Pen. Code, § 31655 · Article 2. Firearm Safety Certificate
Pen. Code, § 31655
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The department shall develop firearm safety certificates to be issued by instructors certified by the department to those persons who have complied with this article.
(b) A firearm safety certificate shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) A unique firearm safety certificate identification number.
(2) The holder’s full name.
(3) The holder’s date of birth.
(4) The holder’s driver’s license or identification number.
(5) The holder’s signature.
(6) The signature of the issuing instructor.
(7) The date of issuance.
(c) The firearm safety certificate shall expire five years after the date that it was issued by the certified instructor.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed (in Sec. 31) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 32. (SB 683) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative January 1, 2015, by its own provisions.
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