2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .420   Procedure for disposal of seized and forfeited property -- Distribution of proceeds.

218A.420 Procedure for disposal of seized and forfeited property -- Distribution of proceeds. (1) All property which is subject to forfeiture under this chapter shall be disposed of in accordance with this section. (2) All controlled substances which are seized and forfeited under this chapter shall be ordered destroyed by the order of the trial court unless there is a legal use for them, in which case they may be sold to a proper buyer as determined by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services by promulgated regulations. Property other than controlled substances may be destroyed on order of the trial court. (3) When property other than controlled substances is forfeited under this chapter, the law enforcement agency may, subject to the provisions of KRS 218A.435: (a)  Retain it for official use; (b)  Sell that which is not required to be destroyed by law and which is not harmful to the public. The proceeds shall be paid into the fund created in KRS 218A.435. Any sale shall be a public sale advertised pursuant to KRS Chapter 424. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 551, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 491, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984.