California Code of Regulations
Title 11 - Law
Division 5 - Firearms Regulations
Chapter 5 - Laboratory Certification and Handgun Testing
Article 4 - Operational Requirements: Absence of Conflict of Interest; Security and Safety Requirements; Licensing/Minimum Standards Compliance; Which Handguns Must be Tested, Who May Submit Handguns, Submission Requirements; Testing Procedures; Test Reporting; Required Records, Retention Periods, Reporting Changes; off-Site Locations; Inspections
Section 4063 - Off-Site Location

Universal Citation: 11 CA Code of Regs 4063

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

(a) A DOJ-Certified Laboratory shall not be allowed to utilize any handgun testing equipment and/or facilities that are physically situated at a location other than the primary business address of the laboratory unless all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The off-site location is not more than 100 miles from the primary business address.

(2) The DOJ-Certified Laboratory provides the following information to the DOJ prior to beginning any testing at the off-site location: the name of the facility/owner, telephone number, physical address of the location; and the type of equipment and/or facilities to be used and/or the testing to be performed at each location.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of this section, if more than one off-site location is needed for testing purposes, the applicant or DOJ-Certified Laboratory must submit a completed Request to Utilize an Additional Off-Site Location, Form BOF 020 (Rev. 01/2012) for each such location. As set forth in section 4065, subdivision (b)(4) of these regulations, the DOJ-Certified Laboratory shall pay the actual reasonable costs incurred by the DOJ during an on-site inspection of the location.

(c) The DOJ reserves the right to prohibit a DOJ-Certified Laboratory from conducting handgun tests at an off-site location if the results of any such testing could not be rendered fairly, impartially, and independent of any manufacturer, importer or other entity which has any direct and/or indirect economic interest in the results of the testing.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 968.47 to section 4063, including amendment of subsection (b), filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1-31-2011; operative 3-2-2011 (Register 2011, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) and NOTE filed 12-27-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 52).

Note: Authority cited: Section 32010, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 31900, 31905 and 32010, Penal Code.

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