1. (a) For purposes of Penal Code section 26162, the licensing authority shall review the Automated Firearms System (AFS) to determine if the CCW license applicant is the recorded owner of the particular pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person reported in the application for a CCW license or the application for the amendment to a CCW license.

2. (b) The serial number of the firearm and the CCW license applicant's name, date of birth, and identification number (from California driver's license, California identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, social security card, or military identification) must match an entry in one of the following AFS records:

   1. (1) Assault Weapon Registration;
   2. (2) C&R Collector's Report;
   3. (3) C&R Collector In State Long Gun;
   4. (4) Dealer's Record of Sale;
   5. (5) Firearm Ownership;
   6. (6) Intra-Familial Firearms Transaction;
   7. (7) New Resident Report;
   8. (8) Operation of Law;
   9. (9) Pawn Redemption;
   10. (10) Temporary Storage Return;
   11. (11) Serial Number Assigned;
   12. (12) Serial Number Restored;
   13. (13) Unique Serial Number Ownership; or
   14. (14) Voluntary Registration.

Note: Authority cited: Section 26225, Penal Code. Reference: Section 26162, Penal Code.

History

1. New section filed 1-2-2024 as an emergency; operative 1-2-2024. Pursuant to Penal Code section 26225(d) this action is a deemed emergency and exempt from OAL review (Register 2024, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-1-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-2-2024 order, including amendment of subsections (b) and (b)(10), transmitted to OAL 9-22-2025 and filed 11-3-2025; amendments effective 11-3-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2025, No. 45).