Pen. Code, § 28450 · Article 6. Centralized List of Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees
Pen. Code, § 28450
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Commencing January 1, 2008, the Department of Justice shall keep a centralized list of persons who identify themselves as being licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code as a dealer, importer, or manufacturer of firearms whose licensed premises are within this state and who declare to the department an exemption from the firearms dealer licensing requirements of Section 26500.
(b) The list shall be known as the centralized list of exempted federal firearms licensees.
(c) To qualify for placement on the centralized list, an applicant shall do all of the following:
(1) Possess a valid federal firearms license pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code as a dealer, importer, or manufacturer of firearms.
(2) Possess a current, valid certificate of eligibility pursuant to Section 26710.
(3) Maintain with the department a signed declaration enumerating the applicant’s statutory exemptions from licensing requirements of Section 26500.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.
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- Pen. Code, § 27555Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 27585Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 27595Printed as Sections 26715, 28450, and 29060
- Pen. Code, § 28455Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 28460Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 28465Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 28470Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 28475Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 28480Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 28485Printed as Section 28450
- Pen. Code, § 34400Printed as Sections 26715, 28450, and 29060
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