PRINTER'S NO. 3306
No. 2288 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BARRAR, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, EVERETT, GRELL, JOSEPHS, R. MILLER, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, SURRA, SWANGER, THOMAS, J. WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, DENLINGER AND SCHRODER, MARCH 5, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 5, 2008
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for a study by the Joint 3 State Government Commission; and making appropriations. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: 8 § 6111.6. Study by Joint State Government Commission. 9 (a) Study.--The Joint State Government Commission shall 10 conduct a continuing study for the purpose of evaluating: 11 (1) the extent, if any, to which legally purchased 12 firearms, as defined in section 6102 (relating to 13 definitions), are used by their purchaser in criminal 14 activity; and 15 (2) the incidence of arrests for violations of this 16 chapter as compared to convictions and adjudications of 17 delinquency for violations of this chapter within the various
1 counties of this Commonwealth. 2 (b) Cooperation of other agencies.--Beginning on the 3 effective date of this section and ending three years from the 4 effective date of this section, the Pennsylvania State Police 5 shall provide to the Joint State Government Commission such 6 information as is necessary to conduct the study. The commission 7 may contract with such persons as appropriate for the purposes 8 of carrying out the study. 9 (c) Provision of data.-- 10 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 6111(i) 11 (relating to sale or transfer of firearms), 6111.4 (relating 12 to registration of firearms) and 9121(b)(1) (relating to 13 general regulations), for the limited purposes and during the 14 limited period of this study, the Pennsylvania State Police 15 shall provide records concerning purchases of firearms and 16 criminal history record information without fee to the Joint 17 State Government Commission. 18 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. § 6308 19 (relating to law enforcement records), the Pennsylvania State 20 Police shall provide the incidence rate of adjudications of 21 delinquency for violations of this chapter within the various 22 counties of this Commonwealth without fee to the Joint State 23 Government Commission. 24 (d) Report.--The Joint State Government Commission shall 25 issue a final report on the study within three years and six 26 months after the effective date of this section. The commission 27 may issue interim reports as it deems appropriate. 28 (e) Use of information.--Neither the Joint State Government 29 Commission nor any other person may publicly release identifying 30 information obtained by the commission. The commission shall 20080H2288B3306 - 2 -
1 make information which it compiles available to the Office of 2 Attorney General for law enforcement purposes. The Office of 3 Attorney General or any other law enforcement agency which 4 receives such information shall treat the information as 5 intelligence information subject to the provisions of Chapter 91 6 (relating to criminal history record information). 7 Section 2. The sum of $300,000 is hereby appropriated to the 8 Joint State Government Commission for the purpose of conducting 9 the study provided for under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6111.6. 10 Section 3. The sum of $50,000 is hereby appropriated to the 11 Pennsylvania State Police for the purpose of providing 12 information pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 6111.6(b) and (c). 13 Section 4. This act shall take effect in six months. A17L18DMS/20080H2288B3306 - 3 -