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i) Small arms will not be obtained by LEAs for the purpose of sale, lease, loan, personal use, rent, <br />exchange, barter, transfer, or to secure a loan and shall be returned to DLA Disp Svcs at the end of their <br />useful life. Cannibalization of small arms is not authorized. <br />ii) Temporary modifications to small arms are authorized; permanent modifications to small arms are not <br />authorized (i.e. drilling holes in the lower receiver of a small arm). In cases of temporary modifications, <br />all parts are to be retained and accounted for in a secured location under the original serial number for the <br />small arm until final disposition is determined. If the modified small arm is transferred to another LEA, <br />all parts will accompany the small arm to the receiving LEA. <br />iii) Small arms will be issued utilizing an acceptable ECR which obtains certain information about the <br />property being issued to include (but is not limited to) the signature of the law enforcement officer who <br />is accepting responsibility for the small arm(s), the serial number of the small arm, the date in which the <br />law enforcement officer took possession of the small arm, etc. <br />iv) Small arms that are not carried on an officer's person or in the officer's immediate physical vicinity <br />will be secured using "two levels of physical security". Two levels of physical security meaning two <br />distinct lockable barriers, each specifically designed to render a small arm inaccessible and unusable to <br />unauthorized persons. Lockable barriers meeting this description may be either manual or electronic. <br />v) Program participants no longer requiring program small arm(s) shall request authorization to transfer <br />the small arm to another participating LEA or request authorization to turn-in/return the small arm. <br />Transfers and turn -in requests shall receive final approval from the LESO; small arms will not physically <br />move until the LESO provides official notification that the approval process is complete. When <br />turning -in small arms to Anniston Army Depot, the LEA shall follow LESO turn -in guidance. <br />vi) Local destruction (DEMIL) of small arms is not authorized. <br />vii) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed (LSD) small arms: <br />(1) Program participants with multiple instances of LSD small arms in a five-year window will be <br />assessed by DLA Disp Svcs to determine if a systemic problem exists IAW DLAI 4140.11. <br />(2) DLA OIG investigations may be initiated if small arms are improperly disposed of or become <br />LSD while in program inventory. The State/LEA may be required to reimburse DLA the fair market <br />value of the small arms when negligence, willful misconduct, or a violation of the MOA between the <br />Federal Government and the State/U.S. Territory and/or this SPO is confirmed at the conclusion of <br />the Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss (FLIPL). <br />(a) Reimbursement will be within 60 -days of the completion of the FLIPL. <br />(b) Title will never transfer to the recipient regardless of the status of the small arm. <br />(c) Payments due to DLA Disp Svcs, based upon the findings of the FLIPL, may be paid by one <br />of three methods: 1) credit card via pay.gov, 2) cashier/ business check, or 3) wire transfer. <br />(3) In instances of LSD small arm recovery, DoD retains title in perpetuity and the small arm shall <br />be immediately relinquished/surrendered back to the program. <br />11) PROGRAM COMPLIANCE REVIEWS (PCR) <br />Page 7 of 12 Version -February 2021 <br />