THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HARHART, CALTAGIRONE, CUTLER, GINGRICH, COHEN, GABLER, GROVE, HENNESSEY, LONGIETTI, MANN, MILLER, MILNE, MURT, RAPP, SONNEY, STABACK, STEVENSON, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 17, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for duties of

Pennsylvania State Police.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6111.1(f) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 6111.1.  Pennsylvania State Police.

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(f)  Notification of mental health adjudication, treatment,

commitment, drug use or addiction.--

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(4)  Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, judges

of the courts of common pleas shall, within 15 days of an

adjudication or involuntary commitment, give written notice

to any individual identified in paragraph (1)(i) of the

following:

(i)  The individual is prohibited from possession of

firearms under the provisions of this chapter.

(ii)  The individual has a reasonable period of time,

not to exceed 60 days from the date of the imposition of

the disability, in which to sell or transfer the

individual's firearms to another eligible person who is

not a member of the prohibited person's household.

(iii)  The individual's firearm rights may be

restored under section 6105(f)(1) (relating to persons

not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or

transfer firearms).

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 90 days.