21-4206. Confiscation and disposition of weapons; use of proceeds of sale.
21-4206
21-4206. Confiscation and disposition of weapons;use of proceeds of sale.(1) Upon conviction of a violation or upon adjudication as a juvenileoffender for a violation of K.S.A.21-4201, 21-4202, 21-4204, 21-4204a or 21-4219, and amendments thereto,any weapon seizedin connection therewith shallremain in the custody of the trial court.
(2) Any stolen weapon so seized and detained, when no longer neededfor evidentiary purposes, shall be returned to the person entitled topossession, if known. All other confiscated weapons when no longerneeded for evidentiary purposes, shall in the discretion of the trialcourt, be: (a) Destroyed; (b) forfeited to thelawenforcement agency seizing the weapon for use within such agency, for saleto a properly licensed federal firearms dealer, fortrading to a properly licensed federal firearmsdealer for othernew or used firearms or accessories for use within such agency or fortradingto another law enforcement agency for that agency's use; or (c)forfeited tothe Kansas bureau ofinvestigation for law enforcement, testing, comparison or destruction bythe Kansas bureau of investigation forensic laboratory.
(3) If weapons are sold as authorized by subsection (2), the proceeds ofthesale shall becredited to the asset seizure and forfeiture fund of the seizing agency.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4206; L. 1978, ch. 105, § 6;L. 1987, ch. 111, § 1;L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1;L. 1992, ch. 21, § 8;L. 1994, ch. 270, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 348, § 5;L. 2005, ch. 141, § 2; July 1.