Firearm dealer license application process.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.95.030
in effect5.95.030 - Firearm dealer license application process.
A. Application for a firearm dealer license shall be submitted in the name of each proprietor proposing to conduct firearm sales and shall be signed by each proprietor or an authorized agent thereof. It is the responsibility of each proprietor to be informed regarding all laws applicable to firearm sales, including those laws affecting the issuance of a firearm dealer license.
B. No proprietor may rely on the issuance of a license as a determination by the City that the proprietor has complied with all laws applicable to firearm sales. A license issued contrary to this chapter, contrary to any other law, or on the basis of false or misleading information supplied by a proprietor shall be revoked pursuant to Section 5.95.120 of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to vest in any person obtaining and maintaining a firearm dealer license any status or right to act as a firearm dealer in contravention of any provision of law.
C. All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the police department and shall contain the following information:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of each proprietor of the business that is seeking a license.
2. The business name, address, and telephone number of the single fixed location for which a firearm dealer license is sought.
3. The name and mailing address authorized by each proprietor to receive all license-related communications and notices ("authorized address"). If an authorized address is not supplied, each proprietor shall be understood to consent to the provision of notice at the business address specified in subparagraph (2) above.
4. Proof that the location for which a firearm dealer license is sought has been issued a valid U.S. Department of Justice Federal Firearms License (pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44), state issued certificate of eligibility and a state issued seller's permit.
5. Whether or not any proprietor is a person who has been determined to have violated this chapter or whose proprietorship has admitted violating, or has been found to have violated, this chapter, and, if so, the dates and locations of all such violations within the past five years.
6. Such other information as the police department deems necessary for the administration or enforcement of this chapter.
7. All information required to be submitted to apply for a firearm dealer license shall be updated with the police department whenever the information changes. A firearm dealer shall provide the police department with any updates within ten business days of a change.
(Ord. 7757, § 141, 2026; Ord. 7580 § 1(Exh. A), 2022)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.95FIDELI_5.95.030FIDELIAPPRFetched: 11/1/2026