CFARS Serialization Process Question

[little_juicebox]

So I have searched through posts and cant seem to find answers to my situation and was hoping some of you could shed some light. I am trying to serialize my AR15 lower and was wondering once it is approved, am I supposed to submit pictures of the receiver or at one point will I need to submit pictures of the entire build? The option I picked during the application was receiver only because that's all that it is until I can legally machine the lower. If it helps it is going to be a california compliant fixed 10r magazine build. Thanks!

[Quiet]

So I have searched through posts and cant seem to find answers to my situation and was hoping some of you could shed some light. I am trying to serialize my AR15 lower and was wondering once it is approved, am I supposed to submit pictures of the receiver or at one point will I need to submit pictures of the entire build? The option I picked during the application was receiver only because that's all that it is until I can legally machine the lower. If it helps it is going to be a california compliant fixed 10r magazine build. Thanks!

Once you intend to make a firearm from an "80%", you need to submit a USNA to CA DOJ BOF.

Once they approve your USNA and receive their marking info, you then have 10 days to mark the firearm with their info and submit proof (pictures) to CA DOJ BOF. In addition, once you receive their marking info, you have 30 days to modify the firearm into a CA legal configuration. Once it is in it's final configuration, you need to update the firearm's info with pictures to CA DOJ BOF.

If you modify it after the 30 day window, then CA DOJ will consider it a "new" illegal self-made firearm. So, you need to lock down it's final configuration before the 30 day window and update it with CA DOJ BOF.

All this means, that once you are approved and receive the CA DOJ info...
1. You have 10 days to finish making the receiver and mark it with the CA DOJ info and submit proof (pictures) to CA DOJ.
2. You have 30 days to finish making the receiver into a CA legal rifle and update the firearm's info (includes pictures) with CA DOJ.
3. If it remains just a receiver after the 30 day window closes, then it needs to remain just a receiver to remain CA legal.

[little_juicebox]

[sbo80]

You are intermixing registration issues. Specifically for this process, pictures are required. For other types of registrations in the past, DOJ was asking for pictures even though they weren't required for those.

[Quiet]

You are intermixing registration issues. Specifically for this process, pictures are required. For other types of registrations in the past, DOJ was asking for pictures even though they weren't required for those.

Pictures are required by CA laws/regulations for self-made firearms and for assault weapons registration.

Pictures are not required by CA laws/regulations for intra-familial firearm transaction reports, operation-of-law firearm transfer reports, in-state C&R long gun transfer reports, C&R firearm importation reports, voluntary firearm registration reports, and new resident of CA firearm importation reports.
^But, CA DOJ BOF has started requesting pictures in order to complete processing those reports. Since, it's not required by CA laws/regulations, compliance with the request is voluntary and not mandatory.