Sec.29-7h-4. Handguns issued to police department employees

(a) Self-collection of test fires by police departments

Police departments collecting and submitting test fires shall comply with the requirements of section 29-7h-2(b) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) Police departments seeking assistance

(1) A police department seeking assistance from laboratory staff in collecting test fires shall contact the laboratory to arrange a mutually convenient time for test firing.

(2) The police department shall supply two cartridges of full metal case ammunition for each handgun.

(3) A representative of the police department shall be present at the time of the test fires. That representative shall be responsible for completing the necessary information on the test fire envelopes and sealing the test fires in a tamper-evident manner.

(4) A supply of the ammunition normally carried by the police department shall be submitted with each group of police department test fires.

(5) No test fire collected pursuant to this section shall be entered into the NIBIN system without a written request related to a criminal investigation submitted by a law enforcement agency.

(Adopted effective December 19, 2002)