What happens to the weapons after the police seize them in a DV case?
When the police seize the weapons in a home after a DV incident, they are then required to deliver all weapons to the county prosecutor. Moreover, the police are required to append an inventory of all seized weapons to the domestic violence report. A defendant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is “unfit” to carry firearms. The Prevention of Domestic Act in keeping with its intent, requires the police to seize all weapons and permits if there is probable cause of domestic violence. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-2-21(d)(a) and (b). Once a law enforcement officer learns of the presence of a weapon where the domestic violence occurred, then the officer should attempt to seize the weapon if that weapon would post a risk of harm to the victim. 3. I have just lost my DV case, and the court has issued a final restraining order against me. Is there any way that I can keep my weapons? There are many people who love their weapons. Some men are avid hunters, and they are obsessed
