California · Penal Code
PEN §28233: (a) The Department of Justice may, in addition to the fee described in Sections 28225 and 28230, require a dealer to charge each firearm purchaser a fee in the amount of thirty-one dollars and ninetee
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The Department of Justice may require firearm dealers to charge purchasers a $31.19 fee. Revenue funds a special account for firearms regulatory and enforcement activities, with fee increases capped at the Consumer Price Index rate.
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