Your California FSC date, on one card.
A California Firearm Safety Certificate expires five years after the instructor issues it, and renewing means passing the FSC test again. Put in your expiration date and this card counts down and puts the date on your calendar. Free, no sign-up, and it stays on this phone.
Your certificate
The next date, years on. The board renews on this cycle but hasn't posted this date yet; check the DOJ FSC FAQs.
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How to renew
- There's no renewal form. Penal Code 31650(b): "An applicant to renew a firearm safety certificate shall be required to pass the objective test."
- Read the free FSC Study Guide from the DOJ. It covers everything on the test.
- Go to a DOJ Certified Instructor, usually at a firearms dealership, with your California driver license or DMV ID card.
- Pass with at least 75%: 23 of 30 true/false and multiple-choice questions. The $25 fee covers 2 tries with the same instructor; a retake is a different version, at least 24 hours later.
- Get the new certificate. It expires five years after its own issue date (Penal Code 31655(c)).
- Lost one that's still valid? The instructor who issued it can replace it for $5, with the same expiration date.
| Fee (DOJ FSC FAQs) | Amount |
|---|---|
| New FSC: the test and the certificate | $25 |
| Replacement for a lost FSC (same expiration date) | $5 |
The $25 includes a second try. Penal Code 31650.
If it has expired
- DOJ: unless you're exempt, you need a valid FSC before you buy or acquire a firearm, and you show it to the dealer when the transaction begins. An expired one isn't valid; take the test again.
- DOJ: "Mere possession/ownership of a firearm does not require an FSC."
Where every number comes from
- Valid five years, $25 and 2 tries, 75%, ID and age, $5 replacement, when you need it: California DOJ: FSC FAQs
- Expires five years after the instructor issues it: Penal Code 31655
- $25 fee; renewing means passing the test: Penal Code 31650
- 75% to pass, retake after 24 hours, another version, same instructor: Penal Code 31645
- What the test covers: California DOJ: FSC Study Guide
Checked November 11, 2026.
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