California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 16515

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 76, Sec. 3. (AB 1621) Effective June 30, 2022.

“Federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms” means a person, firm, corporation, or other entity that holds any valid federal firearms license that authorizes the person, firm, corporation, or other entity to imprint serial numbers onto firearms pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and regulations issued pursuant thereto.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 16515 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-1-preliminary-provisions/division-2-definitions/section-16515

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