KCC §22-4.7
What happens to pellet guns after arrest and conviction
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗When police arrest someone for breaking this article's rules, they take the pellet gun. If the person is convicted, the county keeps the gun and sells it at a yearly public auction. The money pays for the auction, and any leftover goes to the county.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Seizure, Forfeiture and Disposition of Pellet Guns
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Any police officer who arrests any person for the violation of any provision of this Article shall seize the pellet gun. Upon conviction of the person, the pellet gun so seized shall be forfeited to the County of Kaua'i and the Chief of Police shall sell the pellet gun at a public auction once annually, at a time and place as he or she may designate. Notice of public auction shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation once, not less than twenty (20) days before the auction. The proceeds from all sales shall be used to defray the expenses of the auction and the balance shall become a general realization of the County of Kaua'i.
The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.
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