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Pen. Code, § 23680 · Division 2. FIREARM SAFETY DEVICES, GUN SAFES, AND RELATED WARNINGS

Pen. Code, § 23680

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) (1) If a firearm safety device on the roster is recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, or by any other state or federal government entity, the manufacturer of that device must notify the department of the recall within seven days of public notice of the recall.

(2) The department may remove from the roster a device that is the subject of a recall by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission or any other state or federal government entity.

(b) If at any time the department determines that a gun safe or firearm safety device subject to the provisions of this division and sold after January 1, 2002, does not conform with the standards required by subdivision (a) of Section 23635 or Section 23650, the department may order the recall and replacement of the gun safe or firearm safety device, or order that the gun safe or firearm safety device be brought into conformity with those requirements.

(c) If the department determines that the firearm safety device can be separated and reattached to the firearm without damaging the firearm, the licensed manufacturer or licensed firearms dealer shall immediately provide a conforming replacement as instructed by the department.

(d) If the department determines that the firearm safety device cannot be separated from the firearm without damaging the firearm, the department may order the recall and replacement of the firearm.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 540, Sec. 5. (AB 3064) Effective January 1, 2025.

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