Notices
Public legal notices and court announcements
Firearm Relinquishment
Firearm Relinquishment | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General Skip to main content Firearm Relinquishment California prohibits certain people from owning or possessing firearms. For example, individuals convicted of felony offenses or certain domestic violence misdemeanors may not own or possess firearms. The California Department of Justice tracks individuals who have obtained firearms and later become prohibited through its Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS). The DOJ removes firearms from these individuals both through its Bureau of Firearms, and by supporting local efforts through our Gun Violence Reduction Program Grants. In addition to certain criminal convictions, courts can prohibit certain dangerous individuals from possessing firearms through Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVROs) and Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs). For more information on how to seek an order from the court, see below. APPS Domestic Violence Restraining Orders and Gun Violence Restraining Orders Gun Violence Reduction Program
Litigation
Litigation | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General Skip to main content Litigation One of the primary roles of the Attorney General is to defend California’s laws — in California and before the United States Supreme Court. In recent years, California’s gun safety laws have routinely been challenged in court. The California Department of Justice is actively defending California’s effective firearms safety laws in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s divided opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Additionally, Attorney General Bonta has made it a priority to use whatever tools available to us to prevent the proliferation of ghost guns. Bruen Decision Defending California’s Commonsense Firearms Laws Ghost Gun Litigation Protecting the Public Safety of Californians through Proactive Litigation
Human Trafficking Model Notice
Human Trafficking Model Notice Senate Bill 1193 added Section 52.6 to the Civil Code. The law requires specified businesses and other establishments, as of April 1, 2013, to post a notice informing the public and victims of human trafficking of telephone hotline numbers to seek help or report unlawful activity. Additional requirements were added with the enactment of SB 225 and AB 260 (2017). SB 225 requires the model notice to provide a specified number that victims can text for services and support, while AB 260 added hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast inns to the list of specified businesses required to post the model notice. There are specific posting mandates, language requirements, and penalties for failure to post. The mandated notice is available on this website for downloading. Each mandated business is required to post the notice in English and Spanish. In addition, for businesses located in specific counties, a third language posting is required. Posting in a third language is required in certain counties that are subject to the language assistance provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act. A list of these counties is available here (see "Covered Jurisdictions"): https://www.justice.gov/crt/about-language-minority-voting-rights#coveredjuris. Required Languages English Model Notice, pdf Spanish Model Notice, pdf OR Dual English/Spanish Model Notice, pdf Additional Languages Arabic Model Notice, pdf Brazilian (Portuguese) Model Notice, pdf Cambodian Model Notice, pdf Chinese, Simplified Model Notice, pdf Chinese, Traditional Model Notice, pdf Eastern Armenian Model Notice, pdf Farsi Model Notice, pdf Haitian Creole Model Notice, pdf Hindi Model Notice, pdf Hmong Model Notice, pdf Italian Model Notice, pdf Japanese Model Notice, pdf Korean Model Notice, pdf Laotian Model Notice, pdf Pashto Model Notice, pdf Polish Model Notice, pdf Punjabi Model Notice, pdf Romanian Model Notice, pdf Russian Model Notice, pdf Tagalog Model Notice, pdf Thai Model Notice, pdf Vietnamese Model Notice, pdf
Firearm Safety Laws
Firearm Safety Laws | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General Skip to main content Firearm Safety Laws California is the nation’s leader in firearm safety laws. Together, these laws protect Californians from gun violence and contribute to our low rate of firearm mortality. But as Californians we refuse to settle—we create, innovate, and upgrade. We are always looking for new ways to keep Californians safe, while respecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Californians. And we cannot do it alone—we rely on the federal government to do its part so that illegal guns cannot be smuggled into California. California Laws Existing Firearms Laws New Firearms Laws Assault Weapons Ban (State and Federal) Federal Laws Assault Weapons Ban (State and Federal) Federal Safer Communities Act Gun Shows Gun Show Enforcement