How do i get.my firearm back from HPD?

[Mass_Shyster]

So is the Honolulu Police Department.

You watched too much Hawaii 50 in the past.

 

[quincy]

You watched too much Hawaii 50 in the past.

I would bet that Danno and McGarrett had property retrieval procedures similar to Houston’s.

 

[Just Blue]

Book 'em, Dan-o!

 

[FlyingRon]

Hondo has a police department, so does Hamlin and Humble and probably quite a few other H towns in Texas.

 

[quincy]

Hondo has a police department, so does Hamlin and Humble and probably quite a few other H towns in Texas.

I imagine the procedure to reclaim seized property is the same or similar in all police departments.

 

[adjusterjack]

You watched too much Hawaii 50 in the past.

That's right. The original with Jack Lord and James MacArthur.

 

[zddoodah]

But OP posted his state is Texas not Hawaii so it's fair to assume that HPD is NOT Honolulu Police Dept but, is indeed, Houston Police Dept.

Hondo has a police department, so does Hamlin and Humble and probably quite a few other H towns in Texas.

There are over 960 incorporated cities in Texas, and nearly 60 of those, including 12 county seats, start with the letter "H".

 

[quincy]

There are over 960 incorporated cities in Texas, and nearly 60 of those, including 12 county seats, start with the letter "H".

The abbreviation HPD is commonly used for the Houston Police Department and is coded by the State to designate Houston’s department.

Coding for other “H” police departments are, for a few examples, HBD for Humble, and HCP for Hunters Creek, and HUP for Huntsville.

Of course it is possible that “HPD” was used by Devyobey as easy shorthand here but Houston is the best guess.

And, again, the procedure for recovering property held by a police department will be similar throughout the State.

 

[bcr229]

What is the name of your state? TEXAS
How do I go about getting my firearm.from HPD. Are you able to advise me of what steps to take to get my firearm back from HPD? An associate got my gun taken, the case was dismissed 5 years ago, just want my property back. Does the clerk provide these forms for Court 8 or is this something I can retrieve from online?

Are you sure HPD still has it after all this time? Why didn't you act immediately after the case was dismissed? I hold an FFL (Federal Firearms License) as a manufacturer and we handle disposal contracts for a few local sheriff's offices and police departments. Usually once guns aren't needed any more for cases they get sent to us for disposal after the perp got convicted and appeals have all run out. The guns don't sit around taking up space in the evidence locker for years after the evidence isn't needed.

 

[quincy]

My understanding is that guns seized or held as evidence can be dismantled and disposed of in separate (cut, melted, torched) parts by the Evidence and Property Manager upon application to and authorization of the court, if the (legally owned and possessed) property has not been claimed within a year after the final court action (acquittal, appeal, whatever).

I would think, 5 years after the fact, that the firearm no longer exists.

CavemanLawyer is a criminal law attorney in Texas. Perhaps he will stop by later to provide some additional information.

 

[FlyingRon]

Most people outside of LEO and the courts aren't going to know or care about the department codes.

The Hondo Police Department refers to themselves as HPD on their various publications.

 

[cbg]

Is the exact jurisdiction really relevant to the poster's question?

 

[Just Blue]

Is the exact jurisdiction really relevant to the poster's question?

Doubtful.

 

[FlyingRon]

Doubtful.

Well it would help to direct him to the appropriate PD office or county court.

 

[cbg]

"Your local PD office or county court"would appear to be sufficient.