This bill address the retention in evidence of seized firearms.
This bill:
- prohibits a plea in abeyance from allowing a condition of the plea that the defendant forfeits the defendant's firearms in certain circumstances;
- requires firearms seized by law enforcement from an individual as a result of the individual committing a criminal offense to be returned to the individual if the individual may lawfully possess the firearm and is not charged with a crime that would make the individual a restricted person; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Substitute #1: 76-10-529
Introduced: 76-10-529