If any weapon has been lost or stolen and is thereafter recovered, or is used in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance pursuant to Penal Code § 12028 and § 8.65.010 of this Chapter, without the prior knowledge of its lawful owner that it would be so used, it shall not be destroyed but shall be restored to the lawful owner, if his or her identity and address can be reasonably ascertained, as soon as its use as evidence has been served, upon his or her identification of the weapon and proof of ownership. Sufficient identification of ownership shall include, but shall not be limited to, a police report made at or near the time of loss or theft, or at or near the time of discovery of the loss or theft. A police report by itself listing the lost or stolen weapon is sufficient identification of ownership.
(Ord. MC-892, 1-12-94)