1. (a) When an individual is purchasing or transferring a firearm and ammunition in the same transaction, the Department shall complete a firearms eligibility check before the purchaser or transferee can take possession of the firearm or ammunition.
2. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a purchaser or transferee of a firearm and ammunition in the same transaction shall only pay the fee for the firearms eligibility check as prescribed in section 4001 of this title.
3. (c) If the purchaser or transferee wants to take possession of the ammunition before the Department completes the firearms eligibility check, the purchaser or transferee shall conduct a separate transaction following the procedure set forth by section 4282, 4283, 4285, or 4286, as appropriate, and pay any associated fee prior to taking possession of the ammunition.

Note: Authority cited: Section 30352, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 28220, 30352 and 30370, Penal Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 4304 to new section 4284, including amendment of section heading and subsection (c), filed 5-12-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 20).