R115111
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11511 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING A CONCEALED CARRY
WEAPON PERMIT FEE
WHEREAS, Penal Code §§ 26150-26155 authorizes the police chief of a City or
the Sheriff of a County to issue a concealed carry weapon (“CCW”) permit if certain
statutory criteria are met; and
WHEREAS, Penal Code § 26155 allows cities to enter into an agreement with a
County so that the County Sheriff processes the CCW permit applications for a city; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (“City”) previously referred all of its CCW
permit applications to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (“LASD”) pursuant to
an informal agreement with LASD; and
WHEREAS, LASD has stated it will no longer process first-time CCW permit
applications from City residents and residents of other local jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, LASD further stated that City residents seeking a CCW permit should
apply with the Santa Monica Police Department (“SMPD”); and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a decision in New York
State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022), which held that law-abiding
citizens have a constitutional right to bear arms outside of the home for self-defense; and
WHEREAS, City residents do not currently have a path to obtain a CCW permit
because of LASD’s refusal to process first-time CCW permit applications from City
residents; and
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WHEREAS, the City respects the Second Amendment and other constitutional
rights and desires to provide City residents with a path for obtaining a CCW permit as
authorized by the Penal Code; and
WHEREAS, Penal Code § 26190 authorizes the City to charge a reasonable fee
for processing CCW permit applications; and
WHEREAS, the Penal Code requires CCW permit applicants to submit to a
background check performed by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”); and
WHEREAS, the Penal Code authorizes the City to review the results of the DOJ
background check and to conduct additional investigation; and
WHEREAS, the City’s general cost recovery policy is to charge for the full cost of
providing services to the public; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the costs of establishing a fully internal
CCW permit program is higher than using a third party service to handle CCW permit
application intake and the initial review of the DOJ background results; and
WHEREAS, the Penal Code contains caps on the fees that can be charged for
renewal applications and amended licenses; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has proposed to remove these caps in prior legislation
that nearly passed; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has stated that it intends to bring back new legislation
in the near future that may remove some or all of the current CCW permit fee caps; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the maximum fees below are reasonable
and consistent with the City’s full cost recovery policy and the Penal Code’s maximum
fees.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council establishes maximum fees for processing CCW
permit applications, in an amount not to exceed:
CCW Permit Application Fee $617
CCW Renewal Application Fee $457
Amended License Fee Actual Cost
SECTION 2. Consistent with the maximum fee caps in the Penal Code, the City
Council establishes the current fees for processing CCW permit applications as:
CCW Permit Application Fee $617
CCW Renewal Application Fee $25
Amended License Fee $10
SECTION 3. In the event that the Penal Code or State law modifies or removes
the statutory fee maximums in Section 2, City staff is authorized to charge a fee up to the
maximum amounts in Section 1, as permitted by State law, without further action from the
City Council after providing 60 days’ notice on the SMPD’s website of the increased fees.
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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas Sloan
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of March 2023.
Gleam Davis, Mayor
I, Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11511 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 14th day of March 2023, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre, Parra, Torosis, Zwick
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of March 2023.
Gleam Davis, Mayor
I, Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11511 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 14th day of March 2023, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra, Zwick
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk
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