California law requires a person who desires to carry a concealed weapon in public to obtain a Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) license. This license may be issued by a sheriff of a county, or the police chief or other head of a municipal police department of any county or city. (Pen. Code, §§ 26150, 26155, 26170.) The Department is tasked with developing a uniform CCW license that may be used as indicia of proof of licensure throughout the state. (§ 26175, subd. (a)(3).)