This bill establishes new evidentiary seizure guidelines for law enforcement weapons involved in officer-involved shootings. It mandates that when such an incident occurs, the weapon used by the officer must be collected by investigators for documentation and testing purposes, including photographing the weapon and conducting test firings at the state laboratory of criminalistics.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that once the investigation is concluded, and there are no pending appeals or criminal charges against the officer, the weapon must be returned to the respective law enforcement agency within seven days for redeployment. This process aims to ensure a timely return of law enforcement weapons while maintaining the integrity of the investigation. The bill also includes a codification instruction indicating that the new section will be integrated into existing law under Title 44, chapter 3, part 3.