California Penal Code

§ 27532

PEN § 27532 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 6 · Title 4 · Part 6 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)On or before March 1, 2025, the Department of Justice shall engage in an investigation to determine the technological viability of microstamping components producing microstamps on spent cartridge casings discharged by a firearm into which the microstamping component has been installed. The investigation shall include input from relevant stakeholders.

(b)If the department has determined that microstamping components are technologically viable pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall, on or before September 1, 2025, provide written guidance on performance standards for persons, associations, partnerships, corporations, or other entities engaged in the business of producing microstamping components, which shall include processes and standards for those entities to demonstrate that a representative sample of the microstamping components they manufacture produce legible microstamps with reasonable reliability, including after repeated firing.

(c)If the department has determined that microstamping components are technologically viable pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall, on or before January 1, 2026, commence accepting applications for licensure of persons, associations, partnerships, corporations, or other entities to engage in the business of producing microstamping components that meet those performance standards. A federally licensed firearms manufacturer shall not be required to obtain a license in order to manufacture microstamping components but shall comply with Section 27535 if it provides a certification that a firearm is microstamping-enabled.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 253, Sec. 2. (SB 452) Effective January 1, 2024.