Section 11108.10 Of Article 3. Criminal Identification And Statistics From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
11108.10
. (a) In addition to the requirements of Sections 11108 and
11108.3, commencing January 1, 2009, every local law enforcement
agency may cause to be entered into the United States Department of
Justice, National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)
information to ensure that representative samples of fired bullets
and cartridge cases collected at crime scenes, from test-fires of
firearms recovered at crime scenes, and other firearm information
needed to investigate crimes, are recorded into the NIBIN in
accordance with the protocol set forth in subdivision (b).
(b) The Attorney General, in cooperation with those law
enforcement agencies that choose to do so, shall develop a protocol
for the implementation of this section. The protocol shall be
completed on or before July 1, 2008.
(c) The Attorney General shall have the authority to issue
guidelines to further the purposes of this section.