California Business and Professions Code 7542.6 – (a) A firearm permit may be automatically revoked if, at any …
(a) A firearm permit may be automatically revoked if, at any time, the Department of Justice notifies the bureau that the holder of the firearm permit is prohibited from possessing, receiving, or purchasing a firearm pursuant to state or federal law. Following the automatic revocation, an administrative hearing shall be provided upon written request to the bureau in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) The bureau may seek an emergency order pursuant to Article 13 (commencing with Section 11460.10) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code against the holder of the firearms permit if, after the bureau’s investigation relating to any of the following events, the bureau determines that the holder of the firearms permit presents an undue hazard to public safety that may result in substantial injury to another:
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7542.6
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.4
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- employer: means a person who employs an individual for wages or salary, lists the individual on the employer's payroll records, and withholds all legally required deductions and contributions. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.10 v2
- firearm permit: includes "firearms permit" "firearms qualification card" "firearms qualification" and "firearms qualification permit. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.13
- member: means an individual who is a member of a limited liability company as specified in §. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.14
- person: includes any individual, firm, company, limited liability company, association, organization, partnership, and corporation. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.3
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
(1) Receipt of subsequent arrest information of an arrest for any of the following:
(A) Assault.
(B) Battery.
(C) Any use of force or violence on any person committed by the permitholder.
(2) A report from a bureau-approved firearms training facility or instructor made pursuant to Section 7585.18.
(3) A report from the permitholder’s employer or former employer that the permitholder may be a threat to public safety.
(4) A complaint filed by any member of the public that the permitholder may be a threat to public safety.
(5) The results of the assessment administered pursuant to Section 7583.47 indicate that the permitholder is incapable of exercising appropriate judgment, restraint, and self-control for the purpose of carrying and using a firearm in the course of their duties as a registered security guard.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 571, Sec. 14. (AB 1244) Effective January 1, 2024.)