California Penal Code

§ 26710

PEN § 26710 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 6 · Title 4 · Part 6 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)A person may request a certificate of eligibility from the Department of Justice.

(b)The Department of Justice shall examine its records and records available to the department in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to determine if the applicant is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm.

(c)The department shall issue a certificate to an applicant if the department’s records indicate that the applicant is not a person who is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing firearms.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.