(1) Title to seized contraband included in KRS § 244.180(1), (2), (3), and (4) shall be vested in the appropriate court within whose jurisdiction the seizure occurred, irrespective of whether the contraband was seized by peace officers of the city or county or state administrators or investigators of the department, notwithstanding the provisions of KRS § 242.380.
(2) The court shall order the sheriff for the county in which the contraband included in subsection (1) of this section was seized to destroy the contraband, except firearms or ammunition, upon conviction of the defendant.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 244.195

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Contraband firearms and ammunition shall be transferred to the Department of
Kentucky State Police for disposition as provided in KRS § 500.090.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 100, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 592, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 274, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 368, sec. 13, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch.
132, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1984. — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 1.
— Created 1956 (4th Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, secs. 1 and 2.