{
  "name": "California state firearm fee schedule",
  "description": "The California state firearm fees (DROS and its components, the PPT dealer-fee cap, FSC fees) with per-field sources and verification flags, as shown on /learn/fees. State fee values re-verified by an independent audit (42 claims checked, 42 source-supported, 0 miscited, 0 dead). verified:true is per field, only where the audit confirmed that exact value; review_notes carry the audit’s before-publication notes. Informational only, not legal advice.",
  "source": {
    "name": "California Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms",
    "urls": [
      "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
      "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf",
      "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/fscfaqs",
      "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=31650.",
      "https://www.oag.ca.gov/firearms/regs/drosfee",
      "https://www.oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/dros-fee-final-reg-text.pdf"
    ],
    "retrieved": "2026-10-04",
    "page": "https://calgunhub.com/learn/fees"
  },
  "license": "See https://calgunhub.com/terms",
  "generated": "2026-11-12",
  "rows": [
    {
      "id": "dros",
      "label": {
        "value": "Dealer Record of Sale fee",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "amount_usd": {
        "value": 31.19,
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "authority_as_cited_by_doj": {
        "value": "Penal Code 28233; 11 CCR 4001",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "scope": {
        "value": "Fees listed by DOJ for a DROS transaction; not an all-in transaction quote.",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "regulatory_history": {
        "value": "DOJ reports final approval and filing on December 2, 2021, with effectiveness upon filing. The rulemaking page retains an earlier $19 background summary; it is not the current fee statement.",
        "sources": [
          "https://www.oag.ca.gov/firearms/regs/drosfee"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "regulatory_effective_date": {
        "value": "2021-12-02",
        "sources": [
          "https://www.oag.ca.gov/firearms/regs/drosfee"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)",
        "review_notes": [
          {
            "id": "REVIEW-3",
            "priority": "before_publication",
            "finding": "2021-12-02 is supported as the final rulemaking action date. The earlier emergency action became effective on 2020-01-01. Neither date should be silently substituted for the other.",
            "suggested_human_action": "Label the field as the final rulemaking effective date if it is displayed outside its present history context."
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "label": {
        "value": "Firearm Safety Fee",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "amount_usd": {
        "value": 1,
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "authority_as_cited_by_doj": {
        "value": "Penal Code 23690",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "scope": {
        "value": "Fees listed by DOJ for a DROS transaction; not an all-in transaction quote.",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "enforcement",
      "label": {
        "value": "Firearm Safety Enforcement Fee",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "amount_usd": {
        "value": 5,
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "authority_as_cited_by_doj": {
        "value": "Penal Code 28300",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "scope": {
        "value": "Fees listed by DOJ for a DROS transaction; not an all-in transaction quote.",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "state_total",
      "label": {
        "value": "Combined state fees shown by DOJ",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "amount_usd": {
        "value": 37.19,
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "authority_as_cited_by_doj": null,
      "scope": {
        "value": "Fees listed by DOJ for a DROS transaction; not an all-in transaction quote.",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ppt_statutory_cap",
      "label": {
        "value": "DOJ-published private-party-transfer dealer fee cap",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "amount_usd": {
        "value": 10,
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "basis": {
        "value": "Per firearm",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "authority_as_cited_by_doj": {
        "value": "Penal Code 28055",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "scope": {
        "value": "This is the statutory cap DOJ describes for the defined private-party transfer category, not a statewide dealer price survey.",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/dlrfaqs"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "fsc_issuance",
      "label": {
        "value": "Firearm Safety Certificate test and issuance maximum",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/fscfaqs",
          "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=31650."
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "amount_usd": {
        "value": 25,
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/fscfaqs",
          "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=31650."
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "authority_as_cited_by_doj": {
        "value": "Penal Code 31650",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf",
          "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=31650."
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "scope": {
        "value": "Maximum combined fee; includes up to two tests with the same certified instructor. This is separate from DROS.",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/fscfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)",
        "review_notes": [
          {
            "id": "REVIEW-1",
            "priority": "before_publication",
            "finding": "The $25 maximum is supported for testing and certificate issuance. Penal Code 31641(b) separately permits a study-guide charge. A display that removes the service scope could overstate the ceiling.",
            "suggested_human_action": "Preserve the testing-and-issuance scope and consider an explicit study-guide qualification."
          }
        ]
      },
      "components": [
        {
          "id": {
            "value": "fsc_department_component",
            "sources": [],
            "verified": false
          },
          "label": {
            "value": "DOJ certificate component",
            "sources": [
              "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
            ],
            "verified": true,
            "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
          },
          "amount_usd": {
            "value": 15,
            "sources": [
              "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf",
              "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=31650."
            ],
            "verified": true,
            "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
          },
          "note": {
            "value": "Section 31650 states $15 is paid to DOJ and authorizes DOJ to charge the instructor up to $15 per certificate.",
            "sources": [
              "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=31650."
            ],
            "verified": true,
            "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": {
            "value": "fsc_test_component",
            "sources": [],
            "verified": false
          },
          "label": {
            "value": "Test component shown in fee sheet",
            "sources": [
              "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
            ],
            "verified": true,
            "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
          },
          "amount_usd": {
            "value": 10,
            "sources": [
              "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
            ],
            "verified": true,
            "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
          },
          "source_limitation": {
            "value": "The split is explicitly itemized in the Rev. 01/2020 sheet; the live FAQ separately confirms the $25 combined maximum.",
            "sources": [],
            "verified": true,
            "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
          }
        }
      ],
      "counsel_review_required": {
        "value": true,
        "sources": [],
        "verified": false
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "fsc_replacement",
      "label": {
        "value": "Firearm Safety Certificate replacement",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/fscfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "amount_usd": {
        "value": 5,
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/fscfaqs",
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "authority_as_cited_by_doj": {
        "value": "Penal Code 31650 (fee-sheet citation)",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/firearms-fees.pdf"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)",
        "review_notes": [
          {
            "id": "REVIEW-2",
            "priority": "before_publication",
            "finding": "The fee sheet does cite Penal Code 31650 and DOJ publishes $5. Section 31650 itself does not specify that replacement amount. Section 31660(c) is additional replacement authority; current 11 CCR 4255 was located in an official index, but direct access returned 403.",
            "suggested_human_action": "Retain the distinction between the fee-sheet citation and substantive authority. Confirm the current regulation directly before describing the implementing regulatory basis as verified."
          }
        ]
      },
      "scope": {
        "value": "The original issuing instructor provides the replacement; the original expiration date remains.",
        "sources": [
          "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/fscfaqs"
        ],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)"
      },
      "counsel_review_note": {
        "value": "The $5 amount is directly stated by DOJ. Section 31650 was opened but does not itself specify $5; do not label that amount a direct quotation of the statute.",
        "sources": [],
        "verified": true,
        "verified_by": "state-fees audit 2026-10-04 (42/42 confirmed)",
        "review_notes": [
          {
            "id": "REVIEW-2",
            "priority": "before_publication",
            "finding": "The fee sheet does cite Penal Code 31650 and DOJ publishes $5. Section 31650 itself does not specify that replacement amount. Section 31660(c) is additional replacement authority; current 11 CCR 4255 was located in an official index, but direct access returned 403.",
            "suggested_human_action": "Retain the distinction between the fee-sheet citation and substantive authority. Confirm the current regulation directly before describing the implementing regulatory basis as verified."
          }
        ]
      },
      "counsel_review_required": {
        "value": true,
        "sources": [],
        "verified": false
      }
    }
  ]
}