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DraftCalifornia CCW licensing
The electronic fingerprint process identified in DOJ’s CCW fingerprint guidance. DOJ’s August 2026 bulletin describes new fingerprint requirements for renewal notifications from September 1, 2026, and connects the submission to the statutory eligibility review. [1] The same bulletin acknowledges a separate fingerprint-card option for nonresident applicants under the referenced guidance. Live Scan describes the method of providing fingerprint information; it does not itself denote approval of a CCW application. [1][2] Configuration and purchase rules depend on specifics, this is information, not legal advice.
- 1. DOJ Information Bulletin 2026-DLE-14retrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. California Penal Code, CCW licensing chapterretrieved 2026-10-04
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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.
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