California Penal Code
§ 26165
PEN § 26165 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 5 · Title 4 · Part 6 · Ch. 4
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)For new license applicants, the course of training for issuance of a license under Section 26150 or 26155 may be any course acceptable to the licensing authority that meets all of the following minimum criteria:
(1)The course shall be no less than 16 hours in length.
(2)The course shall include instruction on firearm safety, firearm handling, shooting technique, safe storage, legal methods to transport firearms and securing firearms in vehicles, laws governing where permitholders may carry firearms, laws regarding the permissible use of a firearm, and laws regarding the permissible use of lethal force in self-defense.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 249, Sec. 13. (SB 2) Effective January 1, 2024.