California Code of Regulations
Title 11 - Law
Division 5 - Firearms Regulations
Chapter 14 - Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses
Article 1 - General
Section 4402 - Capturing Thumbprint for Uniform CCW License

Universal Citation: 11 CA Code of Regs 4402

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The licensing authority shall capture an original right thumbprint for every initial or renewal CCW license. If the right thumbprint is unavailable, the acceptable print order is left thumbprint followed by any available digit of the right hand, regardless of whether the digit is scarred or deformed. The licensee's thumbprint or fingerprint image shall be true to size.

(b) If a Personal Identity Verification single finger capture device is used, the device must be certified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as tested and in compliance with the FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) Image Quality Specifications (IQS).

(c) Form BOF 4501 shall be printed at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi (dots per inch) and mailed to the Department in accordance with section 4432, subdivision (d).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 26175 and 26225, Penal Code. Reference: Section 26175, Penal Code.

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