Firearm Relinquishment

How to Safely Turn in your Prohibited Weapons

How to Safely Turn in your Prohibited Weapons (Spanish)

How to Safely Turn in your Prohibited Weapons (Vietnamese)

The forms above are approved local forms as required pursuant to Family Code § 6304.

After you transfer your firearms to a law enforcement agency or a licensed gun dealer, complete and submit the receipt form that matches your type of restraining order.

Civil Harassment: Receipt for Firearms, Firearms Parts, and Ammunition (CH-800) 

How Do I Turn In, Sell, or Store My Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition? (CH-800-INFO) 

Domestic Violence: Receipt for Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition (DV-800)

How Do I Turn In, Sell, or Store My Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition? (DV-800-INFO) 

Elder Abuse: Receipt for Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition (EA-800)

How Do I Turn In, Sell, or Store My Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition? (EA-800-INFO) 

Gun Violence: Receipt for Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition (GV-800)

How Do I Turn In, Sell, or Store My Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition? (GV-800-INFO)

School Violence: Receipt for Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition (SV-800)

How Do I Turn In, Sell, or Store My Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition? (SV-800-INFO) 

Workplace Violence: Receipt for Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition (WV-800)

How Do I Turn In, Sell, or Store My Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition? (WV-800-INFO) 

The forms above are official Judicial Council of California forms.

These forms are also available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese Simplified, Korean and Tagalog on the Judicial Council forms page.

The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has a Federal Firearm Listing that can be accessed here.

If your firearm has been lost or stolen, complete this form and submit it to the Bureau of Firearms: BOF4546 - Notice of No longer in possession.

Additional information can be found at the Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms website here.

For information about firearm safety please visit the Department of Justice, Firearm Safety website click here.

According to the Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Firearms, applicants must electronically submit a Law Enforcement Release (LER) application for the return of firearm(s), ammunition, and/or ammunition feeding device(s) via the California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS).

The firearms relinquishment process on a qualifying offense will initiate upon a person (adult or youth) being convicted or adjudicated. The court will need to set the case for Sentencing and Relinquishment. Pursuant to Penal Code 29810(a)(1), the defendant must relinquish all firearms within 48 hours of the conviction if the defendant remains out of custody or within 14 calendar days if the defendant is in custody. If the defendant is released from custody during the 14 days following conviction and a designee has not yet taken temporary possession of each firearm to be relinquished as described above, the defendant shall, within five days following their release.  

The defendant will be provided with a copy of “General Notice of Firearms Prohibition and Power of Attorney for Firearms Relinquishment, Sale, or Transfer for Storage,” and the "Prohibited Persons Relinquishment Form", and any supplemental documents pursuant to Penal Code 29810 and 29825.5. Once the Prohibited Persons Relinquishment Form has been completed by all necessary parties, the signed form must be submitted to the defendant's assigned Probation Officer. The form may be submitted to the Probation Officer by the defendant or the Power of Attorney Designee.

The probation department will conduct their investigation and report their findings back to the court. The court will then make a finding concerning whether the probation officer’s report indicates that the defendant has relinquished all firearms as required.