Section 32010 Of Article 5. Rules Governing Unsafe Handguns From California Penal Code >> Division 10. >> Title 4. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 5.
32010
. (a) Any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being
concealed upon the person manufactured in this state, imported into
the state for sale, kept for sale, or offered or exposed for sale,
shall be tested within a reasonable period of time by an independent
laboratory certified pursuant to subdivision (b) to determine whether
that pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed
upon the person meets or exceeds the standards defined in Section
31910.
(b) On or before October 1, 2000, the Department of Justice shall
certify laboratories to verify compliance with the standards defined
in Section 31910. The department may charge any laboratory that is
seeking certification to test any pistol, revolver, or other firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person pursuant to Sections 31900
to 32110, inclusive, a fee not exceeding the costs of certification.
(c) The certified testing laboratory shall, at the manufacturer's
or importer's expense, test the firearm and submit a copy of the
final test report directly to the Department of Justice along with a
prototype of the weapon to be retained by the department. The
department shall notify the manufacturer or importer of its receipt
of the final test report and the department's determination as to
whether the firearm tested may be sold in this state.
(d) (1) Commencing January 1, 2006, no center-fire semiautomatic
pistol may be submitted for testing pursuant to Sections 31900 to
32110, inclusive, if it does not have either a chamber load
indicator, or a magazine disconnect mechanism if it has a detachable
magazine.
(2) Commencing January 1, 2007, no center-fire semiautomatic
pistol may be submitted for testing pursuant to Sections 31900 to
32110, inclusive, if it does not have both a chamber load indicator
and a magazine disconnect mechanism.
(3) Commencing January 1, 2006, no rimfire semiautomatic pistol
may be submitted for testing pursuant to Sections 31900 to 32110,
inclusive, if it has a detachable magazine, and does not have a
magazine disconnect mechanism.