Section 7596 - Firearms qualification card(a) Every person licensed, registered, or designated under this chapter, who in the course of their employment carries a firearm, shall complete a course of training in the carrying and use of firearms and shall receive a firearms qualification card prior to the carrying of such a firearm and shall complete a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force. A registration card issued by the bureau pursuant to Section 7598.14 may also serve as a firearms qualification card if so indicated on the face of the card.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2023.Ca. Bus. and Prof. Code § 7596
Amended by Stats 2022 ch 287 (AB 2515),s 45, eff. 1/1/2023.Added by Stats 2021 ch 697 (AB 229),s 24, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by Stats 2022 ch 287 (AB 2515),s 44, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 697 (AB 229),s 23, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 401, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1998.