CA SB368

Licensed firearms dealers must accept firearms for temporary storage from individuals to prevent access during periods of crisis or heightened risk, with storage limited to the time reasonably necessary to prevent harm.

Dealers may also accept firearms for storage for other lawful purposes and may charge a reasonable fee; dealers operating retail premises are only required to store up to 20 firearms per calendar year and may decline to store types of firearms they do not sell.

When a dealer cannot legally return a stored firearm to the transferor, the transferor may request the dealer retain it for up to 45 days to designate another person to receive it; if no one takes possession, the firearm is delivered to local law enforcement for disposal.

Dealers must notify the Department of Justice within 48 hours of taking possession of a firearm for storage and within 72 hours if retaining it pursuant to the return procedures.

Dealers are prohibited from offering chances to win firearms inventory in games of chance, except for nonprofit organizations conducting raffles to fund their charitable activities; persons convicted of certain misdemeanor firearm violations on or after January 1, 2024, may face misdemeanor or felony charges for possessing firearms within 10 years of conviction.