Ord 00-376
ORDINANCE NO. 00-376
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, CREATING A NEW
CITY CODE CHAPTER OF THE FEDERAL WAY CITY
CODE, ESTABLISHING THE DISPOSITION OF
CONFISCATED AND FORFEITED FIREARMS.
WHEREAS. the City of Federal Way's law enforcement agency confiscates
firearms used by persons conÌmitting crimes within the City and holds other weapons for
safekeeping to avoid the illegal use of such weapons, and
WHEREAS, RCW 9.41.098 (2)(a), allows for the disposition of confiscated and
judicially forfeited firearms in any manner determined by the local1egislative authority; and
WHEREAS. the City Council fmds that the destruction of judicially forfeited or
unclaimed firearms serves the best interests of the City of Federal Way;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Disposition of confiscated and forfeited firearms.
A.
All firearms taken into the custody of the Federal Way Department of Public Safety
and no longer needed for evidence shall be disposed of as follows:
a.
Firearms illegal for any person to possess shall be destroyed.
b.
Antique firearms and firearms recognized as curios, relics, and
firearms of particular historical significance by the United States
treasury department bureau of alcohol and tobacco, and firearms
exempt from destruction shall be disposed of in accordance with
RCW 9.41.098 (c), or hereafter amended.
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c.
All other firearms that are judicially forfeited or forfeited due to a
failure to make a claim under RCW 63.32.010 shall be destroyed,
except that such firearms which meet the Federal Way Department
of Public Safety's standard for use may be retained and used by the
Department.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared separate and
severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph. subdivision. section. or portion of
this ordinance or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not
affect the validity of the remainder of the ordinance. or the validity of its application to other
persons or circumstances.
Section 3.. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the
effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affIrmed.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty
(30) days from the time of its final passage, as provided by law.
ru PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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BOB C. STERBANK, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
F1LED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 10/10/00
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 11/07/00
PUBLISHED: 11/11100
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/07/00
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