General Provisions
Cal. PEN § 30520
California Statutes
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a) The Attorney General shall prepare a description for identification purposes, including a picture or diagram, of each assault weapon listed in
Section 30510, and any firearm declared to be an assault weapon pursuant to former
Section 12276.5, as it read in
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1989,
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1990, or
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1991, and shall distribute the description to all law enforcement agencies responsible for enforcement of this chapter. Those law enforcement agencies shall make the description available to all agency personnel. (b)
(1) Until January 1, 2007, the Attorney General shall promulgate a list that specifies all firearms designated as assault weapons in former
Section 12276, as it read in
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1991,
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1992, or
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1993, or declared to be assault weapons pursuant to former
Section 12276.5, as it read in
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1989,
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1990, or
Section of
Chapter of the Statutes of 1991. The Attorney General shall file that list with the Secretary of State for publication in the California Code of Regulations. Any declaration that a specified firearm is an assault weapon shall be implemented by the Attorney General who, within days, shall promulgate an amended list which shall include the specified firearm declared to be an assault weapon. The Attorney General shall file the amended list with the Secretary of State for publication in the California Code of Regulations. Any firearm declared to be an assault weapon prior to January 1, 2007, shall remain on the list filed with the Secretary of State.
(2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 11340) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code, pertaining to the adoption of rules and regulations, shall not apply to any list of assault weapons promulgated pursuant to this section. (
c) The Attorney General shall adopt those rules and regulations that may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter.