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Sec. 239.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and subject to section 239a, all pistols, weapons, or
devices carried, possessed, or used contrary to this chapter are forfeited to this state and must
be turned over to the department of state police for disposition as determined appropriate by
the director of the department of state police or the director's designated representative.
(2) The director of the department of state police shall dispose of firearms under this section
by destroying them. The director shall ensure that all parts of a firearm disposed of under this
section are destroyed.
(3) Before disposing of a firearm under this section, the director of the department of state
police shall do both of the following:
(a) Determine through the law enforcement information network whether the firearm has
been reported lost or stolen. If the firearm has been reported lost or stolen and the name and
address of the owner can be determined, the director of the department of state police shall
provide 30 days' written notice of the director's intent to dispose of the firearm under this
section to the owner, and allow the owner to claim the firearm within that 30-day period if the
owner is authorized to possess the firearm.
(b) Provide 30 days' notice to the public on the department of state police website of the
director's intent to dispose of the firearm under this section. The notice must include a
description of the firearm and state the firearm's serial number, if the serial number can be
determined. The department of state police shall allow the owner of the firearm to claim the
firearm within that 30-day period if the owner is authorized to possess the firearm. The 30-day
period required under this subdivision is in addition to the 30-day period required under
subdivision (a).
(4) The department of state police is immune from civil liability for disposing of a firearm
in compliance with this section.