SECTIONS 30000-30010

30000.  (a) The Attorney General shall establish and maintain anonline database to be known as the Prohibited Armed Persons File. Thepurpose of the file is to cross-reference persons who have ownershipor possession of a firearm on or after January 1, 1991, as indicatedby a record in the Consolidated Firearms Information System, andwho, subsequent to the date of that ownership or possession of afirearm, fall within a class of persons who are prohibited fromowning or possessing a firearm. (b) The information contained in the Prohibited Armed Persons Fileshall only be available to those entities specified in, and pursuantto, subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11105, through the CaliforniaLaw Enforcement Telecommunications System, for the purpose ofdetermining if persons are armed and prohibited from possessingfirearms.30005.  The Prohibited Armed Persons File database shall function asfollows: (a) Upon entry into the Automated Criminal History System of adisposition for a conviction of any felony, a conviction for anyfirearms-prohibiting charge specified in Chapter 2 (commencing withSection 29800), a conviction for an offense described in Chapter 3(commencing with Section 29900), a firearms prohibition pursuant toSection 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or anyfirearms possession prohibition identified by the federal NationalInstant Criminal Background Check System, the Department of Justiceshall determine if the subject has an entry in the ConsolidatedFirearms Information System indicating possession or ownership of afirearm on or after January 1, 1991, or an assault weaponregistration, or a .50 BMG rifle registration. (b) Upon an entry into any department automated information systemthat is used for the identification of persons who are prohibited bystate or federal law from acquiring, owning, or possessing firearms,the department shall determine if the subject has an entry in theConsolidated Firearms Information System indicating ownership orpossession of a firearm on or after January 1, 1991, or an assaultweapon registration, or a .50 BMG rifle registration. (c) If the department determines that, pursuant to subdivision (a)or (b), the subject has an entry in the Consolidated FirearmsInformation System indicating possession or ownership of a firearm onor after January 1, 1991, or an assault weapon registration, or a .50 BMG rifle registration, the following information shall be enteredinto the Prohibited Armed Persons File: (1) The subject's name. (2) The subject's date of birth. (3) The subject's physical description. (4) Any other identifying information regarding the subject thatis deemed necessary by the Attorney General. (5) The basis of the firearms possession prohibition. (6) A description of all firearms owned or possessed by thesubject, as reflected by the Consolidated Firearms InformationSystem.30010.  The Attorney General shall provide investigative assistanceto local law enforcement agencies to better ensure the investigationof individuals who are armed and prohibited from possessing afirearm.