5131-S.E AMH JUD H2265.1

ESSB 5131 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Judiciary

    On page 3, line 13, after "are" strike "judicially forfeited or" and insert ":  (i) Judicially forfeited and no longer needed for evidence; or (ii)"

    On page 3, beginning on line 14, after "63.32.010" strike all material through "evidence," on line 15 and insert "or 63.40.010;"

    On page 3, beginning on line 24, after "63.32.010" strike all material through "evidence" on line 25 and insert "or 63.40.010"

    On page 3, beginning on line 26, after "(b)" strike all material through "subsection," on line 36 and insert "Except as provided in (c) of this subsection, of the inventoried firearms"

    On page 4, at the beginning of line 18, strike "(d)" and insert "(c)"

    On page 4, after line 22, insert the following:

    "(d) Firearms in the possession of the Washington state patrol on or after the effective date of this act that are judicially forfeited and no longer needed for evidence, or forfeited due to a failure to make a claim under RCW 63.35.020, must be disposed of as follows: (i) Firearms illegal for any person to possess must be destroyed; (ii) the Washington state patrol may retain a maximum of ten percent of legal firearms for agency use; and (iii) all other legal firearms must be auctioned or traded to commercial sellers.  The Washington state patrol may retain any proceeds of an auction."

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