California Code of Regulations
Title 11 - Law
Division 5 - Firearms Regulations
Chapter 3 - Certificates of Eligibility
Article 3 - Certificate of Eligibility
Section 4033 - California Firearms Application Reporting System; Account Requirements

Universal Citation: 11 CA Code of Regs 4033

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

(a) COE applications shall be filed electronically using the Department's California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS), at the following website: https://cfars.doj.ca.gov/login.do.

(b) Applicants shall create an account to use CFARS. To create a CFARS account, COE applicants shall agree to the following conditions of use:

(1) Non-Liability: the Department is not responsible for, and will have no liability for, any hardware, software, information, or other items or any services provided by any persons other than the Department. Except as may be required by law, in no event shall either party be liable to the other or any third party, under any theory of liability, including, but not limited to, any contract or tort claim for any cause whatsoever, for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including loss of revenue or profits, even if aware of the possibility thereof.

(2) Authorization: the applicant is authorized to use CFARS for the purpose of reporting firearm information to the Department and/or submitting and managing a Certificate of Eligibility in order to comply with California firearm laws and regulations. If the applicant becomes aware of an unauthorized user obtaining access to the applicant's CFARS account, the applicant will notify the Bureau of Firearms immediately at (916) 210-2300, or via email at: firearms.bureau@doj.ca.gov.

(3) Fees: notwithstanding such notification, the applicant agrees the Department shall not be liable for transaction charges fraudulently incurred. It will be the applicant's responsibility to pay any charges. The Department will not provide refunds after the submission of a transaction.

(4) True and Accurate Information: all of the information the applicant submits to the Department through CFARS shall be true, accurate, and complete to the best of the applicant's knowledge.

(c) The following information shall be provided by the applicant to create a CFARS account:

(1) Full Name

(2) Email Address

(3) Three Security Questions and Answers

(4) Password

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 982.1 to section 4033 filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading, section and NOTE filed 12-27-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 52).
3. Repealer and new section heading and section filed 4-22-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 17).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b)(2) filed 12-17-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 51).
5. Editorial correction implementing 12-17-2019 nonsubstantive amendments (Register 2020, No. 13).

Note: Authority cited: Section 26710, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 12101, 12756 and 12757, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 16410, 16800, 26525, 26585, 26700, 26705, 26710, 26915, 26970, 27200, 27535, 27670, 27966, 28450, 29050, 29120, 30312, 30314, 30347, 30370 and 31700, Penal Code.

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