Report 2017-101 Recommendation Responses
Report 2017-101: Concealed Carry Weapon Licenses: Sheriffs Have Implemented Their Local Programs Inconsistently and Sometimes Inadequately (Release Date: December 2017)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
The Legislature should amend state law to clarify that licensing authorities can increase fees for CCW applications, renewals, and modifications above $100, $25, and $10, the respective maximum amounts specified in state law, provided that the fee for an initial application does not exceed the authorities' actual costs and that the rate of increase for any of the fees does not exceed that of the CCPI.
Description of Legislative Action
SB 918 (Portantino, 2022) would have required a local licensing authority to charge a fee to process an application to renew a license to carry a concealed firearm and would have removed the prohibition on a local licensing authority charging more than $25 for that fee. The bill also would have removed the prohibition on a local licensing authority charging more than $10 for processing an application to amend a license to carry a concealed firearm. This bill died in the Assembly.
AB 1297 (Chapter 732, Statutes of 2019) requires a local licensing authority to charge an additional fee to process a new license to carry a concealed firearm and removes the prohibition on a local licensing authority charging more than $100 for that fee.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
Description of Legislative Action
Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2018