H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 809.5, subsection 1, paragraph f, 1 subparagraph (3), Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 2 (3) Notwithstanding subparagraph subparagraphs (1) and 3 (2), firearms or ammunition with an aggregate fair market 4 value equal to or less than five hundred dollars shall be 5 deposited with the department of public safety. The firearms 6 or ammunition may be held by the department of public safety 7 and be used for law enforcement, testing, or comparisons by the 8 criminalistics laboratory, or may be destroyed or disposed of 9 by the department of public safety in accordance with section 10 809.21 . 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill relates to the disposition of abandoned firearms 15 and ammunition seized by a law enforcement agency. 16 The bill requires all firearms or ammunition seized by 17 a law enforcement agency that are deemed abandoned to be 18 deposited with the department of public safety. The firearms 19 or ammunition may be held by the department and used for 20 law enforcement, testing, comparisons by the criminalistics 21 laboratory, destroyed, or disposed of in accordance with Code 22 section 809.21. 23 Current law requires all abandoned firearms or ammunition 24 seized by a law enforcement agency with an aggregate fair 25 market value equal to or less than $500 to be deposited with 26 the department of public safety and used by the department for 27 the same aforementioned uses. If the aggregate fair market 28 value of the abandoned firearms or ammunition seized by a law 29 enforcement agency is greater than $500, current law under Code 30 section 809.5(1)(f)(1) requires the law enforcement agency to 31 initiate forfeiture proceedings under Code chapter 809A. 32 -1- LSB 5118HC (4) 85 jm/rj 1/ 1