Section 27555 Of Article 1. Crimes Relating To Sale, Lease, Or Transfer Of Firearms From California Penal Code >> Division 6. >> Title 4. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
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. (a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2008, a person who is licensed
pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of
the United States Code may not sell, deliver, or transfer a firearm
to a person in California who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 44
(commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code
unless, prior to delivery, the person intending to sell, deliver, or
transfer the firearm obtains a verification number via the Internet
for the intended sale, delivery, or transfer, from the Department of
Justice.
(2) If Internet service is unavailable to either the department or
the licensee due to a technical or other malfunction, or a federal
firearms licensee who is located outside of California does not
possess a computer or have Internet access, alternate means of
communication, including facsimile or telephone, shall be made
available for a licensee to obtain a verification number in order to
comply with this section.
(b) For every verification number request received pursuant to
this section, the department shall determine whether the intended
recipient is on the centralized list of firearms dealers pursuant to
Section 26715, or the centralized list of exempted federal firearms
licensees pursuant to Section 28450, or the centralized list of
firearms manufacturers pursuant to Section 29060.
(c) (1) If the department finds after the reviews specified in
subdivision (b) that the intended recipient is authorized to receive
the firearm shipment, the department shall issue to the inquiring
party, a unique verification number for the intended sale, delivery,
or transfer. One verification number shall be issued for each sale,
delivery, or transfer, which may involve multiple firearms.
(2) In addition to the unique verification number, the department
may provide to the inquiring party information necessary for
determining the eligibility of the intended recipient to receive the
firearm.
(3) The person intending to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm
shall provide the unique verification number to the recipient along
with the firearm upon delivery, in a manner to be determined by the
department.
(d) If the department finds after the reviews specified in
subdivision (b) that the intended recipient is not authorized to
receive the firearm shipment, the department shall notify the
inquiring party that the intended recipient is ineligible to receive
the shipment.
(e) The department shall prescribe the manner in which the
verification numbers may be requested via the Internet, or by
alternate means of communication, such as by facsimile or telephone,
including all required enrollment information and procedures.