PRINTER'S NO. 4014
No. 2855 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY R. C. WRIGHT, RAYMOND, DURHAM, ADOLPH, FLICK,
MICOZZIE, FREIND, CARN, OLIVER, DONATUCCI, RIEGER, ROEBUCK,
EVANS, RICHARDSON, LINTON, ACOSTA, HUGHES, JAMES AND GANNON,
JULY 1, 1990
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 1, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the revocation
3 of a license to carry a firearm.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6109(i) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 6109. Licenses.
9 * * *
10 (i) Revocation.--A license to carry firearms may be revoked
11 by the issuing authority for good cause. An individual's license
12 to carry a firearm shall be revoked if he lends, gives or allows
13 an unlicensed individual to use his firearm and the unlicensed
14 individual uses the firearm in an unlawful manner. Notice of
15 revocation shall be in writing and shall state the reason for
16 revocation. Notice shall be sent by certified mail, and, at that
17 time, a copy shall be forwarded to the commissioner. An
1 individual whose license is revoked shall surrender the license
2 to the issuing authority within five days of receipt of the
3 notice. An individual who violates this section commits a
4 summary offense.
5 * * *
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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