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paper of the county for two (2)
days in an advertisement that
appears in the newspaper at least
five (5) days prior to the sale.
(B)Disposition of the firearm shall be
by public auction in a place convenient
to the general public, with disposition
going to the highest bidder. However,
no firearm shall be transferred to any
bidder if that bidder is not lawfully
eligible to receive and possess firearms
according to the laws of the United
States and Indiana.
(C) All handguns transferred under this
subdivision shall also be transferred
according to the transfer procedures
set forth in this article.
(D) Money collected pursuant to the
sales shall first be used to defray the
necessary costs of administering this
subdivision with any surplus to be:
(i) deposited into the receiving law
enforcement agency’s firearms
training fund, other appropriate
training activities fund, or any other
fund that may be used by the
receiving law enforcement agency
for the purchase and maintenance
of firearms, ammunition, vests, and
other law enforcement equipment;
and
(ii) used by the agency exclusively
to train law enforcement officers in
the proper use of firearms or other
law enforcement duties, and to pur-
chase and maintain firearms,
ammunition, vests, and other law
enforcement equipment.
A law enforcement agency may not sell a
firearm to the general public if the firearm
is unsafe to operate because it has been
damaged or altered.
(2) Sale of the firearms to a licensed
firearms dealer as follows:
(A)Notice of the sale must be:
(i) posted for ten (10) days in the
county courthouse in a place read-
ily accessible to the general public;
and
(ii) advertised in the principal news-
paper of the county for two (2)
days in an advertisement that
appears in the newspaper at least
five (5) days before the sale.
(B)Disposition of the firearm shall be
by auction with disposition going to the
highest bidder who is a licensed
firearms dealer.
(C)Money collected from the sales
shall first be used to defray the neces-
sary costs of administering this subdi-
vision and any surplus shall be:
(i) deposited into the receiving law
enforcement agency’s firearms
training fund, other appropriate
training activities fund, or any other
fund that may be used by the
receiving law enforcement agency
for the purchase and maintenance
of firearms, ammunition, vests, and
other law enforcement equipment;
and
(ii) used by the agency exclusively
to train law enforcement officers in
the proper use of firearms or other
law enforcement duties, and to pur-
chase and maintain firearms,
ammunition, vests, and other law
enforcement equipment.
A law enforcement agency may sell a
firearm to a licensed firearms dealer for sal-
vage or repair, even if the firearm is unsafe
to operate because it has been damaged or
altered.
(3) Sale or transfer of the firearms to
another law enforcement agency.
(4) Release to the state police department
laboratory or other forensic laboratory
administered by the state or a political
subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) for
the purposes of research, training, and
comparison in conjunction with the foren-
sic examination of firearms evidence.
(5) Destruction of the firearms. A firearm
that is to be destroyed may be sold to a sal-
vage company and destroyed by disman-
