SB113
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Amend KRS 16.220, relating to firearms confiscated by law enforcement, to provide that firearms which were used in a homicide be destroyed; provide that firearms in the possession of the Department of Kentucky State Police may be destroyed if they have been defaced, are contaminated by hazardous material, unsafe to discharge, or upon request of an innocent owner; amend KRS 500.090, relating to forfeiture of property in criminal cases, to require local law enforcement agencies…
Introduced: January 22, 2026
Last action: January 22, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill changes how Kentucky law enforcement agencies handle firearms that have been taken into custody. It requires that guns used in homicides be destroyed, and allows state police to destroy guns that are defaced, contaminated, unsafe, or unwanted by an innocent owner. It also requires local law enforcement agencies to have written policies on firearm destruction in place by January 1, 2027. Who it may affect: local and state law enforcement agencies, and people who are innocent owners of confiscated firearms.
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