{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-65.041","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 65.041","heading":"Disposition of firearms or ammunition owned by unit of local government --","body":"Disposition of proceeds upon sale.\nKRS 45A.343 and 45A.425 to the contrary notwithstanding:\n(1) When a police department, sheriff's department, or other agency of city, county ,\nurban-county, or charter county government or other unit of local government\ndisposes of firearms or ammunition owned by that unit of local government, the\ndisposition shall be by:\n(a) Public auction to persons eligible under federal law to purchase the type of\nfirearm or ammunition being offered for sale;\n(b) Trade to the federally licensed firearms dealer providing new firearms or\nammunition to the agency;\n(c) Transfer to another government agency or government -operated museum in\nKentucky for official use or display; or\n(d) Sale to the employee to whom the firearm was issued, if all of the following\nprovisions are satisfied:\n1. The firearm was issued to the employee as his or her service weapon;\n2. The employee is retiring or an employee's service weapon  is being\nreplaced;\n3. The employee is otherwise authorized by law to own or possess the\nfirearm; and\n4. The sale price of the firearm is the fair market value of the firearm, not\nto exceed the actual cost of the firearm to the unit of government; and\n(2) If the firearms or ammunition are sold, the proceeds of the sale shall be utilized\nsolely for the purchase of body armor meeting or exceeding National Institute of\nJustice standards, firearms, ammunition, or range facilities, or a combination\nthereof, by the agency of government.","path":["KRS Chapter 65"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44239","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:20Z","sha256":"991c1102964843f485566f3bf6dc910a7a1fd3605d6a283dcaaf8cd29d2d389a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-65.040","next":"us-ky/krs-65.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}