Section 26175 Of Chapter 4. License To Carry A Pistol, Revolver, Or Other Firearm Capable Of Being Concealed Upon The Person From California Penal Code >> Division 5. >> Title 4. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 4.
26175
. (a) (1) Applications for licenses, applications for
amendments to licenses, amendments to licenses, and licenses under
this article shall be uniform throughout the state, upon forms to be
prescribed by the Attorney General.
(2) The Attorney General shall convene a committee composed of one
representative of the California State Sheriffs' Association, one
representative of the California Police Chiefs Association, and one
representative of the Department of Justice to review, and as deemed
appropriate, revise the standard application form for licenses. The
committee shall meet for this purpose if two of the committee's
members deem that necessary.
(b) The application shall include a section summarizing the
statutory provisions of state law that result in the automatic denial
of a license.
(c) The standard application form for licenses described in
subdivision (a) shall require information from the applicant,
including, but not limited to, the name, occupation, residence, and
business address of the applicant, the applicant's age, height,
weight, color of eyes and hair, and reason for desiring a license to
carry the weapon.
(d) Applications for licenses shall be filed in writing and signed
by the applicant.
(e) Applications for amendments to licenses shall be filed in
writing and signed by the applicant, and shall state what type of
amendment is sought pursuant to Section 26215 and the reason for
desiring the amendment.
(f) The forms shall contain a provision whereby the applicant
attests to the truth of statements contained in the application.
(g) An applicant shall not be required to complete any additional
application or form for a license, or to provide any information
other than that necessary to complete the standard application form
described in subdivision (a), except to clarify or interpret
information provided by the applicant on the standard application
form.
(h) The standard application form described in subdivision (a) is
deemed to be a local form expressly exempt from the requirements of
the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code).
(i) Any license issued upon the application shall set forth the
licensee's name, occupation, residence and business address, the
licensee's age, height, weight, color of eyes and hair, and the
reason for desiring a license to carry the weapon, and shall, in
addition, contain a description of the weapon or weapons authorized
to be carried, giving the name of the manufacturer, the serial
number, and the caliber. The license issued to the licensee may be
laminated.