Bill Text: CA AB1982 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Firearm safety certificate: exemptions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-07-18 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 146, Statutes of 2024. [AB1982 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1982-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
February 15, 2024 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Mathis |
January 30, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law requires a person purchasing a firearm or ammunition to present evidence of identity, as specified.
This bill would allow evidence of identity for these purposes to include a valid Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, as provided. The bill would also make a conforming change.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 31700 of the Penal Code is amended to read:31700.
(a) The following persons, properly identified, are exempted from the firearm safety certificate requirement in subdivision (a) of Section 31615:As used in this part, “bona fide evidence of identity” or “bona fide evidence of majority and identity” means a document issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or subdivision or agency thereof, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operator’s license, state identification card, identification card issued to a member of the armed forces, Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, or other form of identification that bears the name, date of birth, description, and picture of the person.
As used in this part, “clear evidence of the person’s identity and age” means either of the following:
(a)A valid California driver’s license.
(b)A valid California identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(c)A valid Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs to a California resident.
(a)The purchaser’s name, date of birth, and driver’s license or identification number shall be obtained electronically from the magnetic strip on the purchaser’s driver’s license or identification and shall not be supplied by any other means, except as authorized by the department.
(b)The requirement of subdivision (a) shall not apply in either of the following cases:
(1)The purchaser’s identification consists of a military identification card or a valid Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
(2)Due to technical limitations, the magnetic strip reader is unable to obtain the required information from the purchaser’s identification. In those circumstances, the firearms dealer shall obtain a photocopy of the identification as proof of compliance.
(c)In the event that the dealer has reported to the department that the dealer’s equipment has failed, information pursuant to this section shall be obtained by an alternative method to be determined by the department.