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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, WASHINGTON, FONTANA, KITCHEN AND FARNESE, JANUARY 24, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 24, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous |
3 | articles, providing for report of theft or loss of a firearm. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes |
7 | is amended by adding a section to read: |
8 | § 6115.1. Report of theft or loss of firearm. |
9 | (a) Duty to report.--Any owner or other person lawfully in |
10 | possession of a firearm who suffers the loss or theft of a |
11 | weapon shall within 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or |
12 | theft report the facts and circumstances of the loss or theft to |
13 | the police department having jurisdiction where the loss or |
14 | theft occurred. The person making the report shall provide the |
15 | following information: |
16 | (1) Name and permanent address of the owner. |
17 | (2) Name of the manufacturer and importer. |
18 | (3) Model. |
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1 | (4) Type of action. |
2 | (5) Caliber or gauge. |
3 | (6) Serial number. |
4 | (7) Any other information deemed necessary by the |
5 | officer or police department receiving the report. |
6 | (b) Sharing of information.--When a person reports the loss |
7 | or theft of a firearm to a police department, the officer or |
8 | department receiving the report shall forward notice of the loss |
9 | or theft with the information obtained under subsection (a) to |
10 | the Pennsylvania State Police. |
11 | (c) Pennsylvania State Police.--The Pennsylvania State |
12 | Police shall receive, collect and file the information forwarded |
13 | to it under subsection (a). The Pennsylvania State Police shall |
14 | cooperate, and undertake to furnish or make the information |
15 | available to all law enforcement agencies in this Commonwealth, |
16 | for the purpose of coordinating law enforcement efforts to |
17 | locate the weapons. |
18 | (d) Penalty.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a |
19 | person who violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense |
20 | punishable by a fine not to exceed $500. |
21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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