CCW only valid in county that it's issued?

[AaronHorrocks]

I keep hearing from certain people that a California CCW is only valid in the county that it's issued in.

What? Why do they call it a California CCW then?

Is this true? I don't believe it!

Please cite any specific law and source it.

[s2000news]

Never heard that before.

[bulgron]

It's not true. There's just a lot of people out there with really bad information and who are more than happy to spread that bad information to anyone who will listen.

California CCWs are valid state-wide. I know of no exceptions to this rule.

[Knauga]

Like it says, state of California.

[CSDGuy]

CCW's issued by to a non-resident of a county would only be good for 90 days and good only in the county that it's issued in. Basically, it's issued to a person who needs a CCW, lives in another county than the business, and the business/place of employment is the reason for the CCW.

PC 12050 (a) (2) (A)
(ii) If the licensee's place of employment or business was the
basis for issuance of the license pursuant to subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (1), the license is valid for any period of time not to
exceed 90 days from the date of the license. The license shall be
valid only in the county in which the license was originally issued.

[CCWFacts]

CCW's issued by to a non-resident of a county would only be good for 90 days and good only in the county that it's issued in. Basically, it's issued to a person who needs a CCW, lives in another county than the business, and the business/place of employment is the reason for the CCW.

Non-resident CCWs are basically never issued.

It is possible for an issuing authority to write any type of restriction on a CCW, and some did write "only in county" restrictions on them, but I don't hear about it happening lately.

[Decoligny]

They could also be confusing this with the Open Carry permit which is only issued in counties with a population of less than 200,000 and only good in the county of issue.

The fact that to anyones knowledge no Open Carry permit has ever been issued is beside the fact.

[CSDGuy]

Non-resident CCWs are basically never issued.

It is possible for an issuing authority to write any type of restriction on a CCW, and some did write "only in county" restrictions on them, but I don't hear about it happening lately.

I have also heard of these 90 day CCW's being rarely issued. Last year, or so, outgoing SSD Sheriff Lou Blanas approved a 90 Day that somehow got issued as a standard 2 year version. Sheriff McGinness revoked it as soon as it was discovered that the person it was issued to hadn't taken the training. It may have been a temporary "emergency" kind of 90 day permit, with a "go get trained" and we'll approve a 2 year CCW for you. At around that time, McGinness basically made it almost impossible to get a CCW. It was hard before... now it's supposed to be even more difficult.

IOW: 90 day permits are supposed to be very rare.

[CSDGuy]

They could also be confusing this with the Open Carry permit which is only issued in counties with a population of less than 200,000 and only good in the county of issue.

The fact that to anyones knowledge no Open Carry permit has ever been issued is beside the fact.

Exactly. Not too many counties have >200,000 persons in them... and they're all rural anyway. Easier to issue a CCW

[tenpercentfirearms]

An issuing agency could make that a limitation as the conditions of the permit. I haven't heard of that happening. I have heard of Bakersfield City limiting carry only to and from the business, to the bank, to your home. That is why I have a Kern County permit. Anywhere in California baby!

[RomanDad]

Mine is good state wide.

[Glock22Fan]

I have also heard of these 90 day CCW's being rarely issued.

Why would anyone spend $500 or so, do all the training and wait maybe a year or so to get a non-renewable permit that only lasts 90 days?

[AaronHorrocks]

The same reason I spent $850 and bought my first handgun.

An on going life-threatening situation where police were of little to no help. You can earn another $500 to $850, but getting another life isn't so easy.

[Glock22Fan]

The same reason I spent $850 and bought my first handgun.

An on going life-threatening situation where police were of little to no help. You can earn another $500 to $850, but getting another life isn't so easy.

I've spent that much on more than one of my handguns, but I expect those to protect me for well over 90 days.

How many people can really say it is worth spending $500 to protect themselves for just 90 days a year or so into the future? And what do you do in the meantime?

If your need is that great, I suspect most people would go illegal and carry without a permit. (Note, I'm not recommending this, but, in some circumstances, I can understand it)

[Librarian]

If your need is that great, I suspect most people would go illegal and carry without a permit. (Note, I'm not recommending this, but, in some circumstances, I can understand it)

It would be illegal, but possibly excusable:

12025.5. (a) A violation of Section 12025 is justifiable when a
person who possesses a firearm reasonably believes that he or she is
in grave danger because of circumstances forming the basis of a
current restraining order issued by a court against another person or
persons who has or have been found to pose a threat to his or her
life or safety. This section may not apply when the circumstances
involve a mutual restraining order issued pursuant to Division 10
(commencing with Section 6200) of the Family Code absent a factual
finding of a specific threat to the person's life or safety. It is
not the intent of the Legislature to limit, restrict, or narrow the
application of current statutory or judicial authority to apply this
or other justifications to defendants charged with violating Section
12025 or of committing other similar offenses.
(b) Upon trial for violating Section 12025, the trier of fact
shall determine whether the defendant was acting out of a reasonable
belief that he or she was in grave danger.

Sell it to the jury, in the right circumstances, and you should be acquitted on CCW without a license.

Note how narrow this is: restraining order situations only.