Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB371 Compare Versions

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5	5		By Representatives Harbison, Wadsworth, Shedd (N & P)
6	6		RFD: Local Legislation
7	7		First Read: 21-Mar-24
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15		-	Enrolled, An Act,
16		-	Relating to Cullman County; to authorize and direct
17		-	the sheriff to take certain actions regarding abandoned and
18		-	stolen firearms.
	15	+	A BILL
	16	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	17	+	AN ACT
	18	+	Relating to Cullman County; to authorize and direct the
	19	+	sheriff to take certain actions regarding abandoned and stolen
	20	+	firearms.
19	21		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
20	22		Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
21	23		term "firearm" shall have the same meaning as defined in
22	24		Section 13A-8-1, Code of Alabama 1975.
23	25		(b) The Sheriff of Cullman County shall keep and
24	26		maintain a separate permanent record of all abandoned and
25	27		stolen firearms not subject to disposition by general law. The
26	28		records shall include a description of the firearm, the date
27	29		of recovery of the firearm, the serial or other identifying
28	30		number, if any, of the firearm, and the place of recovery of
29	31		the firearm.
30	32		(c) Unless otherwise provided by law, the sheriff may
31	33		sell or destroy a firearm if all of the following have
32	34		occurred:
33	35		(1) The firearm has been recorded pursuant to
34	36		subsection (b).
35	37		(2) The sheriff has possessed the firearm for at least
36		-	six months.
37		-	(3) The owner of the firearm has not claimed the
38		-	firearm.
39		-	(d)(1) The sheriff may sell or trade firearms pursuant
40		-	to subsection (c) only to gun dealers who have held an active
41		-	business license in this state for at least one year
42		-	immediately prior to the date of the sale or trade.
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	67	+	(2) The sheriff has possessed the firearm for at least
	68	+	six months.
	69	+	(3) The owner of the firearm has not claimed the
	70	+	firearm.
	71	+	(d)(1) The sheriff may sell or trade firearms pursuant
	72	+	to subsection (c) only to gun dealers who have held an active
	73	+	business license in this state for at least one year
72	74		immediately prior to the date of the sale or trade.
73	75		(2) The sheriff shall establish a procedure to notify
74	76		gun dealers of all firearms available for trade or sale.
75	77		(3) Proceeds of a sale, after deducting and paying all
76	78		expenses incurred in the recovery, maintenance, and sale of
77	79		the firearm, shall be dispersed as follows:
78	80		a. Seventy percent to the office of the sheriff.
79	81		b. Thirty percent to the office of the district
80	82		attorney.
81	83		(e) The sheriff may establish a procedure to destroy
82	84		firearms and may expend necessary sheriff department funds for
83	85		that purpose.
84	86		Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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101		-	________________________________________________
102		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
103		-	________________________________________________
104		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
105		-	House of Representatives
106		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
107		-	was passed by the House 11-Apr-24.
108		-	John Treadwell
109		-	Clerk
110		-	Senate 02-May-24 Passed
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