE FINED OR SENT TO PRISON."
   (B) "IF YOU KEEP A LOADED FIREARM, OR A PISTOL, REVOLVER, OR OTHER
FIREARM CAPABLE OF BEING CONCEALED UPON THE PERSON, WITHIN ANY
PREMISES UNDER YOUR CUSTODY OR CONTROL, AND A PERSON UNDER 16 GAINS
ACCESS TO THE FIREARM, YOU MAY BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR OR A
FELONY, UNLESS YOU STORED THE FIREARM IN A LOCKED CONTAINER, OR
LOCKED THE FIREARM WITH A LOCKING DEVICE, TO KEEP IT FROM TEMPORARILY
FUNCTIONING."
   (C) "DISCHARGING FIREARMS IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS, CLEANING
FIREARMS, OR HANDLING AMMUNITION MAY RESULT IN EXPOSURE TO LEAD, A
SUBSTANCE KNOWN TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS, REPRODUCTIVE HARM, AND OTHER
SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY.  HAVE ADEQUATE VENTILATION AT ALL TIMES.
WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER EXPOSURE."
   (D) "FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT IF YOU DO NOT TAKE PHYSICAL
POSSESSION OF THE FIREARM THAT YOU ARE ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP OF WITHIN
30 DAYS AFTER YOU COMPLETE THE INITIAL BACKGROUND CHECK PAPERWORK,
THEN YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS A SECOND
TIME IN ORDER TO TAKE PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF THAT FIREARM."
   (E) "NO PERSON SHALL MAKE AN APPLICATION TO PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE
PISTOL, REVOLVER, OR OTHER FIREARM CAPABLE OF BEING CONCEALED UPON
THE PERSON WITHIN ANY 30-DAY PERIOD AND NO DELIVERY SHALL BE MADE TO
ANY PERSON WHO HAS MADE AN APPLICATION TO PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE
PISTOL, REVOLVER, OR OTHER FIREARM CAPABLE OF BEING CONCEALED UPON
THE PERSON WITHIN ANY 30-DAY PERIOD."
   (8) Commencing April 1, 1994, no pistol, revolver, or other
firearm capable of being concealed upon the person shall be delivered
unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm
presents to the dealer a basic firearms safety certificate.
   (9) Commencing July 1, 1992, the licensee shall offer to provide
the purchaser or transferee of a firearm, or person being loaned a
firearm, with a copy of the pamphlet described in Section 12080 and
may add the cost of the pamphlet, if any, to the sales price of the
firearm.
   (10) The licensee shall not commit an act of collusion as defined
in Section 12072.
   (11) The licensee shall post conspicuously within the licensed
premises a detailed list of each of the following:
   (A) All charges required by governmental agencies for processing
firearm transfers required by Sections 12076, 12082, and 12806.
   (B) All fees that the licensee charges pursuant to Sections 12082
and 12806.
   (12) The licensee shall not misstate the amount of fees charged by
a governmental agency pursuant to Sections 12076, 12082, and 12806.

   (13) The licensee shall report the loss or theft of any firearm
that is merchandise of the licensee, any firearm that the licensee
takes possession of pursuant to Section 12082, or any firearm kept at
the licensee's place of business within 48 hours of discovery to the
appropriate law enforcement agency in the city, county, or city and
county where the licensee's business premises are located.
   (14) In a city and county, or in the unincorporated area of a
county with a population of 200,000 persons or more according to the
most recent federal decennial census or within a city with a
population of 50,000 persons or more according to the most recent
federal decennial census, any time the licensee is not open for
business, the licensee shall store all firearms kept in his or her
licensed place of business using one of the following methods as to
each particular firearm:
   (A) Store the firearm in a secure facility that is a part of, or
that constitutes, the licensee's business premises.
   (B) Secure the firearm with a hardened steel rod or cable of at
least one-eighth inch in diameter through the trigger guard of the
firearm.  The steel rod or cable shall be secured with a hardened
steel lock that has a shackle.  The lock and shackle shall be
protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter and the rod or
cable shall be anchored in a manner that prevents the removal of the
firearm from the premises.
   (C) Store the firearm in a locked fireproof safe or vault in the
licensee's business premises.
   (15) The licensing authority in an unincorporated area of a county
with a population less than 200,000 persons according to the most
recent federal decennial census or within a city with a population of
less than 50,000 persons according to the most recent federal
decennial census may impose the requirements specified in paragraph
(14).
   (16) Commencing January 1, 1994, the licensee shall, upon the
issuance or renewal of a license, submit a copy of the same to the
Department of Justice.
   (17) The licensee shall maintain and make available for inspection
during business hours to any peace officer, authorized local law
enforcement employee, or Department of Justice employee designated by
the Attorney General, upon the presentation of proper
identification, a firearms transaction record.
   (18) (A) On the date of receipt, the licensee shall report to the
Department of Justice in a format prescribed by the department the
acquisition by the licensee of the ownership of a pistol, revolver,
or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.
