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(a) A license under this chapter is subject to forfeiture for a violation of any of the prohibitions and requirements of this article, except those stated in the following provisions:
(1) Subdivision (c) of Section 26890.
(2) Subdivision (d) of Section 26890.
(3) Subdivision (b) of Section 26900.
(b) The department may assess a civil fine against a licensee, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), for any breach of a prohibition or requirement of this title, including any regulations
promulgated to implement this title, Sections 21628.2, 21636, and 21640 of the Business and Professions Code, and any other applicable state law. The department may assess a civil fine, in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), for a violation of a prohibition or requirement of this article that subjects the license to forfeiture under subdivision (a), for either of the following:
(1) The licensee has received written notification from the department regarding the violation and subsequently failed to take corrective action in a timely manner.
(2) The licensee is otherwise determined by the department to have knowingly or with gross negligence violated the prohibition or requirement.
(c) The
department may adopt regulations setting fine amounts and providing a process for a licensee to appeal a fine assessed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d) Moneys received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Dealers’ Record of Sale Special Account of the General Fund, to be available, upon appropriation, for expenditure by the department to offset the reasonable costs of firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities related to the sale, purchase, manufacturing, lawful or unlawful possession, loan, or transfer of firearms pursuant to any provision listed in Section 16580.
(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 245, Sec. 3. (AB 1420) Effective January 1, 2024.)