Section 5474.2 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Firearm Manufactured by Unlicensed Subject (Fmbus)A person seeking assault weapon registration for this type of firearm shall seek a Department issued serial number at: dojserialnumber@doj.ca.gov, prior to initiating the assault weapon registration process.
(a) A Department-provided serial number shall be issued and applied as follows: (1) The Department shall issue a unique serial number to the applicant. The serial number issuance is a separate process and must be done before the assault weapon application will be accepted by the Department. Applicants seeking a FMBUS related serial number shall complete a New Serial Number Application, Form BOF 1008, (Rev. 12/2019) hereby incorporated by reference, and submit it to the Department prior to the initiation of the registration of this type of firearm.(2) Once the applicant has received a Department issued serial number, the applicant may contact a Federal Firearms Licensed Manufacturer (type 07) to have the serial number applied in a manner consistent with this section and federal law. However, a Federal Firearms Licensee is under no obligation to perform this work. Persons who have manufactured their own firearm may also use non-licensed parties to apply the serial number and other required markings; however, the owner of the weapon must not leave the firearm unattended with an unlicensed party in violation of firearms transfer and/or lending laws. Proof of the serial number being applied to the firearm shall be given to the Department in the form of one or more digital photographs of the newly serialized firearm being submitted in accordance with the photo requirement noted in section 5474 (c).(3) An unlicensed manufacturer of firearms must legibly and uniquely identify each firearm manufactured as follows: (A) By engraving, casting, stamping (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast, stamped (impressed) or placed on the frame or receiver thereof an individual serial number. The serial number must be placed in a manner not susceptible of being readily obliterated, altered, or removed, and must not duplicate any serial number placed by the unlicensed manufacturer on any other firearm. The engraving, casting, or stamping (impressing) of the serial number must be to a minimum depth of .003 inch and in a print size no smaller than 1/16 inch; and(B) By engraving, casting, stamping (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast, stamped (impressed) or placed on the frame, receiver, or barrel thereof certain additional information. This information must be placed in a manner not susceptible of being readily obliterated, altered, or removed. The additional information must include: (i) The model of the firearm, if such designation has been made;(ii) The caliber or gauge of the firearm;(iii) The manufacturer's first and last name as provided to the Department for registration purposes, when applicable; and(iv) The city and state (or recognized abbreviation thereof) where the manufacturer made the firearm.(4) Measurement of height and depth of markings. The depth of all markings required by this section will be measured from the flat surface of the metal and not the peaks or ridges. The height of serial numbers required by paragraph (a)(3)(A) of this section will be measured as the distance between the latitudinal ends of the character impression bottoms (bases).(5) The Department shall deny assault weapon registration applications if it determines the above described marking requirements have not been met.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 5474.2
1. New section filed 7-31-2017; operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Penal Code section 30900(b)(5) (Register 2017, No. 31).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(1) filed 12-17-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 51).
3. Editorial correction implementing 12-17-2019 nonsubstantive amendments (Register 2020, No. 13). Note: Authority cited: Section 30900, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 30515 and 30900, Penal Code.
1. New section filed 7-31-2017; operative 7/31/2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Penal Code section 30900(b)(5) (Register 2017, No. 31).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(1) filed 12-17-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 51).
3. Editorial correction implementing 12-17-2019 nonsubstantive amendments (Register 2020, No. 13).