8.30.040 Disposition of confiscated dangerous weapons.
Dangerous weapons confiscated pursuant to the provisions of Sections 8.30.020(4) and 8.30.030(3) shall be held as evidence in the custody of the Chief of Police for up to sixty days pending the institution of legal proceedings against the alleged infractor and disposed of as follows:
(1) If legal proceedings, whether juvenile or adult, are commenced within said period, dangerous weapons shall be disposed of, after a hearing, in such a manner as the officer of the court or judge considers appropriate.
(2) If legal proceedings, whether juvenile or adult, are not commenced within said period, then dangerous weapons shall be returned to the rightful owner who is at least eighteen years of age; or, if the rightful owner is less than eighteen years of age then dangerous weapons shall be returned to a parent or guardian of such rightful owner.
(3) Dangerous weapons that are not disposed of in accordance with the provisions of either subsections (1) or (2) of this section shall be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 63.32 of the Revised Code of Washington (Unclaimed Property In Hands of City Police) as now existing and in accordance with any amendments that may hereafter be made thereto. (Ord. 99-21 §2, 1999; Ord. 85-32 §1, 1985).