Section 4440 - Signs Allowing Firearms on Private Property(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the signs required by Penal Code section 26230, subdivision (a)(22) and (26), shall contain the following language: (1) NOTICE Lawful Concealed Carry Allowed on Property. (Pen. Code § 26230.); or(2) NOTICE No Lawful Concealed Carry Allowed on Property without Written Permission of Owner. (Pen. Code § 26230.)(b) When a licensing authority issues a license to carry loaded and exposed pursuant to Penal Code section 26150, subdivision (b)(2), or 26155, subdivision (b)(2), the signs required by Penal Code section 26230, subdivision (a)(22) and (26), shall contain the following language: (1) NOTICE Lawful Open Carry Allowed on Property. (Pen. Code § 26230.); or(2) NOTICE No Lawful Open Carry Allowed on Property without Written Permission of Owner. (Pen. Code § 26230.)(c)(1) The word "notice" shall be centered at the top of the sign in capital letters. All text shall be in block letters not less than one inch in height.(2) The word "notice" shall be set in white on a contrasting red background. The remaining text shall be set in black on a white background.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 4440
Note: Authority cited: Sections 26225 and 26230, Penal Code. Reference: Section 26230, Penal Code.
1. New article 5 (section 4440) and section filed 1-2-2024 as an emergency; operative 1/2/2024. Pursuant to Penal Code section 26225(d) this action is a deemed emergency and exempt from OAL review. (Register 2024, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-1-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.