§ 45-57A-64.22 — Record of Abandoned and Stolen Firearms; Sale or Distribution

Alabama § 45-57A-64.22

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 57A: Russell County Municipalities
• Art. 6: Phenix City
• Part 5: Public Safety and Courts
• Subpart 2: Sale of Abandoned Property

Text

(a) The chief of police shall keep and maintain a separate permanent record of all abandoned and stolen firearms, not subject to disposition by general law. The records shall state the description of the firearm, the date of recovery of the firearm, the serial or other identifying number, if any, of the firearm, and the place of recovery of the firearm. Firearm as used in this subpart shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 13A–8–1.
(b)
Unless
otherwise
provided
by
law,
the
chief
of
police
may
sell
or
destroy these firearms if the owner of the firearm does not claim the firearm within six months of the date the chief of police obtained it.
(c)
The chief of police may sell the firearms only to gun dealers who have held an active business license in Russell County for at least one year immediately prior to the date of the sale.
The chief of police shall establish a procedure to notify gun dealers of a sale.
A firearm shall be sold to the gun dealer submitting the highest sealed bid.
All sales shall be on a cash basis. The proceeds of the sale, after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, maintenance, and sale of the firearms shall be paid to the office of the Chief of Police of Phenix City.
(d)
The chief of police may establish a procedure to destroy firearms and may expend necessary police department funds for that purpose.

Legislative History

(Act 2011–590, p. 1321, § 3.)