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DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS 1200-1796.70›CHAPTER 3.01. Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness 1568.01-1568.099›ARTICLE 2. Firearms, Ammunition, and Deadly Weapons 1568.095-1568.099

§ 1568.097

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A licensee that permits residents to possess firearms on the facility premises shall do all of the following:

(a) Accept and centrally store a resident’s firearm, ammunition, or both.

(b) Retain and centrally store a licensee’s firearm, ammunition, or both.

(c) Resident’s and licensees’ firearms, ammunition, or both shall be centrally stored in the facility and in the following manner:

(1) Firearms shall be centrally stored unloaded, in a locked gun safe, that meets the regulatory standards established by the Department of Justice in Section 4100 of Title 11 of the California Code of Regulations.

(2) Ammunition shall be centrally stored separately in a locked location different from firearms.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 840, Sec. 3. (SB 172) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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