Form Ch-120 - Response To Request For Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (Page 6 of 9) in pdf

Form Ch-120 - Response To Request For Civil Harassment Restraining Orders Page 6

CH-800-INFO

How Do I Turn In, Sell, or Store My Firearms?

What is a firearm?

A firearm is a:

Handgun

Rifle

Shotgun

Assault weapon

If you own or have a firearm you must:

Turn it in to local law enforcement

Sell it to a licensed firearms dealer, or

Store it with a licensed firearms dealer

How do I sell or store my firearm?

Find a California licensed firearms dealer in your area.

Look under “Firearms Dealers” in your local Yellow Pages or on the Internet. Make sure the dealer is licensed.

How do I take my firearm to law enforcement?

Call your local law enforcement agency to ask about their procedures. Take a copy of the restraining order with you.

Go directly to the law enforcement agency. Do not go anywhere else with firearms in your vehicle!

If I turn my firearm in to law enforcement, how long will they keep it?

Ask the law enforcement agency.

After I give my firearm to law enforcement, can I

change my mind?

Yes. You are allowed to make one sale through a licensed gun

dealer. To do this, a licensed gun dealer must present a bill of

sale to your local law enforcement agency. The law

enforcement agency will give the licensed gun dealer the

firearm you are selling.

Do I have to pay the law enforcement agency to

keep my firearm?

You may have to pay the agency for keeping your firearm.

Contact your local law enforcement agency and ask if a fee is

charged. The agency will tell you how much you need to pay.

Questions?

Call your local law enforcement agency:

(insert local information here.)

Judicial Council of California

How Do I Turn In, Sell, or Store My Firearms?

CH-800-INFO,

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Rev. July 1, 2014, Optional Form

(Civil Harassment Prevention)

Form Ch-120 - Response To Request For Civil Harassment Restraining Orders Page 6