   (B) The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any of the
following transactions:
   (i) A transaction subject to the provisions of subdivision (n) of
Section 12078.
   (ii) The dealer acquired the firearm from a wholesaler.
   (iii) The dealer is also licensed as a secondhand dealer pursuant
to Article 4 (commencing with Section 21625) of Chapter 9 of Division
8 of the Business and Professions Code.
   (iv) The dealer acquired the firearm from a person who is licensed
as a manufacturer or importer to engage in those activities pursuant
to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the
United States Code and any regulations issued pursuant thereto.
   (v) The dealer acquired the firearm from a person who resides
outside this state who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing
with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and any
regulations issued pursuant thereto.
   (19) The licensee shall forward in a format prescribed by the
Department of Justice, information as required by the department on
any firearm that is not delivered within the time period set forth in
Section 178.102 (c) of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

   (c) (1) As used in this article, "clear evidence of his or her
identity and age" means either of the following:
   (A) A valid California driver's license.
   (B) A valid California identification card issued by the
Department of Motor Vehicles.
   (2) As used in this article, a "basic firearms safety certificate"
means a basic firearms certificate issued to the purchaser,
transferee, or person being loaned the firearm by the Department of
Justice pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 12800) of
Chapter 6.
   (3) As used in this section, a "secure facility" means a building
that meets all of the following specifications:
   (A) All perimeter doorways shall meet one of the following:
   (i) A windowless steel security door equipped with both a dead
bolt and a doorknob lock.
   (ii) A windowed metal door that is equipped with both a dead bolt
and a doorknob lock.  If the window has an opening of five inches or
more measured in any direction, the window shall be covered with
steel bars of at least one-half inch diameter or metal grating of at
least nine gauge affixed to the exterior or interior of the door.
   (iii) A metal grate that is padlocked and affixed to the licensee'
s premises independent of the door and doorframe.
   (B) All windows are covered with steel bars.
   (C) Heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and service openings
are secured with steel bars, metal grating, or an alarm system.
   (D) Any metal grates have spaces no larger than six inches wide
measured in any direction.
   (E) Any metal screens have spaces no larger than three inches wide
measured in any direction.
   (F) All steel bars shall be no further than six inches apart.
   (4) As used in this section, "licensed premises," "licensed place
of business," "licensee's place of business," or "licensee's business
premises" means the building designated in the license.
   (5) For purposes of paragraph (17) of subdivision (b):
   (A) A "firearms transaction record" is a record containing the
same information referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 178.124,
Section 178.124a, and subdivision (e) of Section 178.125 of Title 27
of the Code of Federal Regulations.
   (B) A licensee shall be in compliance with the provisions of
paragraph (17) of subdivision (b) if he or she maintains and makes
available for inspection during business hours to any peace officer,
authorized local law enforcement employee, or Department of Justice
employee designated by the Attorney General, upon the presentation of
proper identification, the bound book containing the same
information referred to in Section 178.124a and subdivision (e) of
Section 178.125 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations and
the records referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 178.124 of
Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
   (d) Upon written request from a licensee, the licensing authority
may grant an exemption from compliance with the requirements of
paragraph (14) of subdivision (b) if the licensee is unable to comply
with those requirements because of local ordinances, covenants,
lease conditions, or similar circumstances not under the control of
the licensee.
   (e) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the
Department of Justice shall keep a centralized list of all persons
licensed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).  The department may remove from
this list any person who knowingly or with gross negligence violates
this article.  Upon removal of a dealer from this list, notification
shall be provided to local law enforcement and licensing authorities
in the jurisdiction where the dealer's business is located.  The
department shall make information about an individual dealer
available, upon request, for one of the following purposes only:
   (1) For law enforcement purposes.
   (2) When the information is requested by a person licensed
pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of
the United States Code for determining the validity of the license
for firearm shipments.
   (3) When information is requested by a person promoting,
sponsoring, operating, or otherwise organizing a show or event as
defined in Section 178.100 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, or its successor, who possesses a valid certificate of
eligibility issued pursuant to Section 12071.1, if that information
is requested by the person to determine the eligibility of a
prospective participant in a gun show or event to conduct
transactions as a firearms dealer pursuant to subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).  Information provided pursuant to
this paragraph shall be limited to information necessary to
corroborate an individual's current license status.
   (f) The Department of Justice may inspect dealers to ensure
compliance with this article.  The department may assess an annual
fee, not to exceed eighty-five dollars ($85), to cover the reasonable
cost of maintaining the list described in subdivision (e), including
the cost of inspections.  Dealers whose place of business is in a
jurisdiction that has adopted an inspection program to ensure
compliance with firearms law shall be exempt from that portion of the
department's fee that relates to the cost of inspections.  The
applicant is responsible for providing evidence to the department
that the jurisdiction in which the business is located has the
inspection program.
   (g) The Department of Justice shall maintain and make available
upon request information concerning the number of inspections
conducted and the amount of fees collected pursuant to subdivision
(f), a listing of exempted jurisdictions, as defined in subdivision
(f), the number of dealers removed from the centralized list defined
in subdivision (e), and the number of dealers found to have violated
this article with knowledge or gross negligence.
