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PRINTER'S NO. 4126
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2682
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY KIRKLAND, SCHLOSSBERG, KINSEY, HILL-EVANS,
SOLOMON, DEAN, CALTAGIRONE, DRISCOLL, DALEY AND WARREN,
OCTOBER 1, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 1, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for identification required for purchase
of firearm ammunition.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 6128. Identification required for purchase of firearm
ammunition.
(a) Identification.--Except as provided under subsection
(b), no individual or business shall sell or deliver firearm
ammunition to a purchaser or transferee unless the purchaser or
transferee presents an official form of photographic
identification, including, but not limited to, a driver's
license, official Pennsylvania photo identification card or
official government photo identification card.
(b) Exception.--An individual who is a member of a
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recognized religious sect or community whose tenets forbid or
discourage the taking of photographs of members of that sect or
community may present a valid-without-photo driver's license or
a combination of documents, as prescribed by the Pennsylvania
State Police, containing the individual's name, address, date of
birth and signature.
(c) Penalties.--An individual or business that violates this
section shall be liable for civil damages in the amount of:
(1) $1,000 for a first offense.
(2) $2,000 for a second offense.
(3) $3,000 for a third or subsequent offense.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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