Report 2017-101 Recommendation 10 Responses
Report 2017-101: Concealed Carry Weapon Licenses: Sheriffs Have Implemented Their Local Programs Inconsistently and Sometimes Inadequately (Release Date: December 2017)
Recommendation #10 To: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
To ensure that it is only charging fees that state law allows, Los Angeles should immediately cease charging applicants fees in addition to its license processing fee. Los Angeles should reimburse applicants who paid the unallowable fees. Further, if Los Angeles believes its license fee does not recover its entire cost of processing an initial application, it should complete a cost study and, if appropriate, revise its fee according to the results of that study and the maximum allowed fees under state law.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020
Response: Concur. As mentioned in the audit, the Department has stopped charging the additional fees and has consulted with the county's Auditor-Controller to implement a plan to reimburse individuals entitled to a refund. See LASD website Https://LASD.org/ccw/#ccw_fee
- Completion Date: March 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
To support its response, the department provided a link to its website showing that it no longer charges additional fees beyond its license processing fee. However, the department did not provide any evidence to support the steps it has taken to implement its plan to reimburse individuals entitled to a refund.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
All Recommendations in 2017-101
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.