   (h) Paragraph (14) or (15) of subdivision (b) shall not apply to a
licensee organized as a nonprofit public benefit or mutual benefit
corporation organized pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section
5110) or Part 3 (commencing with Section 7110) of Division 2 of the
Corporations Code, if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

   (1) The nonprofit public benefit or mutual benefit corporation
obtained the dealer's license solely and exclusively to assist that
corporation or local chapters of that corporation in conducting
auctions or similar events at which firearms are auctioned off to
fund the activities of that corporation or the local chapters of the
corporation.
   (2) The firearms are not pistols, revolvers, or other firearms
capable of being concealed upon the person.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12072 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   12072.  (a) (1) No person, corporation, or firm shall knowingly
supply, deliver, sell, or give possession or control of a firearm to
any person within any of the classes prohibited by Section 12021 or
12021.1.
   (2) No person, corporation, or dealer shall sell, supply, deliver,
or give possession or control of a firearm to any person whom he or
she has cause to believe to be within any of the classes prohibited
by Section 12021 or 12021.1 of this code or Section 8100 or 8103 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code.
   (3) (A) No person, corporation, or firm shall sell, loan, or
transfer a firearm to a minor.
   (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to or affect those
circumstances set forth in subdivision (p) of Section 12078.
   (4) No person, corporation, or dealer shall sell, loan, or
transfer a firearm to any person whom he or she knows or has cause to
believe is not the actual purchaser or transferee of the firearm, or
to any person who is not the person actually being loaned the
firearm, if the person, corporation, or dealer has either of the
following:
   (A) Knowledge that the firearm is to be subsequently loaned, sold,
or transferred to avoid the provisions of subdivision (c) or (d).
   (B) Knowledge that the firearm is to be subsequently loaned, sold,
or transferred to avoid the requirements of any exemption to the
provisions of subdivision (c) or (d).
   (5) No person, corporation, or dealer shall acquire a firearm for
the purpose of selling, transferring, or loaning the firearm, if the
person, corporation, or dealer has either of the following:
   (A) In the case of a dealer, intent to violate subdivision (b) or
(c).
   (B) In any other case, intent to avoid either of the following:
   (i) The provisions of subdivision (d).
   (ii) The requirements of any exemption to the provisions of
subdivision (d).
   (6) The dealer shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (18)
of subdivision (b) of Section 12071.
   (7) The dealer shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (19)
of subdivision (b) of Section 12071.
   (8) No person shall sell or otherwise transfer his or her
ownership in a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being
concealed upon the person unless the firearm bears either:
   (A) The name of the manufacturer, the manufacturer's make or
model, and a manufacturer's serial number assigned to that firearm.
   (B) The identification number or mark assigned to the firearm by
the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 12092.
   (9) (A) No person shall make an application to purchase more than
one pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed
upon the person within any 30-day period.
   (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any of the following:
   (i) Any law enforcement agency.
   (ii) Any agency duly authorized to perform law enforcement duties.

   (iii) Any state or local correctional facility.
   (iv) Any private security company licensed to do business in
California.
   (v) Any person who is properly identified as a full-time paid
peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section
830) of Title 3 of Part 2, and who is authorized to, and does carry a
firearm during the course and scope of his or her employment as a
peace officer.
   (vi) Any motion picture, television, or video production company
or entertainment or theatrical company whose production by its nature
involves the use of a firearm.
   (vii) Any person who may, pursuant to Section 12078, claim an
exemption from the waiting period set forth in subdivision (c) of
this section.
   (viii) Any transaction conducted through a licensed dealer
pursuant to Section 12082.
   (ix) Any transaction conducted through a law enforcement agency
pursuant to Section 12084.
   (x) Any person who is licensed as a collector pursuant to Chapter
44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States
Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto and who has a
current certificate of eligibility issued to him or her by the
Department of Justice pursuant to Section 12071.
   (xi) The exchange of a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable
of being concealed upon the person where the dealer purchased that
firearm from the person seeking the exchange within the 30-day period
immediately preceding the date of exchange or replacement.
   (xii) The replacement of a pistol, revolver, or other firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person when the person's pistol,
revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person
was lost or stolen, and the person reported that firearm lost or
stolen prior to the completion of the application to purchase to any
local law enforcement agency of the city, county, or city and county
in which he or she resides.
   (xiii) The return of any pistol, revolver, or other firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person to its owner.
   (b) No person licensed under Section 12071 shall supply, sell,
deliver, or give possession or control of a pistol, revolver, or
firearm capable of being concealed upon the person to any person
under the age of 21 years or any other firearm to a person under the
age of 18 years.
   (c) No dealer, whether or not acting pursuant to Section 12082,
shall deliver a firearm to a person, as follows:
   (1) Within 10 days of the application to purchase, or, after
notice by the department pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section
12076, within 10 days of the submission to the department of any
correction to the application, or within 10 days of the submission to
the department of any fee required pursuant to subdivision (e) of
Section 12076, whichever is later.
   (2) Unless unloaded and securely wrapped or unloaded and in a
locked container.
   (3) Unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the
firearm presents clear evidence of his or her identity and age, as
defined in Section 12071, to the dealer.
   (4) Whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice
that the person is in a prohibited class described in Section 12021
or 12021.1 of this code or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
   (5) Commencing April 1, 1994, no pistol, revolver, or other
firearm capable of being concealed upon the person shall be delivered
unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm
presents to the dealer a basic firearms safety certificate.
   (6) No pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being
concealed upon the person shall be delivered whenever the dealer is
notified by the Department of Justice that within the preceding
30-day period the purchaser made an   has made
another  application to purchase a pistol, revolver, or other
firearm capable of being
    concealed upon the person and that the previous application to
purchase involved none of the entities specified in subparagraph (B)
of paragraph (9) of subdivision (a).
   (d) Where neither party to the transaction holds a dealer's
license issued pursuant to Section 12071, the parties to the
transaction shall complete the sale, loan, or transfer of that
firearm through either of the following:
   (1) A licensed dealer pursuant to Section 12082.
   (2) A law enforcement agency pursuant to Section 12084.
   (e) No person may commit an act of collusion relating to Article 8
(commencing with Section 12800) of Chapter 6.  For purposes of this
section and Section 12071, collusion may be proven by any one of the
following factors:
   (1) Answering a test applicant's questions during an objective
test relating to basic firearms safety.
   (2) Knowingly grading the examination falsely.
   (3) Providing an advance copy of the test to an applicant.
   (4) Taking or allowing another person to take the basic firearms
safety course for one who is the applicant for the basic firearms
safety certificate.
   (5) Allowing another to take the objective test for the applicant,
purchaser, or transferee.
   (6) Allowing others to give unauthorized assistance during the
examination.
   (7) Reference to materials during the examination and cheating by
the applicant.
   (8) Providing originals or photocopies of the objective test, or
any version thereof, to any person other than as specified in
subdivision (f) of Section 12805.
   (f) (1) No person who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 44
(commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code
shall deliver, sell, or transfer a firearm to a person who is
licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of
Title 18 of the United States Code and whose licensed premises are
located in this state unless one of the following conditions is met:

   (A) The person presents proof of licensure pursuant to Section
12071 to that person.
   (B) The person presents proof that he or she is exempt from
licensure under Section 12071 to that person, in which case the
person also shall present proof that the transaction is also exempt
from the provisions of subdivision (d).
   (2) (A) On or after January 1, 1998, within 60 days of bringing a
pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon
the person into this state, a personal handgun importer shall do one
of the following:
   (i) Forward by prepaid mail or deliver in person to the Department
of Justice, a report prescribed by the department including
information concerning that individual and a description of the
firearm in question.
   (ii) Sell or transfer the firearm in accordance with the
provisions of subdivision (d) or in accordance with the provisions of
an exemption from subdivision (d).
   (iii) Sell or transfer the firearm to a dealer licensed pursuant
to Section 12071.
   (iv) Sell or transfer the firearm to a sheriff or police
department.
   (B) If the personal handgun importer sells or transfers the
pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon
the person pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 12072 and the sale
or transfer cannot be completed by the dealer to the purchaser or
transferee, and the firearm can be returned to the personal handgun
importer, the personal handgun importer shall have complied with the
provisions of this paragraph.
   (C) The provisions of this paragraph 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 this
section and different provisions of the Penal Code shall not be
punished under more than one provision.
   (D) (i) On and after January 1, 1998, the department shall conduct
a public education and notification program regarding this paragraph
to ensure a high degree of publicity of the provisions of this
paragraph.
   (ii) As part of the public education and notification program
described in this subparagraph, the department shall do all of the
following:
   (I) Work in conjunction with the Department of Motor Vehicles to
ensure that any person who is subject to this paragraph is advised of
the provisions of this paragraph, and provided with blank copies of
the report described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) at the time
that person applies for a California driver's license or registers
his or her motor vehicle in accordance with the Vehicle Code.
   (II) Make the reports referred to in clause (i) of subparagraph
(A) available to dealers licensed pursuant to Section 12071.
   (III) Make the reports referred to in clause (i) of subparagraph
(A) available to law enforcement agencies.
   (IV) Make persons subject to the provisions of this paragraph
aware of the fact that reports referred to in clause (i) of
subparagraph (A) may be completed at either the licensed premises of
dealers licensed pursuant to Section 12071 or at law enforcement
agencies, that it is advisable to do so for the sake of accuracy and
completeness of the reports, that prior to transporting a pistol,
revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person
to a law enforcement agency in order to comply with subparagraph
(A), the person should give prior notice to the law enforcement
agency that he or she is doing so, and that in any event, the pistol,
revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the
person should be transported unloaded and in a locked container.
