Form 4100A

[goldduster]

The form asks for Date acquired - would that be date I took possession or date I brought it into California, which is more that 5 days?

[Quiet]

Date Acquired = the date you took possession of the C&R firearm

[Ora Serrata]

So say you buy a C&R handgun at the beginning of a 2 week vacation in Texas and drive back to California. That's well over 5 days. If you file within 5 days it hasn't been brought into California.

[goldduster]

Exactly - so I guess I need to file if its my intent to bring it to California.

[SkyHawk]

Use the online form, it allows you to enter the date that the gun came back to CA

[goldduster]

I tried to find this online. Could you post instructions as to how I can get to the online form. Thanks

[Quiet]

So say you buy a C&R handgun at the beginning of a 2 week vacation in Texas and drive back to California. That's well over 5 days. If you file within 5 days it hasn't been brought into California.

As required by CA laws [PC 27565(b)], it's 5 days when the C&R firearm enters CA.
^The 5 day window does not start when you acquire it, it starts when you bring it into CA.



Penal Code 27565
(a) This section applies in the following circumstances:
(1) A person is licensed as a collector pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(2) The licensed premises of that person are within this state.
(3) The licensed collector acquires, outside of this state, a handgun, and commencing January 1, 2014, any firearm.
(4) The licensed collector takes actual possession of that firearm outside of this state pursuant to the provisions of subsection (j) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as amended by Public Law 104-208, and transports the firearm into this state.
(5) The firearm is a curio or relic, as defined in Section 478.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Within five days of transporting a firearm into this state under the circumstances described in subdivision (a), the licensed collector shall report the acquisition of that firearm to the department in a format prescribed by the department.

[Quiet]

I tried to find this online. Could you post instructions as to how I can get to the online form. Thanks

1. Go to CFARS.
2. Log into your CFARS account.
3. Access CRIS (California Reporting Information System).
4. Select and complete the Curio or Relic Firearm Report.
5. Submit it with payment information.

[goldduster]

Hi Quiet, That is great. My additional questions are:
1. I have more than one to report - Do I fill out the form for each and then I believe the fee is $19 x the number of reports>
2. By submitting online I don't see a section to pay - do they bill me?
Thank you for all your help!