Cal. Codes » Penal Code / PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS / TITLE 4. FIREARMS / DIVISION 11. FIREARM IN CUSTODY OF COURT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR SIMILAR SITUATION / CHAPTER 2. Return or Transfer of Firearm in Custody or Control of Court or Law Enforcement Agency
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Cal. Penal Code § 33860 (2026)

Return or Transfer of Firearm in Custody or Control of Court or Law Enforcement Agency

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(a)The Department of Justice shall establish a fee of twenty dollars ($20) per request for return of a firearm, ammunition feeding device, or any quantity of ammunition plus a three-dollar ($3) charge for each additional firearm being processed as part of the request to return a firearm, to cover its reasonable costs for processing applications submitted pursuant to this chapter.

(b)The fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be deposited into the Dealers’ Record of Sale Special Account.

(c)The department shall annually review and shall adjust the fees specified in subdivision (a), if necessary, to fully fund, but not to exceed the reasonable costs of processing applications submitted pursuant to this section.

(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Cupp v. Bonta (E.D. Cal. 2020).
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Cupp v. Bonta (E.D. Cal. 2020). “” Cal. Penal Code § 33860 . Because the fee 27 is permissible under the general “fee jurisprudence” and because Plaintiffs fail to sufficiently 28 1 allege an unconstitutional burden, the Court finds Plaintiffs fail to state a claim under Rule 2 12(b)(6).”
Cupp v. Bonta (E.D. Cal. 2023). “Penal Code § 33855 ), and the 5 fee requirements ( Cal. Penal Code §§ 33860 , 33880.) (ECF No.”
Cardinale v. Jones (E.D. Cal. 2024). “Penal Code § 33855 ), and the fee requirements ( Cal. Penal Code §§ 33860 , 33880.) 4 (ECF No.”
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