PRINTER'S NO. 2082
No. 1655 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BEBKO-JONES,
BELFANTI, BLAUM, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON,
DALEY, DENLINGER, GEIST, GERGELY, GINGRICH, HARRIS,
HENNESSEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS, LEDERER, LEH, MICOZZIE, PHILLIPS,
PISTELLA, SATHER, STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
TIGUE, WALKO AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 7, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 7, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for use or
3 possession of electric or electronic incapacitation devices.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 908.1(e) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 908.1. Use or possession of electric or electronic
9 incapacitation device.
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11 (e) Exceptions.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
12 possession or use by, or the sale or furnishing of any electric
13 or electronic incapacitation device to, a law enforcement
14 agency, peace officer, employee of a correctional institution,
15 county jail or prison or detention center, the National Guard or
16 reserves or a member of the National Guard or reserves for use
1 in their official duties. The Pennsylvania State Police shall
2 promulgate regulations for the use of electric or electronic
3 incapacitation devices by individuals permitted pursuant to this
4 subsection to use the devices in their official duties.
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6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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