AL HB371

Cullman County Sheriff must maintain a separate permanent record of all abandoned and stolen firearms, including description, recovery date, serial number, and recovery location.

Sheriff may sell or destroy a firearm only if it has been recorded, possessed for at least six months, and the owner has not claimed it.

Firearms may only be sold or traded to gun dealers with an active Alabama business license for at least one year prior to the sale or trade.

Sale proceeds, after deducting recovery, maintenance, and sale expenses, are split 70 percent to the sheriff's office and 30 percent to the district attorney's office.

Act becomes effective October 1, 2024.