Pen. Code, § 26720 · Article 1. License to Sell, Lease, or Transfer Firearms at Retail
Pen. Code, § 26720
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The Department of Justice may conduct inspections of dealers at least every three years to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
(1) Commencing on January 1, 2024, the department shall conduct inspections of all dealers, except a dealer specified in subdivision (c), at least once every three years, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
(2) Inspections of dealers pursuant to this subdivision shall include an audit of dealer records that includes a sampling of at least 25 percent but no more than 50 percent of each record type.
(b) The department may assess an annual fee, not to exceed one hundred fifteen dollars ($115), to cover the reasonable cost of maintaining the list described in Section 26715, including the cost of inspections.
(c) A dealer whose place of business is located in a jurisdiction that has adopted an inspection program to ensure compliance with firearms law is exempt from that portion of the department’s fee that relates to the cost of inspections. The applicant is responsible for providing evidence to the department that the jurisdiction in which the business is located has the inspection program. The department may inspect a dealer who is exempt from mandatory inspections under subdivision (b) to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title, including any regulations promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 245, Sec. 1. (AB 1420) Effective January 1, 2024.
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Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 21628.2Printed as Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 21636Printed as Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 21640Printed as Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code
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