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    WITHDRAWN        Noes _______
    RULED OUT OF ORDER

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HOUSE MOTION ____

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MR. SPEAKER:

    I move that House Bill 1043 be amended to read as follows:

    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

SOURCE: IC 35-47-3-2; (01)MO104327.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 35-47-3-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 2. (a) This section applies only to firearms which are not required to be registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
    (b) Firearms shall be returned to the rightful owner at once following final disposition of the cause if a return has not already occurred under the terms of IC 35-33-5. If the rightful ownership is not known, the law enforcement agency holding the firearm shall make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the rightful ownership and cause the return of the firearm. However, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the return of firearms to rightful owners who have been convicted for the misuse of firearms. In such cases, the court may provide for the return of the firearm in question or order that the firearm be at once delivered:
        (1) except as provided in subdivision (2), to the sheriff's department of the county in which the offense occurred; or
        (2) to the city or town police force that confiscated the firearm, if:
            (A) a member of the city or town police force confiscated the firearm; and
            (B) the city or town has a population of more than two thousand five hundred (2,500) and less than two hundred fifty

thousand (250,000).
    (c) The receiving law enforcement agency shall dispose of firearms under subsection (b), at the discretion of the law enforcement agency, not more than one hundred twenty (120) days following receipt by use of any of the following procedures:
        (1) Public sale of the firearms to the general public as follows:
            (A) Notice of the sale shall be:
                (i) posted for ten (10) days in the county courthouse in a place readily accessible to the general public; and
                (ii) advertised in the principal newspaper of the county for two (2) days in an advertisement that appears in the newspaper at least five (5) days prior to the sale.
            (B) Disposition of the firearm shall be by public auction in a place, other than on county property, that is convenient to the general public, with disposition going to the highest bidder. However, no firearm shall be transferred to any bidder if that bidder is not lawfully eligible to receive and possess firearms according to the laws of the United States and Indiana.
            (C) All handguns transferred under this subdivision shall also be transferred according to the transfer procedures set forth in this article.
            (D) Money collected pursuant to the sales shall first be used to defray the necessary costs of administering this subdivision with any surplus to be:
                (i) deposited into the receiving law enforcement agency's firearms training fund, if the law enforcement agency is a county law enforcement agency, or into a continuing education fund established under IC 5-2-8-2 , if the law enforcement agency is a city or town law enforcement agency; and
                (ii) used by the agency exclusively for the purpose of training law enforcement officers in the proper use of firearms or other law enforcement duties, if the law enforcement agency is a county law enforcement agency, or for law enforcement purposes, if the law enforcement agency is a city or town law enforcement agency.
             (E) A public sale of firearms under this subdivision may not be held on county property (as defined in IC 36-2-21-2 ).
        (2) Sale of the firearms to a licensed firearms dealer as follows:
            (A) Notice of the sale must be:
                (i) posted for ten (10) days in the county courthouse in a place readily accessible to the general public; and
                (ii) advertised in the principal newspaper of the county for two (2) days in an advertisement that appears in the

newspaper at least five (5) days before the sale.
            (B) Disposition of the firearm shall be by auction with disposition going to the highest bidder who is a licensed firearms dealer.
            (C) Money collected from the sales shall first be used to defray the necessary costs of administering this subdivision and any surplus shall be:
                (i) deposited into the receiving law enforcement agency's firearms training fund or other appropriate training activities fund; and
                (ii) used by the agency exclusively for the purpose of training law enforcement officers in the proper use of firearms or other law enforcement duties.
            (D) A sale of firearms under this subdivision may not be held on county property (as defined in IC 36-2-21-2 ).
        (3) Sale or transfer of the firearms to another law enforcement agency.
        (4) Release to the state police department laboratory or other forensic laboratory administered by the state or a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13 ) for the purposes of research, training, and comparison in conjunction with the forensic examination of firearms evidence.
        (5) Destruction of the firearms.
    (d) Notwithstanding the requirement of this section mandating disposal of firearms not more than one hundred twenty (120) days following receipt, the receiving law enforcement agency may at its discretion hold firearms it may receive until a sufficient number has accumulated to defray the costs of administering this section if a delay does not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of receipt of the first firearm in the sale lot. In any event, all confiscated firearms shall be disposed of as promptly as possible.
    (e) When a firearm is delivered to the state police department laboratory or other forensic laboratory under subsection (c)(4) and the state police department laboratory or other forensic laboratory determines the laboratory has no further need for the firearm in question, the laboratory shall return the firearm to the law enforcement agency for disposal under subsection (c).

SOURCE: IC 36-2-21; (01)MO104327.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 36-2-21 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]:
     Chapter 21. Firearm and Weapon Sales on County Property
    Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to all counties.
    (b) This chapter does not apply to a purchase made by a:
        (1) county, for a county employee; or
        (2) county sheriff's department, for a member of the county sheriff's department.

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    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "county property" means:
        (1) a building or other structure owned or rented by a county; and
        (2) the grounds adjacent to and owned or rented in common with a building or other structure owned or rented by a county.
    Sec. 3. (a) The sale of:
        (1) a firearm (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5 );
        (2) a bomb;
        (3) a grenade;
        (4) a deadly weapon (as defined in IC 35-41-1-8 );
        (5) a shotgun (as defined in IC 35-47-1-11 );
        (6) ammunition for a firearm;
        (7) a component of a firearm;
        (8) an anti-tank rocket launcher;
        (9) a flamethrower;
        (10) a missile designed to destroy aircraft in flight; or
        (11) a torpedo;
is prohibited on county property.
     (b) A gun show (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5.5 ) may not be held on county property.
    Sec. 4. (a) A resident of a county that violates this chapter has a private right of action to:
        (1) enforce and prevent violation of this chapter; and
        (2) restrain or enjoin, temporarily or permanently, the county from violating this chapter.
    (b) For purposes of obtaining relief sought under this section, it is not necessary to allege or prove irreparable harm or injury to a person or property.
    (c) A county that violates this chapter is liable to a county resident who brings an action under this chapter for reasonable attorney's fees and court costs if judgment is entered by the court against the county.
    (Reference is to HB 1043 as printed February 22, 2001.)

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