   (iii) Any costs incurred by the department to implement this
paragraph shall be absorbed by the department within its existing
budget and the fees in the Dealers' Record of Sale Special Account
allocated for implementation of this subparagraph pursuant to Section
12076.
   (3) Where a person who is licensed as a collector 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, acquires a pistol, revolver,
or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person that is
a curio or relic, as defined in Section 178.11 of Title 27 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, outside of this state, takes actual
possession of that firearm outside of this state pursuant to the
provisions of subsection (j) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United
States Code, as amended by Public Law 104-208, and transports that
firearm into this state, within five days of that licensed collector
transporting that firearm into this state, he or she shall report to
the department in a format prescribed by the department his or her
acquisition of that firearm.
   (4) (A) It is the intent of the Legislature that a violation of
paragraph (2) or (3) shall not constitute a "continuing offense" and
the statute of limitations for commencing a prosecution for a
violation of paragraph (2) or (3) commences on the date that the
applicable grace period specified in paragraph (2) or (3) expires.
   (B) Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to a person who reports
his or her ownership of a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable
of being concealed upon the person after the applicable grace period
specified in paragraph (2) or (3) expires if evidence of that
violation arises only as the result of the person submitting the
report described in paragraph (2) or (3).
   (g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), (3), or (5), a
violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
   (2) If any of the following circumstances apply, a violation of
this section is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for
two, three, or four years.
   (A) If the violation is of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
   (B) If the defendant has a prior conviction of violating the
provisions, other than paragraph (9) of subdivision (a), of this
section or former Section 12100 of this code or Section 8101 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code.
   (C) If the defendant has a prior conviction of violating any
offense specified in subdivision (b) of Section 12021.1 or of a
violation of Section 12020, 12220, or 12520, or of former Section
12560.
   (D) If the defendant is in a prohibited class described in Section
12021 or 12021.1 of this code or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code.
   (E) A violation of this section by a person who actively
participates in a "criminal street gang" as defined in Section
186.22.
   (F) A violation of subdivision (b) involving the delivery of any
firearm to a person who the dealer knows, or should know, is a minor.

   (3) If any of the following circumstances apply, a violation of
this section shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not
exceeding one year or in the state prison, or by a fine not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.

   (A) A violation of paragraph (2), (4), or (5), of subdivision (a).

   (B) A violation of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) involving the
sale, loan, or transfer of a pistol, revolver, or other firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person to a minor.
   (C) A violation of subdivision (b) involving the delivery of a
pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon
the person.
   (D) A violation of paragraph (1), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of
subdivision (c) involving a pistol, revolver, or other firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person.
   (E) A violation of subdivision (d) involving a pistol, revolver,
or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.
   (F) A violation of subdivision (e).
   (4) If both of the following circumstances apply, an additional
term of imprisonment in the state prison for one, two, or three years
shall be imposed in addition and consecutive to the sentence
prescribed.
   (A) A violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) or subdivision
(b).
   (B) The firearm transferred in violation of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a) or subdivision (b) is used in the subsequent
commission of a felony for which a conviction is obtained and the
prescribed sentence is imposed.
   (5) (A) A first violation of paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) is
an infraction punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50).
   (B) A second violation of paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) is an
infraction punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
   (C) A third or subsequent violation of paragraph (9) of
subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor.
   (D) For purposes of this paragraph each application to purchase a
pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon
the person in violation of paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) shall be
deemed a separate offense.
  SEC. 3.  Section 12076 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   12076.  (a) (1) Before January 1, 1998, the department shall
determine the method by which a dealer shall submit firearm purchaser
information to the department and the information shall be in one of
the following formats:
   (A) Submission of the register described in Section 12077.
   (B) Electronic or telephonic transfer of the information contained
in the register described in Section 12077.
   (2) On or after January 1, 1998, electronic or telephonic
transfer, including voice or facsimile transmission, shall be the
exclusive means by which purchaser information is transmitted to the
department.
   (b) (1) Where the register is used, the purchaser of any firearm
shall be required to present clear evidence of his or her identity
and age, as defined in Section 12071, to the dealer, and the dealer
shall require him or her to sign his or her current legal name and
affix his or her residence address and date of birth to the register
in quadruplicate.  The salesperson shall affix his or her signature
to the register in quadruplicate as a witness to the signature and
identification of the purchaser.  Any person furnishing a fictitious
name or address or knowingly furnishing any incorrect information or
knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for the
register and any person violating any provision of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
   (2) The original of the register shall be retained by the dealer
in consecutive order.  Each book of 50 originals shall become the
permanent register of transactions that shall be retained for not
less than three years from the date of the last transaction and shall
be available for the inspection of any peace officer, Department of
Justice employee designated by the Attorney General, or agent of the
federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms upon the
presentation of proper identification, but no information shall be
compiled therefrom regarding the purchasers or other transferees of
firearms that are not pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable
of being concealed upon the person.
   (3) Two copies of the original sheet of the register, on the date
of the application to purchase, shall be placed in the mail, postage
prepaid, and properly addressed to the Department of Justice in
Sacramento.
