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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 853

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Relating to: the return of a seized firearm to the person who owns the firearm. (FE)

Court — Procedure Firearms and dangerous weapons Forfeiture Frac sand

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law specifies a process and criteria for courts and police officers to use

to determine ownership of property that has been seized by a police officer and to

decide if, how, and when to return the seized property. Under this bill, if a firearm

is seized, the firearm must be returned to the person who owns the firearm within

48 hours of the district attorney declining to file charges against the person in

connection with the seizure, within 48 hours of the dismissal of the charges against

the person in connection with the seizure, within 48 hours of the trial court reaching

final disposition of all charges against the person in connection with the seizure if

the person is not adjudged guilty, if no charges against the person are filed in

connection with the seizure six months after the seizure, or within five business days

after determining that the person did not have prior knowledge of and did not

consent to the activity that resulted in the seizure.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Brooks (R) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Murtha (R) , Nass (R) , Pridemore (R) , Schraa (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Williams (R)

2 cosponsors

Grothman (R) , Schultz (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Brooks, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knudson, Murtha, Nass, A. Ott, Pridemore, Schraa, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Williams; cosponsored by Senators Grothman and Schultz

  2. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  4. Mar 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1