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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 244 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- PROHIBITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND REGULATIONS
244.190 Seizure of contraband -- Destruction upon conviction of defendant.
Download pdfupon probable cause, without warrant seize contraband regardless of whether it is in dry
territory or not, and hold it subject to the order of the court before which the owner or one
in possession of the contraband has been charged with violation of KRS Chapter 242 or
KRS 243.020. Upon conviction of the defendant, the court shall enter an order for the
destruction of all contraband property, except firearms or ammunition, included in KRS
244.180(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5). Contraband firearms and ammunition shall be
transferred to the Department of Kentucky State Police for disposition as provided in
KRS 500.090. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 591, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 273, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts
ch. 368, sec. 12, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 3,
effective July 13, 1984. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2554b-151.
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