   (4) If requested, a photocopy of the original shall be provided to
the purchaser by the dealer.
   (5) If the transaction is one conducted pursuant to Section 12082,
a photocopy of the original shall be provided to the seller by the
dealer, upon request.
   (c) (1) Where the electronic or telephonic transfer of applicant
information is used, the purchaser shall be required to present clear
evidence of his or her identity and age, as defined in Section
12071, to the dealer, and the dealer shall require him or her to sign
his or her current legal name to the record of electronic or
telephonic transfer.  The salesperson shall affix his or her
signature to the record of electronic or telephonic transfer as a
witness to the signature and identification of the purchaser.  Any
person furnishing a fictitious name or address or knowingly
furnishing any incorrect information or knowingly omitting any
information required to be provided for the electronic or telephone
transfer and any person violating any provision of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
   (2) The record of applicant information shall be transmitted to
the Department of Justice in Sacramento by electronic or telephonic
transfer on the date of the application to purchase.
   (3) The original of each record of electronic or telephonic
transfer shall be retained by the dealer in consecutive order.  Each
original shall become the permanent record of the transaction that
shall be retained for not less than three years from the date of the
last transaction and shall be provided for the inspection of any
peace officer, Department of Justice employee designated by the
Attorney General, or agent of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms, upon the presentation of proper identification, but no
information shall be compiled therefrom regarding the purchasers or
other transferees of firearms that are not pistols, revolvers, or
other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person.
   (4) If requested, a copy of the record of electronic or telephonic
transfer shall be provided to the purchaser by the dealer.
   (5) If the transaction is one conducted pursuant to Section 12082,
a copy shall be provided to the seller by the dealer, upon request.

   (d) (1) The department shall examine its records, as well as those
records that it is authorized to request from the State Department
of Mental Health pursuant to Section 8104 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, in order to determine if the purchaser is a person
described in Section 12021, 12021.1, or subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 12072 of this code or
Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
   (2) To the extent that funding is available, the Department of
Justice may participate in the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System (NICS), as described in subsection (t) of Section 922 of
Title 18 of the United States Code, and, if that participation is
implemented, shall notify the dealer and the chief of the police
department of the city or city and county in which the sale was made,
or if the sale was made in a district in which there is no municipal
police department, the sheriff of the county in which the sale was
made, that the purchaser is a person prohibited from acquiring a
firearm under federal law.
   (3) If the department determines that the purchaser is a person
described in Section 12021, 12021.1, or subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(9) of subdivision (a) of Section 12072 of this code or Section 8100
or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, it shall immediately
notify the dealer and the chief of the police department of the city
or city and county in which the sale was made, or if the sale was
made in a district in which there is no municipal police department,
the sheriff of the county in which the sale was made, of that fact.
   (4) If the department determines that the copies of the register
submitted to it pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) contain
any blank spaces or inaccurate, illegible, or incomplete information,
preventing identification of the purchaser or the pistol, revolver,
or other firearm to be purchased, or if any fee required pursuant to
subdivision (e) is not submitted by the dealer in conjunction with
submission of copies of the register, the department may notify the
dealer of that fact.  Upon notification by the department, the dealer
shall submit corrected copies of the register to the department, or
shall submit any fee required pursuant to subdivision (e), or both,
as appropriate and, if notification by the department is received by
the dealer at any time prior to delivery of the firearm to be
purchased, the dealer shall withhold delivery until the conclusion of
the waiting period described in Sections 12071 and 12072.
   (5) If the department determines that the information transmitted
to it pursuant to subdivision (c) contains inaccurate or incomplete
information preventing identification of the purchaser or the pistol,
revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the
person to be purchased, or if the fee required pursuant to
subdivision (e) is not transmitted by the dealer in conjunction with
transmission of the electronic or telephonic record, the department
may notify the dealer of that fact.  Upon notification by the
department, the dealer shall transmit corrections to the record of
electronic or telephonic transfer to the department, or shall
transmit any fee required pursuant to subdivision (e), or both, as
appropriate, and if notification by the department is received by the
dealer at any time prior to delivery of the firearm to be purchased,
the dealer shall withhold delivery until the conclusion of the
waiting period described in Sections 12071 and 12072.
   (e) The Department of Justice may require the dealer to charge
each firearm purchaser a fee not to exceed fourteen dollars ($14),
except that the fee may be increased at a rate not to exceed any
increase in the California Consumer Price Index as compiled and
reported by the California Department of Industrial Relations.  The
fee shall be no more than is sufficient to reimburse all of the
following, and is not to be used to directly fund or as a loan to
fund any other program:
   (1) (A) The department for the cost of furnishing this
information.
   (B) The department for the cost of meeting its obligations under
paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8100 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
   (2) Local mental health facilities for state-mandated local costs
resulting from the reporting requirements imposed by Section 8103 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code.
