Section 5477 - Registration of Assault Weapons Pursuant to Penal Code Section 30900(b)(1); Post-Registration Modification of Registered Assault Weapons, Prohibition(a) The release mechanism for an ammunition feeding device on an assault weapon registered pursuant to Penal Code section 30900, subdivision (b)(1) shall not be changed after the assault weapon is registered. A weapon's eligibility for registration pursuant to Penal Code section 30900, subdivision (b)(1) depends, in part, on its release mechanism. Any alteration to the release mechanism converts the assault weapon into a different weapon from the one that was registered.(b) The prohibition in subdivision (a) does not extend to the repair or like-kind replacement of the mechanism.(c) This prohibition in subdivision (a) does not extend to a firearm that is undergoing the deregistration process pursuant to section 5478. Written confirmation from the Department that acknowledges the owner's intent to deregister an assault weapon pursuant to section 5478 shall be proof the deregistration process has been initiated.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 5477
1. New section filed 7-31-2017; operative 7-31-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Penal Code section 30900(b)(5) (Register 2017, No. 31).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) filed 12-6-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 50). Note: Authority cited: Section 30900, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 30515 and 30900, Penal Code.
1. New section filed 7-31-2017; operative 7/31/2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Penal Code section 30900(b)(5) (Register 2017, No. 31).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) filed 12-6-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 50).