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Draftammunition administration
The Certificate of Eligibility ammunition check is the COE Verification Process described in regulation 4285. [1][3] The regulation ties this category to a current COE verified by DOJ and identifies personal information and the COE number as inputs to that verification. [1] DOJ describes it separately from the AFS-match and Basic reviews, and states that COE verification does not depend on having a firearm recorded in AFS. [2]
- 1. California DOJ published text of ammunition regulations 4282 and 4285retrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. California DOJ ammunition eligibility questionsretrieved 2026-10-04
- 3. California DOJ completed ammunition fee rulemakingretrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- Certificate of EligibilityDraft
A Certificate of Eligibility records DOJ’s determination, after checking its records, that the recipient was not prohibited from acquiring or possessing firearms when the eligibility background check occurred.
- ammunitionDraft
Penal Code section 16150 generally defines ammunition as one or more loaded cartridges containing a primed case, propellant and one or more projectiles, excluding blanks.
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