   (3) The State Department of Mental Health for the costs resulting
from the requirements imposed by Section 8104 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
   (4) Local mental hospitals, sanitariums, and institutions for
state-mandated local costs resulting from the reporting requirements
imposed by Section 8105 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
   (5) Local law enforcement agencies for state-mandated local costs
resulting from the notification requirements set forth in subdivision
(a) of Section 6385 of the Family Code.
   (6) Local law enforcement agencies for state-mandated local costs
resulting from the notification requirements set forth in subdivision
(c) of Section 8105 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
   (7) For the actual costs associated with the electronic or
telephonic transfer of information pursuant to subdivision (c).
   (8) The Department of Food and Agriculture for the costs resulting
from the notification provisions set forth in Section 5343.5 of the
Food and Agricultural Code.
   (9) The department for the costs associated with subparagraph (D)
of paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 12072.
   The fee established pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed
the sum of the actual processing costs of the department, the
estimated reasonable costs of the local mental health facilities for
complying with the reporting requirements imposed by paragraph (2) of
this subdivision, the costs of the State Department of Mental Health
for complying with the requirements imposed by paragraph (3) of this
subdivision, the estimated reasonable costs of local mental
hospitals, sanitariums, and institutions for complying with the
reporting requirements imposed by paragraph (4) of this subdivision,
the estimated reasonable costs of local law enforcement agencies for
complying with the notification requirements set forth in subdivision
(a) of Section 6385 of the Family Code, the estimated reasonable
costs of local law enforcement agencies for complying with the
notification requirements set forth in subdivision (c) of Section
8105 of the Welfare and Institutions Code imposed by paragraph (6) of
this subdivision, the estimated reasonable costs of the Department
of Food and Agriculture for the costs resulting from the notification
provisions set forth in Section 5343.5 of the Food and Agricultural
Code, and the estimated reasonable costs of the department for the
costs associated with subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (f) of Section 12072.
   (f) (1) The Department of Justice may charge a fee sufficient to
reimburse it for each of the following but not to exceed fourteen
dollars ($14), except that the fee may be increased at a rate not to
exceed any increase in the California Consumer Price Index as
compiled and reported by the California Department of Industrial
Relations:
   (A) For the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale,
processing, and filing of forms or reports required or utilized
pursuant to Section 12078 if neither a dealer nor a law enforcement
agency acting pursuant to Section 12084 is filing the form or report.

   (B) For the actual processing costs associated with the submission
of a Dealers' Record of Sale to the department by a dealer or of the
submission of a LEFT to the department by a law enforcement agency
acting pursuant to Section 12084 if the waiting period described in
Sections 12071, 12072, and 12084 does not apply.
   (C) For the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale,
processing, and filing of reports utilized pursuant to subdivision
(l) of Section 12078 or paragraph (18) of subdivision (b) of Section
12071, or clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (f) of Section 12072, or paragraph (3) of subdivision (f)
of Section 12072.
   (D) For the actual costs associated with the electronic or
telephonic transfer of information pursuant to subdivision (c).
   (2) If the department charges a fee pursuant to subparagraph (B)
of paragraph (1) of this subdivision, it shall be charged in the same
amount to all categories of transaction that are within that
subparagraph.
   (3) Any costs incurred by the Department of Justice to implement
this subdivision shall be reimbursed from fees collected and charged
pursuant to this subdivision.  No fees shall be charged to the dealer
pursuant to subdivision (e) or to a law enforcement agency acting
pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (d) of Section 12084 for
costs incurred for implementing this subdivision.
   (g) All money received by the department pursuant to this section
shall be deposited in the Dealers' Record of Sale Special Account of
the General Fund, which is hereby created, to be available, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure by the department
to offset the costs incurred pursuant to this section, subparagraph
(D) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 12072, and
Sections 12289 and 12809.
   (h) Where the electronic or telephonic transfer of applicant
information is used, the department shall establish a system to be
used for the submission of the fees described in subdivision (e) to
the department.
   (i) (1) Only one fee shall be charged pursuant to this section for
a single transaction on the same date for the sale of any number of
firearms that are not pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable
of being concealed upon the person or for the taking of possession of
those firearms.
   (2) In a single transaction on the same date for the delivery of
any number of firearms that are pistols, revolvers, or other firearms
capable of being concealed upon the person, the department shall
charge a reduced fee pursuant to this section for the second and
subsequent firearms that are part of that transaction.
   (j) Only one fee shall be charged pursuant to this section for a
single transaction on the same date for taking title or possession of
any number of firearms pursuant to paragraph (18) of subdivision (b)
of Section 12071 or subdivision (c) or (i) of Section 12078.
   (k) Whenever the Department of Justice acts pursuant to this
section as it pertains to firearms other than pistols, revolvers, or
other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person, the
department's acts or omissions shall be deemed to be discretionary
within the meaning of the California Tort Claims Act pursuant to
Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the
Government Code.
   (l) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
   (1) "Purchaser" means the purchaser or transferee of a firearm or
a person being loaned a firearm.
   (2) "Purchase" means the purchase, loan, or transfer of a firearm.

