(a) If a law enforcement agency determines that the applicant is the legal owner of any firearm or ammunition deposited with the agency, that the applicant is prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition, and that the firearm or ammunition is otherwise legal, the applicant shall be entitled to sell or transfer the firearm or ammunition to a licensed firearms dealer, or licensed ammunition vendor, as applicable. If a law enforcement agency determines that the applicant is prohibited from owning or possessing any firearm or ammunition and the prohibition will expire on a specific ascertainable date, whether or not that date is specified in a court order, the applicant shall be entitled to have the firearm or ammunition stored by a licensed firearms dealer or licensed ammunition vendor, as applicable, for the duration of the prohibition period pursuant to Section 29830.

(b) If the firearm or ammunition has been lost or stolen, it shall be restored to the lawful owner pursuant to Section 11108.5 upon the owner’s identification of the property, proof of ownership, and proof of eligibility to possess a firearm or ammunition pursuant to Section 33865.

(c) This section does not prevent the local law enforcement agency from charging the rightful owner of the property the fees described in Section 33880.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 780, Sec. 17. (SB 746) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of July 1, 2020, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 780.)