California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 18905

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.
(a)Each applicant for a permit under this article shall pay at the time of filing the application a fee not to exceed the application processing costs of the Department of Justice.
(b)A permit granted under this article may be renewed one year from the date of issuance, and annually thereafter, upon the filing of a renewal application and the payment of a permit renewal fee not to exceed the application processing costs of the Department of Justice.
(c)After the department establishes fees sufficient in amount to cover processing costs, the amount of the fees shall only increase at a rate not to exceed the legislatively

approved cost-of-living adjustment for the department.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 18905 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-2-weapons-generally/division-5-destructive-devices-explosives-and-similar-weapons/chapter-1-destructive-devices-and-explosives-generally/article-3-permit-and-inspection/section-18905

Other sections in Article 3 - Permit and Inspection

§ 18900§ 18905§ 18910

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