   (3) "Sale" means the sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm.
   (4) "Seller" means, if the transaction is being conducted pursuant
to Section 12082, the person selling, loaning, or transferring the
firearm.
  SEC. 4.  Section 12077 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
                              12077.  (a) The Department of Justice
shall prescribe the form of the register and the record of electronic
or telephonic transfer pursuant to Section 12074.
   (b) For pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being
concealed upon the person, information contained in the register or
record of electronic or telephonic transfer shall be the date and
time of sale, make of firearm, peace officer exemption status
pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 12078 and the agency name,
dealer waiting period exemption pursuant to subdivision (n) of
Section 12078, dangerous weapons permitholder waiting period
exemption pursuant to subdivision (r) of Section 12078, curio and
relic waiting period exemption pursuant to subdivision (t) of Section
12078, California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Section
12071, purchaser's basic firearms safety certificate number issued
pursuant to Sections 12805 and 12809, manufacturer's name if stamped
on the firearm, model name or number, if stamped on the firearm, if
applicable, serial number, other number (if more than one serial
number is stamped on the firearm), any identification number or mark
assigned to the firearm pursuant to Section 12092, caliber, type of
firearm, if the firearm is new or used, barrel length, color of the
firearm, full name of purchaser, purchaser's complete date of birth,
purchaser's local address, if current address is temporary, complete
permanent address of purchaser, identification of purchaser,
purchaser's place of birth (state or country), purchaser's complete
telephone number, purchaser's occupation, purchaser's sex, purchaser'
s physical description, all legal names and aliases ever used by the
purchaser, yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase
including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in
Section 12021 or an offense described in Section 12021.1, the
purchaser's status as a person described in Section 8100 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who
has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not
guilty by reason of insanity, whether the purchaser is a person who
has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under
conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code, signature of purchaser, signature of
salesperson (as a witness to the purchaser's signature), name and
complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown
on the dealer's license, the establishment number, if assigned, the
dealer's complete business telephone number, any information required
by Section 12082, any information required to determine whether or
not paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 12072 applies, and a
statement of the penalties for any person signing a fictitious name
or address or for knowingly furnishing any incorrect information or
for knowingly omitting any information required to be provided for
the register.
   (c) For firearms other than pistols, revolvers, or other firearms
capable of being concealed upon the person, information contained in
the register or record of electronic or telephonic transfer shall be
the date and time of sale, peace officer exemption status pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 12078 and the agency name, auction or
event waiting period exemption pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section
12078, California Firearms Dealer number issued pursuant to Section
12071, dangerous weapons permitholder waiting period exemption
pursuant to subdivision (r) of Section 12078, curio and relic waiting
period exemption pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (t) of
Section 12078, full name of purchaser, purchaser's complete date of
birth, purchaser's local address, if current address is temporary,
complete permanent address of purchaser, identification of purchaser,
purchaser's place of birth (state or country), purchaser's complete
telephone number, purchaser's occupation, purchaser's sex, purchaser'
s physical description, all legal names and aliases ever used by the
purchaser, yes or no answer to questions that prohibit purchase,
including, but not limited to, conviction of a felony as described in
Section 12021 or an offense described in Section 12021.1, the
purchaser's status as a person described in Section 8100 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code, whether the purchaser is a person who
has been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others or found not
guilty by reason of insanity, whether the purchaser is a person who
has been found incompetent to stand trial or placed under
conservatorship by a court pursuant to Section 8103 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code, signature of purchaser, signature of
salesperson (as a witness to the purchaser's signature), name and
complete address of the dealer or firm selling the firearm as shown
on the dealer's license, the establishment number, if assigned, the
dealer's complete business telephone number, any information required
by Section 12082, and a statement of the penalties for any person
signing a fictitious name or address or for knowingly furnishing any
incorrect information or for knowingly omitting any information
required to be provided for the register.
   (d) Where the register is used, the following shall apply:
   (1) Dealers shall use ink to complete each document.
   (2) The dealer or salesperson making a sale shall ensure that all
information is provided legibly.  The dealer and salespersons shall
be informed that incomplete or illegible information will delay
sales.
   (3) Each dealer shall be provided instructions regarding the
procedure for completion of the form and routing of the form.
Dealers shall comply with these instructions which shall include the
information set forth in this subdivision.
   (4) One firearm transaction shall be reported on each record of
sale document.  For purposes of this subdivision, a "transaction"
means a single sale, loan, or transfer of any number of firearms that
are not pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable of being
concealed upon the person.
   (e) The dealer or salesperson making a sale shall ensure that all
required information has been obtained from the purchaser.  The
dealer and all salespersons shall be informed that incomplete
information will delay sales.
   (f) As used in this section, the following definitions shall
control:
   (1) "Purchaser" means the purchaser or transferee of a firearm or
the person being loaned a firearm.
   (2) "Purchase" means the purchase, loan, or transfer of a firearm.

   (3) "Sale" means the sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm.
  SEC. 5.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB 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 XIIIB of the California Constitution.