ARTICLE 2. Licensing Process [29050. - 29075.]

Cal. Penal Code - PEN 2.

in effect

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 29050. Section 29050.

(a) The Department of Justice shall accept applications for, and shall grant licenses permitting, the manufacture of firearms within this state. (b) No license shall be granted by the department unless and until the applicant presents proof that the applicant has all of the following: (1) A valid license to manufacture firearms issued pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code. (2) Any regulatory or business license required by local government. (3) A valid seller’s permit or resale certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization, if applicable. (4) A certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26710. (c) A license granted by the department shall be valid for no more than one year from the date of issuance and shall be in the form prescribed by the Attorney General. (d) The department shall inform applicants who are denied licenses of the reasons for the denial in writing.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 29055. Section 29055.

(a) The department shall adopt regulations to administer this chapter and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 29010). (b) The department shall recover the full costs of administering the program by collecting fees from license applicants. Recoverable costs shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of inspections and maintaining a centralized list of licensed firearm manufacturers. (c) The fee for licensed manufacturers who produce fewer than 500 firearms in a calendar year within this state shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year or the actual costs of inspections and maintaining a centralized list of firearm manufacturers and any other duties of the department required pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 29010), whichever is less.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 29060. Section 29060.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 20965, the Department of Justice shall maintain a centralized list of all persons licensed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 29050. (b) The centralized list shall be provided annually to each police department and county sheriff within the state.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 29065. Section 29065.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the license of any licensee who violates this chapter may be revoked. (b) The license of any licensee who knowingly or with gross negligence violates this chapter or violates this chapter three times shall be revoked, and that person, firm, or corporation shall become permanently ineligible to obtain a license pursuant to this chapter. (c) Upon the revocation of the license, notification shall be provided to local law enforcement authorities in the jurisdiction where the licensee’s business is located and to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 29070. Section 29070.

(a) The department shall make information concerning the location and name of a licensee available, upon request, for the following purposes only: (1) Law enforcement. (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. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department shall make the name and business address of a licensee available to any person upon written request.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 29075. Section 29075.

The Department of Justice shall maintain and make available upon request information concerning all of the following: (a) The number of inspections conducted and the amount of fees collected pursuant to Section 29055. (b) The number of licensees removed from the centralized list described in Sections 29060 and 29065. (c) The number of licensees found to have violated this chapter.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026