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 5517 - Deadline for the Department to Approve or Deny the Applicant's Request for a Unique Serial Number
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) For applications received before January 1, 2024, the Department will grant or deny the applicant's request for a unique serial number within 180 calendar days after it receives the application.
(b) For applications received on or after January 1, 2024, the Department will grant or deny the applicant's request for a unique serial number within 90 calendar days after it receives the application.
(c) The decision timeframe begins when the applicant's completed CFARS application has been paid for and is submitted to CFARS to commence the firearms eligibility check.
1. New section
filed 5-21-2018; operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 21).
2. Amendment
of NOTE 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language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.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 NOTE 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or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following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.
4. Amendment of NOTE 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to OAL by 12-30-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on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.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-26-2019 order
transmitted to OAL 12-27-2019 and filed 1-28-2020 (Register 2020, No.
5).
6. Amendment of section heading and section 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 28220, 29180 and 29182, Penal Code.
