Pen. Code, § 31650 · Article 2. Firearm Safety Certificate
Pen. Code, § 31650
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The certified instructor may charge a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), fifteen dollars ($15) of which is to be paid to the department pursuant to subdivision (c).
(b) An applicant to renew a firearm safety certificate shall be required to pass the objective test. The certified instructor may charge a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), fifteen dollars ($15) of which is to be forwarded to the department pursuant to subdivision (c).
(c) The department may charge the certified instructor up to fifteen dollars ($15) for each firearm safety certificate issued by that instructor to cover the department’s cost in carrying out and enforcing this article, and enforcing the provisions listed in subdivision (e), as determined annually by the department.
(d) All money received by the department pursuant to this article shall be deposited into the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund created pursuant to Section 28300.
(e) The department shall conduct enforcement activities, including, but not limited to, law enforcement activities to ensure compliance with the following provisions:
(1) Section 830.95.
(2) Title 2 (commencing with Section 12001) of Part 4.
(3) This part, except Sections 16965, 17235, and 21510.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed (in Sec. 29) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 30. (SB 683) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative January 1, 2015, by its own provisions.
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Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 830.95Printed as Section 830.95
- Pen. Code, pt. 4, tit. 2SENTENCE ENHANCEMENTSPrinted as Title 2 (commencing with Section 12001) of Part 4
- Pen. Code, § 16965Printed as Sections 16965, 17235, and 21510
- Pen. Code, § 17235Printed as Sections 16965, 17235, and 21510
- Pen. Code, § 21510Printed as Sections 16965, 17235, and 21510
- Pen. Code, § 28300Printed as Section 28300
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