Enhance your legal support and ensure compliance with FFLGuard‘s California Yearly Service Plan, tailored specifically for firearms businesses in California. Through this one-of-a-kind program, FFLGuard’s specialized Second Amendment lawyers offer California FFLs the resources they need to successfully transact firearms while adhering to California gun laws, including legislative advocacy, litigation, and more.
CA-YSP Program Services
Although FFLGuard aims to support FFLs across the country, we understand some states, like California, have extensive firearm regulations that FFLs must stay aligned with to avoid criminal charges. Through our specialized CA-YSP program, we offer clients dedicated counsel and resources from Michel & Associates, California’s premier gun rights legal experts.
- Flat Fee Legal Representation: From day one, clients benefit from the expertise of FFLGuard’s Preferred Counsel for California Legislation and Litigation, Chuck Michel, safeguarding their business. If a client’s FFL or business is at risk by California authorities, our team is ready to defend them and help them fight charges of firearm regulation violations.
- Resource Book: Clients benefit from Michel & Associate’s authoritative book, “California Gun Laws: A Guide to State and Federal Firearm Regulations,” along with additional memoranda on California gun law issues, including monthly Client Only Webinars dedicated to California matters.
- Proprietary Tip Sheet: Clients receive a comprehensive tip sheet with helpful hints, legal precedents, and professional advice on California-specific issues.
- Clients-Only CA Q&A/FAQ Library Access: Access a wealth of California-specific legal memos, opinion letters, bulletins, and documents from the California Department of Justice, various municipalities, and custom FFLGuard materials, exclusively for CA-YSP clients.
California-Specific Law Plus Guidelines (CA-LPGs)
FFLGuard’s Law Plus Guidelines consist of legal advice, professional tips, and legal precedents that will help FFLs meet and exceed compliance requirements. CA-YSP offers clients Law Plus Guidelines for state-specific issues in California to help them set high standards tailored for their particular location. Meeting a CA-LPG standard also qualifies clients for certain legal services without additional fees.
Legal Support for CA-YSP
- 24/7 HelpDesk: Clients have access to FFLGuard’s HelpDesk for answers to California-specific firearms law questions via phone or email, anytime.
- California-Specific eCommunications: Clients receive joint defense privileged emails with current legal and real-time firearms compliance updates specific to California law.
Pricing
The unlimited resources the California Yearly Service Plan (CA-YSP) provides cost only an additional $1,995.00 annually beyond the cost of an FFLGuard Program plan.
Chuck D. Michel, Esq.
With decades of experience with Second Amendment cases and civil and criminal firearms regulation litigation, Michel serves as Preferred Counsel for California Legislation and Litigation at FFLGuard. He is a partner at Michel & Associates, one of the United States’s most recognized and well-respected firearms law firms, and serves as Volunteer President & General Counsel for the California Rifle & Pistol Association. Michel is prepared for any challenge and is ready to offer superior legal defense and support to California firearms businesses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Under California law, a Centralized List is a list of persons licensed and approved to sell firearms in the state maintained by the Department of Justice (DOJ). There are three types of Centralized Lists:
- Centralized List of Firearms Dealers (CL)
- Centralized List of Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees (CLEFFL)
- Centralized List of Firearm Manufacturers (CLM)
It is unlawful for an FFL in California with an FFL Type 01, 02, 07, 08, 09, 10, or 11 to obtain a firearm in accordance with their status as an FFL unless they are on one of these Centralized Lists.
A CA Certificate of Eligibility is issued by the California Department of Justice that verifies that an individual is eligible to purchase or own firearms within the state. Applications can be filled out electronically by accessing the California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS).
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Why FFLGuard?
Established in 2008, FFLGuard’s cooperative legal and compliance program goes far beyond best practices in the business. We specialize in providing expert guidance on ATF compliance and legal protection. Through our Yearly Service Plans, we provide long-term legal solutions for FFLs to help their businesses succeed, even when facing location-specific factors.
Join us to find out what FFLGuard’s California Yearly Service Plan can provide you.