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The Unique Serial Number Application, or USNA, is California DOJ’s administrative program for state-assigned firearm identification numbers under Penal Code sections 29180 through 29185. [1] DOJ’s program page addresses unserialized firearms and firearm precursor parts, eligibility review, and associated identification requirements. [1] The program’s purpose concerns identification and administration; its published statutory references are separate from the assault-weapon definitions in sections 30510 and 30515. [1][2] A serial-number record and an item’s classification under those definitions are therefore different legal questions. [1][2]
- 1. California DOJ: Unique Serial Number Applicationretrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. California Penal Code: Assault weapon definitionsretrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- assault weapon (California definition)Draft
A statutory classification with more than one route to definition: Penal Code section 30510 identifies designated semiautomatic firearms, while section 30515 adds classifications based on firearm category, magazine arrangement, listed characteristics, capacity and length.
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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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