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OH HB210
Bill
Status
6/18/2013
Primary Sponsor
John Becker
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AI Summary
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Adds definition of "federally licensed firearms dealer" to Ohio's forfeiture law (section 2981.01).
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Requires law enforcement agencies to sell unclaimed or forfeited firearms and dangerous ordnance to federally licensed firearms dealers at public auction, unless the items are suitable for sporting use, museum pieces, or collectors' items (section 2981.12).
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Allows law enforcement agencies to sell firearms themselves, transfer them to the Department of Public Safety for sale, or transfer illegal firearms to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for destruction.
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Directs proceeds from firearm sales to law enforcement trust funds and specifies that if the Department of Public Safety sells transferred firearms, the original law enforcement agency's share goes to the Department of Public Safety investigative fund instead.
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Applies to all unclaimed or forfeited firearms and dangerous ordnance that are legal for persons to possess and not retained for police use.
Legislative Description
To require the sale to a federally licensed firearms dealer of all unclaimed or forfeited firearms and dangerous ordnance in the possession of a law enforcement agency that are legal for persons to possess, that are not used by an agency for police work, and that are not otherwise sold for sporting use or as a museum piece or collectors' item.
Law enforcement agency-have unclaimed/ forfeited firearms-sell to licensed dealer
Last Action
To Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security
6/18/2013