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(e) If a certified assault weapon is used in the commission of a crime, the owner shall be civilly liable for any damages resulting from that crime. The liability imposed by this subsection shall not apply if the assault weapon was stolen and the certified owner reported the theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 48 hours of the time the discovery was made or should have been made. (f) Certified assault weapons may not be purchased, sold or transferred in the City of Louisville, except for transfer to a licensed gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair, or transfer to the appropriate law enforcement agency for the purpose of surrendering the assault weapon for destruction. (g) Persons acquiring an assault weapon by inheritance, bequest, or succession shall, within 90 days of acquiring title, do one of the following: (1) Modify the assault weapon to render it permanently inoperable; (2) Surrender the assault weapon to the Louisville Police Department for destruction; (3) Transfer the assault weapon to a firearms dealer who is properly licensed under federal, state and local laws; or (4) Permanently remove the assault weapon from the City of Louisville. (h) The owner of a certified assault weapon may not possess in the City of Louisville any assault weapons purchased after July 1, 2022. (i) The City Manager shall charge a fee for each certificate sufficient to cover the costs of administering the certificate program. The City Manager shall issue to qualified applicants two original copies of each certificate issued. The City of Louisville shall not maintain any records of certificates issued. The person who received the certificate shall keep one copy with the weapon certified and the second copy in a secure place to replace the certificate maintained with the weapon. Section 4 5. If any portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares it would have passed and approved this ordinance and each part hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part be declared invalid. Section -5 6. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Louisville by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any Ordinance No. 1831 Series 2022 Page 11 of 12