Lost HSC card, can I use photocopy?

[seainc]

I lost the original, but I have a photocopy. Can I use it? Thanks

[kemasa]

You can use it to get a new HSC card from the place you got it from, but if it has been over 2 years you are better off to just get a new one.

As far as the FFL goes, the answer is No per the CA PC:

26840. No dealer may deliver a handgun unless the person receiving
the handgun presents to the dealer a valid handgun safety
certificate. The firearms dealer shall retain a photocopy of the
handgun safety certificate as proof of compliance with this
requirement.

A copy would not be presenting the actual card. Some FFLs might not care and would accept a copy, but that does not mean it is legal.

[seainc]

Thanks. Original was issued on 11/2011, I'll get a new one instead.

[jonc]

Think you gotta take test again ...

That what happen to me

[Barang]

I don't know if this is a common practice for all lgs because one of the lgs I go to doesn't allow a photocopy of car registration. So I would asssume that they will not accept a copy of HSC either.

Once I went to buy a gun but forgot to bring the HSC with me, I was told by the store that I can go back to the place where I took the test and ask for a replacement. I decided to just take the test and get a new one in that store rather wasting my gas & time to get a replacement.

[ripro75]

They expire in 5 years. You can go back to the dealer you received it from and get a replacement, it will cost $15 and will expire on the original date. Or, you can pay $25 and re-test, this will give you a new one that expires in 5 years.