California Code of Regulations
Title 11 - Law
Division 5 - Firearms Regulations
Chapter 41 - Unique Serial Number Applications
Article 2 - Cfars Reporting of Unserialized Firearms or Firearm Precursor Parts Pursuant to Section 29180
Section 5511 - Online Reporting with Cfars
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The application to request a unique serial number shall be filed electronically using the Department's California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS), at the following website: https://cfars.doj.ca.gov/login.
(b) Applications shall be submitted before manufacturing or assembling the firearm, including a completed frame or receiver. Any person who owns a firearm or firearm precursor part shall apply no later than January 1, 2024, or if a new resident of the state, within 60 days after arriving in the state with a firearm or firearm precursor part that does not have a valid state or federal serial number or mark of identification.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), instead of applying for a unique serial number persons subject to these regulations may transfer, surrender, or sell their unserialized firearm or firearm precursor part to a law enforcement agency, or transfer or sell their unserialized firearm or firearm precursor part to a federally licensed firearms manufacturer, importer, or any other federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms.
1. New article 5
(sections 5511-5517) and section filed 5-21-2018; operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018,
No. 21).
2. New subsection (b), subsection relettering and amendment of
newly designated subsection (c) filed 12-28-2018 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2019
(Register 2018, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
7-1-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
3. Amendment of article heading filed 5-28-2019; operative 7-1-2019
(Register 2019, No. 22).
4. New subsection (b), subsection relettering
and amendment of newly designated subsection (c) refiled 7-1-2019 as an emergency;
operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 9-30-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation
of law on the following day.
5. New subsection (b), subsection
relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (c) refiled 9-26-2019 as an
emergency; operative 10-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance
must be transmitted to OAL by 12-30-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to
9-26-2019 order, including further amendment of subsection (b), transmitted to OAL
12-27-2019 and filed 1-28-2020; amendments operative 1-28-2020 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2020, No. 5).
7. Renumbering and amendment of former article 5
to article 2 and amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-31-2023; operative 5-31-2023.
Exempt from APA pursuant to Statutes 2022, chapter 76 (AB 1621), section 39, and
submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section
11343.8
(Register 2023, No. 22).
Note: Authority cited: Section 29182, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 29180, 23925 and 27530, Penal Code.
