Section 4057 - Security and Safety(a) The DOJ-Certified Laboratory shall have written security procedures if handguns are to be stored and/or transported by the DOJ-Certified Laboratory. DOJ-Certified Laboratory staff shall be informed of these written procedures which shall be available upon request, and include all of the following: (1) The handgun(s) shall be stored unloaded in a safe or a secure room which shall be locked while unattended, and shall meet all of the following requirements:(A) A safe shall be certified to/listed as meeting Underwriters Laboratories Residential Security Container rating standards by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).(B) A secure room shall be away from any general living or work area. All doors leading into a secure storage room shall be solid core with a dead-bolt lock or the equivalent, or the handgun(s) shall be stored in an anchored, locked metal box in the room. Anchored is defined as either permanently mounted to the floor or having a gross weight of 1,000 pounds or more so that heavy equipment or tools would be required to remove the box. Any secure storage room with direct entries, including windows and skylights, from the exterior of the building shall have: steel window guards (not recommended for private residences); an audible, silent or sonic alarm to detect entry; or a 24-hour security guard service.(2) If the handgun(s) will be stored at a location different from the principal place of business, or at the applicant's residence and that residence is rented/leased, the applicant shall submit to the DOJ written approval from the owner and the location shall meet all security requirements.(3) Ammunition shall be stored separately from the handguns in a secure room, cabinet or box which shall be locked while unattended.(4) When transporting a handgun for delivery to an authorized recipient or off-site testing location, the handgun shall be transported as required by Penal Code sections 16850 and 25610, or as required by any applicable federal, state, and/or local statute and/or ordinance if outside of California.(5) Any handgun not actively being tested shall be locked in the safe or the secure room or box. Upon receipt, a handgun shall be placed in the laboratory's safe or the secure room or box until testing is commenced. Any handgun to be shipped from the laboratory shall be kept in the safe or secure room or locked metal box until arrival of the person authorized to receive the handgun or until laboratory personnel are prepared to transport the handgun for delivery to an authorized recipient.(6) Any handgun that is lost or stolen shall be reported within ten (10) working days to the submitting manufacturer/importer, local law enforcement agency, and DOJ. The DOJ-Certified Laboratory shall maintain the following records relating to any such handguns: the type, make, model, caliber, barrel length, category, and serial number of the lost/stolen handgun; the date of the loss/theft; the date the loss/theft was reported to the submitting manufacturer/importer, local law enforcement, and DOJ; and any case/report number(s) assigned by the local law enforcement agency to the loss/theft. The DOJ-Certified Laboratory shall maintain these records for at least ten (10) years.(b) The DOJ-Certified Laboratory shall at all times ensure that:(1) All persons conducting, supervising and/or observing handgun testing under this program have and use personal safety equipment that meets or exceeds applicable current federal, state and/or local standards and the requirements of any occupational and/or industrial safety agency having jurisdiction over the laboratory and its activities.(2) The design and operation of the laboratory's facilities meet or exceed applicable current federal, state and/or local standards and/or requirements.(3) Laboratory testing staff are familiar with and exercise safe firearms handling and operational practices as defined in all applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.(4) The following warning in block letters not less than one inch in height is conspicuously posted within all areas where drop testing is performed: "NO AMMUNITION SHALL BE PRESENT IN OR AROUND THIS DROP TESTING AREA OR IN THE POSSESSION OF ANY PERSONNEL ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CONDUCTING DROP TESTS."
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 4057
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 968.41 to section 4057 filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(4) filed 1-31-2011; operative 3-2-2011 (Register 2011, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(3)-(4) and NOTE filed 12-27-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 52). Note: Authority cited: Section 32010, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 16850, 25610 and 32010, Penal Code.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 968.41 to section 4057 filed 6-28-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 26).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(4) filed 1-31-2011; operative 3-2-2011 (Register 2011, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(3)-(4) and Note filed 12-27-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 52).