Regulations: Firearm Ownership Reporting Fees

Summary:

Prior to the passage of Assembly Bill No. 3064 (2023-2024 Reg. Sess.) (AB 3064), existing law required any person, within 60 days of bringing a firearm into the state, to mail or personally deliver to the Department of Justice a report, as prescribed by the Department, describing the firearm and providing personal information.

Existing law requires any sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm to be processed through a licensed firearms dealer. Existing law exempts from this requirement the transfer of certain firearms that are curios or relics to a licensed firearm collector, and certain transfers made by gift, bequest, intestate succession, or operation of law. Existing law requires a person who receives a firearm pursuant to these provisions, within 30 days after taking possession, to submit to the Department a report, as prescribed by the Department, describing the firearm and providing personal information. Existing law also requires a collector who imports such a firearm into the state to submit a report to the Department.

Existing law, Penal Code section 28230, allows the Department to charge a fee sufficient to reimburse it for the actual costs of processing these reports. The fees are set at $14, except that the fee may be increased at a rate not to exceed any increase in the California Consumer Price Index.

Effective January 1, 2026, AB 3064 authorizes the Department to raise the fee for firearm self-reporting forms to cover the reasonable regulatory and enforcement costs for processing self-reporting forms. The Department may also charge a fee for each additional firearm listed on the form.

The proposed regulation raises the fee for firearm self-reporting forms from $19.00 to $31.00 and imposes a processing fee of $5.00 for each subsequent firearm listed on the form thereafter.

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Notice Register Publication Date: June 12, 2026

Status of the Proposal: This rulemaking is undergoing a 45-day public comment period. Any person or their authorized representative may submit written comments regarding the proposed regulatory action. The written comment period closes at 5:00 pm on July 28, 2026. All timely comments that specifically pertain to the proposed regulations will be reviewed and responded to by Department staff. Comments may be submitted by mail or email to:

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