ENTITLED, An Act to  revise certain provisions relating to the disposition of confiscated weapons and firearms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That § 23A-37-13 be amended to read as follows:
     23A-37-13.   Any controlled weapon or firearm used in violation of chapter 22-14 shall be disposed of as follows:

             (1)      If it is stolen, it shall be returned to the lawful owner upon proof of ownership; or

             (2)      If it is illegal, it shall be destroyed pursuant to law; or

             (3)      If it is neither stolen nor illegal, it shall be delivered to the arresting agency or, at the direction of the attorney general, to the South Dakota Forensic Laboratory for scientific examination purposes, for lawful use or disposal.

     In the case of a disposition pursuant to subdivision (3), the arresting agency or forensic laboratory may use, trade-in, destroy, or sell, as provided in §  5-23-32, 5-24-9.2 or 6-13-6, the controlled weapon or firearm.
     Section  2.  That chapter 23A-37 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     Any moneys derived by the South Dakota Forensic Laboratory from the sale of weapons or firearms pursuant to section 1 of this Act shall be deposited in the law enforcement officers training fund.

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An Act to revise certain provisions relating to the disposition of confiscated weapons and firearms.

========================= I certify that the attached Act originated in the HOUSE as Bill No. 1075 ____________________________ Chief Clerk =========================      ____________________________ Speaker of the House Attest: ____________________________ Chief Clerk ____________________________ President of the Senate Attest: ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate House Bill No. 1075 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

========================= Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ , 20____ at ____________ M. By _________________________ for the Governor ========================= The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___ ____________________________ Governor ========================= STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________ , 20___ at _________ o'clock __ M. ____________________________ Secretary of State By _________________________ Asst. Secretary of State