Sec. 2-306.01. Disposition of unclaimed and forfeited firearms.
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the Police Department shall dispose of any firearm that comes into its possession and that is not needed for evidence by destroying the firearm after the expiration of the claim periods provided for in section 2-304 or after the court orders the firearm forfeited to the City, whichever is applicable.
B. The Police Department may dispose of any firearm after the expiration of the claim periods provided for in section 2-304 or after the court orders the firearm forfeited to the City by any of the following:
1. Use any firearm for the Police Department’s own purposes.
2. Sell, lend or transfer any firearm to any local, State or federal law enforcement agency with expenses for keeping and transferring the firearm to be paid by the recipient.
3. Sell, lend or transfer any firearm to a museum as part of its collection or to an educational institution for education purposes.
4. Sell at public auction or trade any firearm that is a rare or collector quality firearm, as determined by the Police Department in its sole discretion.
C. For purposes of this section, "firearm" means any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun or other weapon which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, including weapons in a permanently inoperable condition. (Ord. No. G-3715, § 3)
Cross reference—Firearms, § 23-38 et seq.