(a) In any situation where a deadly weapon is present and a person has been drinking or disturbing the peace, threatening bodily harm or causing or threatening a disturbance or violence, and there is reasonable cause for the investigating police officer to believe that such deadly weapon may be used to cause bodily harm, such deadly weapon may be seized by the police and kept in the custody of the Chief of Police until released by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Any deadly weapon seized by a police officer upon the arrest of any person, firm or corporation charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or any felony or misdemeanor involving the use of a deadly weapon or the use of force or violence or the threat of the use of force or violence against the person of another, shall be confiscated by the Division of Police for disposal. However, any deadly weapon seized which has been reported stolen shall be returned to the owner thereof, unless possession by the owner would constitute a violation of any provision of these Codified Ordinances or State or Federal Law.
(Ord. 12-09. Passed 2-23-09.)