Department of Justice: permits.

(1) Existing law generally regulates the business of check cashing businesses, defined as a person or entity that for compensation engages in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose. Existing law requires every owner of a check casher's business to obtain a permit from the Department of Justice to conduct a check casher's business. This bill would require the department, within 30 days of receiving the application, to notify the applicant of whether the department deems the application to be complete and the date of that determination. The bill would require the department to grant or deny the application within 180 calendar days of that date, except the bill would allow the department to extend this time period by an additional 30 days, as provided. The bill would require an application for a check casher's business that has neither been granted nor denied by the department within these time frames to be deemed to have been granted, as specified. (2) Existing law requires a manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer or any other entity that sells, transfers, or furnishes specified controlled substances to a person or business entity in this state or any other state or who obtains specified controlled substances from a source outside of the state to obtain a permit from the Department of Justice. This bill would require the department, within 30 days of receiving the application, to notify the applicant of whether the department deems the application to be complete and the date of that determination. The bill would require the department to grant or deny the application within 180 calendar days of that date, except the bill would allow the department to extend this time period by an additional 30 days, as provided. The bill would require an application for a permit for the above activities that has neither been granted nor denied by the department within these time frames to be deemed to have been granted, as specified. (3) Existing law generally prohibits the possession or sale of a destructive device without a permit. Existing law requires every dealer, manufacturer, importer, and exporter of a destructive device, or any motion picture or television studio using destructive devices, to obtain a permit from the Department of Justice to participate in those activities. Existing law generally allows for the possession of tear gas when used solely for self-defense, but requires a permit for the possession and transportation of tear gas or a tear gas weapon that is not intended or certified for personal self-defense. Existing law prohibits the manufacture or sale of assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles unless a permit has been issued for the manufacture or sale of assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles by the department. Existing law generally prohibits the possession or knowing transportation of machineguns, unless a permit for the possession, manufacture, or transportation of machineguns has been issued by the department. Existing law generally prohibits the sale of machineguns without a license. Existing law generally prohibits the sale, importation, manufacture, or possession of short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns without a permit from the department. This bill would require the department, within 30 days of receiving the application, to notify the applicant of whether the department deems the application to be complete and the date of that determination. The bill would require the department to grant or deny the application within 180 calendar days of that date, except the bill would allow the department to extend this time period by an additional 30 days, as provided. The bill would require an application for a permit or license for the above activities that has neither been granted nor denied by the department within these time frames to be deemed to have been granted, as specified.