Mr. President:
The Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee reports a favorable
recommendation on 1st Sub. H.B. 287, RETURN OF WEAPONS RECOVERED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT, by Representative K. Stratton, with the following amendments and
recommends it be considered read for the second time and placed on the Consent Calendar.
Mark B. Madsen
Voting: 6-0-1
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(iii) the legal owner was convicted of a crime for which the weapon was
used
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held
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evidence.
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(e) (i) Upon proof of ownership and of lawfulness of possession satisfactory to the
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evidence custodian, the custodian shall release the property to the owner.
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(ii) The evidence custodian shall
accept
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receive and consider
a sworn
declaration of ownership to establish
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ownership of the property.
Respectfully,
Committee Chair
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HB0287S01