CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2691Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 14, 2024 An act to amend Section 23645 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2691, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Firearms.Existing law requires any firearm sold, transferred, or manufactured in this state to include certain firearm safety devices and the packaging of any firearm and any descriptive material that accompany any firearm to bear a label with a specified warning statement. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions punishable by a fine on the first offense, a fine and prohibition from the manufacturing or selling of firearms in this state for 30 days on the second offense, and a permanent prohibition from the manufacturing or selling of firearms in this state on the third offense. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 23645 of the Penal Code is amended to read:23645. (a) Any violation of Section 23635 or Section 23640 is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) On a second violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm manufacturer shall be ineligible to manufacture, or a licensed firearm dealer shall be ineligible to sell, firearms in this the state for 30 days, and shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) (1) On a third violation of any of those sections, a firearm manufacturer shall be permanently ineligible to manufacture firearms in this the state.(2) On a third violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm dealer shall be permanently ineligible to sell firearms in this the state.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2691Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 14, 2024 An act to amend Section 23645 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2691, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Firearms.Existing law requires any firearm sold, transferred, or manufactured in this state to include certain firearm safety devices and the packaging of any firearm and any descriptive material that accompany any firearm to bear a label with a specified warning statement. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions punishable by a fine on the first offense, a fine and prohibition from the manufacturing or selling of firearms in this state for 30 days on the second offense, and a permanent prohibition from the manufacturing or selling of firearms in this state on the third offense. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2691
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 14, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva
February 14, 2024
An act to amend Section 23645 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2691, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Firearms.
Existing law requires any firearm sold, transferred, or manufactured in this state to include certain firearm safety devices and the packaging of any firearm and any descriptive material that accompany any firearm to bear a label with a specified warning statement. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions punishable by a fine on the first offense, a fine and prohibition from the manufacturing or selling of firearms in this state for 30 days on the second offense, and a permanent prohibition from the manufacturing or selling of firearms in this state on the third offense. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Existing law requires any firearm sold, transferred, or manufactured in this state to include certain firearm safety devices and the packaging of any firearm and any descriptive material that accompany any firearm to bear a label with a specified warning statement. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions punishable by a fine on the first offense, a fine and prohibition from the manufacturing or selling of firearms in this state for 30 days on the second offense, and a permanent prohibition from the manufacturing or selling of firearms in this state on the third offense.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 23645 of the Penal Code is amended to read:23645. (a) Any violation of Section 23635 or Section 23640 is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) On a second violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm manufacturer shall be ineligible to manufacture, or a licensed firearm dealer shall be ineligible to sell, firearms in this the state for 30 days, and shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) (1) On a third violation of any of those sections, a firearm manufacturer shall be permanently ineligible to manufacture firearms in this the state.(2) On a third violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm dealer shall be permanently ineligible to sell firearms in this the state.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 23645 of the Penal Code is amended to read:23645. (a) Any violation of Section 23635 or Section 23640 is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) On a second violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm manufacturer shall be ineligible to manufacture, or a licensed firearm dealer shall be ineligible to sell, firearms in this the state for 30 days, and shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) (1) On a third violation of any of those sections, a firearm manufacturer shall be permanently ineligible to manufacture firearms in this the state.(2) On a third violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm dealer shall be permanently ineligible to sell firearms in this the state.
SECTION 1. Section 23645 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
23645. (a) Any violation of Section 23635 or Section 23640 is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) On a second violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm manufacturer shall be ineligible to manufacture, or a licensed firearm dealer shall be ineligible to sell, firearms in this the state for 30 days, and shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) (1) On a third violation of any of those sections, a firearm manufacturer shall be permanently ineligible to manufacture firearms in this the state.(2) On a third violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm dealer shall be permanently ineligible to sell firearms in this the state.
23645. (a) Any violation of Section 23635 or Section 23640 is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) On a second violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm manufacturer shall be ineligible to manufacture, or a licensed firearm dealer shall be ineligible to sell, firearms in this the state for 30 days, and shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) (1) On a third violation of any of those sections, a firearm manufacturer shall be permanently ineligible to manufacture firearms in this the state.(2) On a third violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm dealer shall be permanently ineligible to sell firearms in this the state.
23645. (a) Any violation of Section 23635 or Section 23640 is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) On a second violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm manufacturer shall be ineligible to manufacture, or a licensed firearm dealer shall be ineligible to sell, firearms in this the state for 30 days, and shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) (1) On a third violation of any of those sections, a firearm manufacturer shall be permanently ineligible to manufacture firearms in this the state.(2) On a third violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm dealer shall be permanently ineligible to sell firearms in this the state.
23645. (a) Any violation of Section 23635 or Section 23640 is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) On a second violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm manufacturer shall be ineligible to manufacture, or a licensed firearm dealer shall be ineligible to sell, firearms in this the state for 30 days, and shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c) (1) On a third violation of any of those sections, a firearm manufacturer shall be permanently ineligible to manufacture firearms in this the state.
(2) On a third violation of any of those sections, a licensed firearm dealer shall be permanently ineligible to sell firearms in this the state.