A. Voluntary Surrender. Any person within the Village may voluntarily and peaceably deliver and abandon to the Chief of Police any handgun or ammunition. No person shall be asked for identification nor will such person be subject to prosecution for the possession of any handgun or ammunition voluntarily surrendered.
B. Conditions. The voluntary surrender of any handgun or ammunition shall not moot or in any manner invalidate any pending or future investigation, arrest, charge, or prosecution for a violation of any provision of this Chapter 9.12 or any other law or regulation concerning the use or possession of firearms or ammunition.
C. Destruction of Surrendered Handguns and Ammunition. Whenever any handgun or ammunition is surrendered pursuant to the terms of this section, the Chief of Police shall ascertain whether such handgun or ammunition is needed as evidence in any matter. If such handgun or ammunition is not required for evidence it shall be destroyed at the direction of the Chief of Police. A record of the date and method of destruction and an inventory of the handgun or ammunition so destroyed shall be maintained.
(MC-02-2023 § 3, 3/21/2023; Ord. MC-9-2008 § 2, Amended, 11/18/2008)