Chapter 8.30
FIREARMS

Sections:

8.30.010    Disposal of forfeited firearms.

8.30.010 Disposal of forfeited firearms.

A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, all firearms that have come into the possession of the police department since June 30, 1993, that are judiciously forfeited under RCW 9.41.098 and no longer needed for evidence, or forfeited due to a failure to make a claim under RCW 63.32.010 or RCW 63.40.010, may be disposed of by the police department in its discretion as follows:

1. Retained for agency use;

2. Traded to commercial sellers;

3. Auctioned to commercial sellers; or

4. Destroyed.

B. All firearms that are “antiques” as defined by RCW 9.41.150, or recognized as curios, relics and firearms of particular historical significance by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (or any successor agency) shall not be retained for agency use or destroyed.

C. All firearms that are illegal to possess, as defined in subsection D of this section, shall be destroyed, and shall not be retained, traded or auctioned. If firearms otherwise illegal to possess may be rendered legal to possess by removal or alteration of component parts, the police department may, in its discretion, effect such removal or alteration, and may thereafter dispose of the firearm under subsection A of this section.

D. “Firearms that are illegal to possess” means firearms that are illegal to possess as a private citizen under state or federal law.

E. Any proceeds from the trade or auction of firearms shall be used by the police department. (Ord. 1366 § 1, 1993).