Existing law authorizes the sheriff of a county or a chief or other head of a municipal police department of a city or a city and county to issue a license to carry a concealed firearm upon proof that the person applying for the license is of good moral character, that good cause exists for the issuance, that the applicant satisfies specified residency requirements, and that the applicant has completed a course of specified training. Existing law requires the Department of Justice, upon receipt of fingerprints and the prescribed fee from the applicant, to promptly furnish a background check report to the licensing authority including information as to whether the applicant is prohibited from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm.
This bill would require the department to furnish that background check report to the licensing
authority within 60 days of receipt of the fingerprints and fee.