Section 27200 Of Article 1. Gun Show Or Event From California Penal Code >> Division 6. >> Title 4. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
27200
. (a) No person shall produce, promote, sponsor, operate, or
otherwise organize a gun show or event, as specified in subdivision
(b) of Section 26805, unless that person possesses a valid
certificate of eligibility from the Department of Justice.
(b) Unless the department's records indicate that the applicant is
a person prohibited from possessing firearms, a certificate of
eligibility shall be issued by the Department of Justice to an
applicant provided the applicant does all of the following:
(1) Certifies that the applicant is familiar with the provisions
of this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 27300).
(2) Ensures that liability insurance is in effect for the duration
of an event or show in an amount of not less than one million
dollars ($1,000,000).
(3) Provides an annual list of the gun shows or events that the
applicant plans to promote, produce, sponsor, operate, or otherwise
organize during the year for which the certificate of eligibility is
issued, including the date, time, and location of the gun shows or
events.
(c) If during that year the information required by paragraph (3)
of subdivision (b) changes, or additional gun shows or events will be
promoted, produced, sponsored, operated, or otherwise organized by
the applicant, the producer shall notify the Department of Justice no
later than 30 days prior to the gun show or event.
(d) The Department of Justice shall adopt regulations to
administer the certificate of eligibility program under this section.
(e) The Department of Justice shall recover the full costs of
administering the certificate of eligibility program by fees assessed
applicants who apply for certificates. A licensed gun show producer
shall be assessed an annual fee of eighty-five dollars ($85) by the
department.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the certificate of
eligibility program established pursuant to this section be
incorporated into the certificate of eligibility program established
pursuant to Section 26710 to the maximum extent practicable.