B. The State pleads and proves that the firearm is used by the defendant or an accomplice during the commission of any murder
or Class A, Class B or Class C crime or any Class D crime defined in chapter 9, 11 or 13; or [2009, c. 336, §13 (AMD).]
C. The defendant, with the approval of the State, consents to the forfeiture of the firearm. [2009, c. 336, §13 (NEW).]
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2009, c. 336, §13 (AMD)
.]
2. Except as provided in subsection 3, a court may not order the forfeiture of a firearm otherwise qualifying for forfeiture
under subsection 1 if another person can satisfy the court by a preponderance of the evidence and prior to the imposition
of the defendant's sentence that:
A. Other than in the context of either subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1) or subsection 1, paragraph B relative to
murder or any other unlawful homicide crime in which the firearm used is a handgun, the other person, at the time of the commission
of the crime, had a right to possess the firearm to the exclusion of the defendant; [2003, c. 657, §7 (NEW).]
B. In the context of subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1), the other person, at the time of the commission of the crime,
had a right to possess the firearm to the exclusion of the defendant; or [2003, c. 657, §7 (NEW).]
C. In the context of subsection 1, paragraph B relating to murder or any other unlawful homicide crime in which the firearm
used is a handgun, the other person, at the time of the commission of the crime, was the rightful owner from whom the handgun
had been stolen and the other person was not a principal or accomplice in the commission of the crime. [2003, c. 657, §7 (NEW).]
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.]
3. If another person satisfies subsection 2, paragraph B, a court shall nonetheless order the forfeiture of a firearm otherwise
qualifying for forfeiture under subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1) if the State can satisfy the court by a preponderance
of the evidence both that the other person knew or should have known that the defendant was a prohibited person under Title
15, section 393 and that the other person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly allowed the defendant to possess or have
under the defendant's control the firearm.
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2003, c. 657, §7 (NEW)
.]
4. The Attorney General shall adopt rules governing the disposition to state, county and municipal agencies of firearms forfeited
under this section. A handgun not excepted under subsection 2, paragraph C must be destroyed by the State.
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2003, c. 657, §7 (NEW)
.]
5. As used in this section, "handgun" means a firearm, including a pistol or revolver, that has a short stock and is designed
to be held and fired by the use of a single hand.
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2003, c. 657, §7 (NEW)
.]
SECTION HISTORY
2003, c. 657, §7 (NEW).
2009, c. 336, §13 (AMD).
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