PRINTER'S NO. 54
No. 29 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, D. EVANS, GERBER, CALTAGIRONE, JAMES, W. KELLER, MYERS, WHEATLEY, BISHOP, COHEN, CRUZ, CURRY, FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, LEACH, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI AND ROEBUCK, JANUARY 30, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 30, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for registry for lost or 3 stolen firearms and for failure to report lost or stolen 4 firearm. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Section 6111.1(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania 8 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read: 9 § 6111.1. Pennsylvania State Police. 10 * * * 11 (b) Duty of Pennsylvania State Police.-- 12 * * * 13 (5) The Pennsylvania State Police shall maintain a 14 registry of all firearms reported lost or stolen in this 15 Commonwealth. The registry shall contain, if available, the 16 manufacturer, model, caliber, serial number and any other 17 identifying information concerning any firearm reported lost 18 or stolen, as well as the name of the lawful owner of the
1 firearm. If a firearm is reported stolen to a local law 2 enforcement agency, that agency shall collect the required 3 information and shall submit it to the Pennsylvania State 4 Police within 24 hours. 5 * * * 6 Section 2. Section 6111.4 of Title 18 is amended to read: 7 § 6111.4. Registration of firearms. 8 Notwithstanding any section of this chapter to the contrary, 9 nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow any 10 government or law enforcement agency or any agent thereof to 11 create, maintain or operate any registry of firearm ownership 12 within this Commonwealth, other than a registry of firearms 13 reported lost or stolen under section 6111.1(b)(5) (relating to 14 Pennsylvania State Police). For the purposes of this section 15 only, the term "firearm" shall include any weapon that is 16 designed to or may readily be converted to expel any projectile 17 by the action of an explosive or the frame or receiver of any 18 such weapon. 19 Section 3. Title 18 is amended by adding a section to read: 20 § 6127. Failure to report lost or stolen firearm and notice of 21 multiple purchase reporting. 22 (a) Offense defined.--A person who is the owner of a firearm 23 that is lost or stolen and who fails, within 24 hours after the 24 loss or theft is discovered, to report the loss or theft to an 25 appropriate local law enforcement official commits a summary 26 offense, punishable by a fine of up to $500. A person who is 27 found to intentionally fail to report a loss or theft commits a 28 misdemeanor of the first degree for a first offense and a felony 29 of the third degree for any subsequent offense. 30 (b) Duty to forward report to sheriff.--A local law 20070H0029B0054 - 2 -
1 enforcement official, or his designee, who receives a report 2 under subsection (a) shall forward a copy of the report to the 3 sheriff of the county in which the complainant or victim resides 4 within 24 hours. 5 (c) Order.--Notwithstanding any other penalty prescribed by 6 law, the court may enter an order prohibiting a person convicted 7 for a violation of this section from the purchase or any other 8 method of acquiring a firearm for a period of six months. An 9 order entered pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to 10 the Pennsylvania State Police within 24 hours. 11 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A12L18DMS/20070H0029B0054 - 3 -