Section 28210 Of Article 3. Submission Of Fees And Firearm Purchaser Information To The Department Of Justice From California Penal Code >> Division 6. >> Title 4. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 3.
28210
. (a) (1) Where the register is used, the purchaser of any
firearm shall be required to present to the dealer clear evidence of
the person's identity and age.
(2) The dealer shall require the purchaser to sign the purchaser's
current legal name and affix the purchaser's residence address and
date of birth to the register in quadruplicate.
(3) The salesperson shall sign the register in quadruplicate, as a
witness to the signature and identification of the purchaser.
(b) Any person furnishing a fictitious name or address, knowingly
furnishing any incorrect information, or knowingly omitting any
information required to be provided for the register shall be
punished as provided in Section 28250.
(c) (1) The original of the register shall be retained by the
dealer in consecutive order.
(2) Each book of 50 originals shall become the permanent register
of transactions, which shall be retained for not less than three
years from the date of the last transaction.
(3) Upon presentation of proper identification, the permanent
register of transactions shall be available for inspection by any
peace officer, Department of Justice employee designated by the
Attorney General, or agent of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives. Until January 1, 2014, no information shall
be compiled therefrom regarding the purchasers or other transferees
of firearms that are not handguns.
(d) On the date of the application to purchase, two copies of the
original sheet of the register shall be placed in the mail, postage
prepaid, and properly addressed to the Department of Justice.
(e) (1) A photocopy of the register shall be provided to the
purchaser by the dealer at the time of delivery of the firearm and
after the dealer notes the date of delivery and the dealer's
signature indicating delivery of the firearm, and the purchaser
acknowledges the receipt of the firearm.
(2) The requirements of this subdivision apply if a dealer is
delivering a firearm pursuant to Section 27540 or Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 28050).
(f) If the transaction is a private party transfer conducted
pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050), a photocopy of
the original shall be provided to the seller by the dealer at the
time the register is signed by the seller. The dealer shall redact
all of the purchaser's personal information, as required pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 28160 and subdivision (a) of Section
28165, from the seller's copy, and the seller's personal information
from the purchaser's copy.