Kentucky Statutes 65.041 – Disposition of firearms or ammunition owned by unit of local government — Disposition of proceeds upon sale
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KRS 45A.343 and 45A.425 to the contrary notwithstanding:
(1) When a police department, sheriff’s department, or other agency of city, county, urban-county, or charter county government or other unit of local government disposes of firearms or ammunition owned by that unit of local government, the disposition shall be by:
(a) Public auction to persons eligible under federal law to purchase the type of firearm or ammunition being offered for sale;
(b) Trade to the federally licensed firearms dealer providing new firearms or ammunition to the agency;
(c) Transfer to another government agency or government-operated museum in
Kentucky for official use or display; or
(d) Sale to the employee to whom the firearm was issued, if all of the following provisions are satisfied:
1. The firearm was issued to the employee as his or her service weapon;
2. The employee is retiring or an employee’s service weapon is being replaced;
3. The employee is otherwise authorized by law to own or possess the firearm; and
4. The sale price of the firearm is the fair market value of the firearm, not to exceed the actual cost of the firearm to the unit of government; and
(2) If the firearms or ammunition are sold, the proceeds of the sale shall be utilized solely for the purchase of body armor meeting or exceeding National Institute of Justice standards, firearms, ammunition, or range facilities, or a combination thereof, by the agency of government.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 3, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014. — Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch.
606, sec. 128, effective July 15, 1998.
(1) When a police department, sheriff’s department, or other agency of city, county, urban-county, or charter county government or other unit of local government disposes of firearms or ammunition owned by that unit of local government, the disposition shall be by:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 65.041
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(a) Public auction to persons eligible under federal law to purchase the type of firearm or ammunition being offered for sale;
(b) Trade to the federally licensed firearms dealer providing new firearms or ammunition to the agency;
(c) Transfer to another government agency or government-operated museum in
Kentucky for official use or display; or
(d) Sale to the employee to whom the firearm was issued, if all of the following provisions are satisfied:
1. The firearm was issued to the employee as his or her service weapon;
2. The employee is retiring or an employee’s service weapon is being replaced;
3. The employee is otherwise authorized by law to own or possess the firearm; and
4. The sale price of the firearm is the fair market value of the firearm, not to exceed the actual cost of the firearm to the unit of government; and
(2) If the firearms or ammunition are sold, the proceeds of the sale shall be utilized solely for the purchase of body armor meeting or exceeding National Institute of Justice standards, firearms, ammunition, or range facilities, or a combination thereof, by the agency of government.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 3, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014. — Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch.
606, sec. 128, effective July 15, 1998.