Section 4281 - Definition of Key Terms(a) "AFS" means the Department's Automated Firearms System.(b) "Ammunition vendor" means a person or entity having a valid license to sell ammunition, issued pursuant to Penal Code section 30385.(c) "ATN" means Ammunition Transaction Number issued by the Department.(d) "Automated Firearms System" is the name of a repository of firearm records maintained by the Department, as established by Penal Code section 11106.(e) "Basic Ammunition Eligibility Check" means the Department's ammunition eligibility check as prescribed by Penal Code section 30370, subdivision (c). The Department shall conduct a Basic Ammunition Eligibility Check to authorize a California resident for a single ammunition transaction or purchase.(f) "Certificate of Eligibility" or "COE" means a certificate issued pursuant to Penal Code section 26710, which states that the Department has checked its records and determined that the applicant was not prohibited from acquiring or possessing firearms at the time the check was performed.(g) "CFARS" means the Department's California Firearms Application Reporting System. An individual can access the CFARS website at the following web address: https://cfars.doj.ca.gov/login.do.(h) "Department" means the California Department of Justice.(i) "Dealer Record of Sale Entry System" or "DES" means the Department's website that an ammunition vendor will use to submit an ammunition purchaser's or transferee's information to the Department before the Department can approve an ammunition purchase or transfer. An ammunition vendor can access the DES website at the following web address: https://des.doj.ca.gov/login.do.(j) "Firearms dealer" means a person having a valid license to sell firearms issued pursuant to Penal Code section 26700.(k) "Firearms eligibility check" means a state and federal background check, conducted pursuant to Penal Code section 28220, that is used to determine an individual's eligibility to possess, receive, own, or purchase a firearm.(l) "Head of the agency" means the chief of police or the director of public safety for a police department, the sheriff for a county sheriff's office, the head of an agency or their designee for a state law enforcement agency, and the manager in charge of any local field office for a federal law enforcement agency.(m) "Prohibited Armed Persons File" means the database established by Penal Code section 30000.(n) "Purchaser or transferee" means an individual purchasing or transferring ammunition.(o) "Standard Ammunition Eligibility Check" means the Department's ammunition eligibility check as prescribed by Penal Code section 30370, subdivision (b).(p) "Sworn federal law enforcement officer's credential" means identification indicating an individual is a sworn federal law enforcement officer.(q) "Sworn state or local peace officer's credential" means identification indicating an individual is a sworn state or local peace officer pursuant to Part 2, Chapter 4.5, of the Penal Code (commencing with section 830).Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 4281
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 4301 to new section 4281 filed 5-12-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 20). Note: Authority cited: Sections 30352 and 30370, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 11106, 16150, 16151, 26710, 30352, 30370 and 30385, Penal Code.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 4301 to new section 4281 filed 5-12-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 20).