What is the procedure for getting firearms returned?
All firearms taken by the police department will be held until a background check has been done through the California Department of Justice. Firearms used in the commission of a crime will not be returned without a court order. Any person who has a felony conviction, assault, battery, domestic violence or any other conviction that prohibits the possession of a firearm cannot claim a firearm. A firearm taken from a juvenile will not be returned. Proof of ownership is required which could mean a receipt from a licenced firearms dealer and/or registration to that person. Firearms left with the police department will be destroyed after one year unless needed as evidence in a crime. Then it will be destroyed one year from the date of judication of the case.
