PRINTER'S NO. 1101
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1064
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BOROWICZ, MILLARD, RYAN, SCHMITT, HAMM, METCALFE,
KAUFFMAN, ROWE, CAUSER, KNOWLES, GLEIM, JONES, COX, MOUL,
STRUZZI, SMITH, PENNYCUICK, ZIMMERMAN, GILLEN AND RAPP,
APRIL 1, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 1, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, further
providing for contraband prohibited.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5902(e.1) of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 5902. Contraband prohibited.
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(e.1) Commonwealth employees and county employees.--
(1) The following apply:
(i) An employee of the Commonwealth employed at or
assigned to a State correctional institution may carry or
store one lawfully owned and transported firearm and
ammunition in a vehicle located at a specified location
outside of the State correctional institution upon
providing advance written notice to the chief
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administrator of the State correctional institution.
(i.1) If a governing body of a county adopts an
ordinance in accordance with this paragraph, a
corrections officer employed by the county at a county
correctional institution may carry or store one lawfully
owned and transported firearm and ammunition in a vehicle
located at a specified location at or outside of the
county correctional institution upon providing advance
written notice to the chief administrator of the county
correctional institution.
(ii) If an employee [of the Commonwealth] under
subparagraph (i) or (i.1) carries or stores a firearm and
ammunition under subparagraph (i) or (i.1), the employee
[of the Commonwealth] shall do all of the following:
(A) Keep the firearm secured with a trigger lock
or a gun safe.
(B) Keep the firearm out of plain sight.
(C) Comply with all applicable laws governing
the use, possession and carrying of firearms and
ammunition and all policies of the department or
county correctional institution, as appropriate.
(iii) A chief administrator who has received written
notice under subparagraph (i) [from an employee of the
Commonwealth] or (i.1) may deny or revoke the ability of
the employee [of the Commonwealth] to carry or store a
firearm and ammunition under this paragraph in writing.
(iv) An employee [of the Commonwealth] under
subparagraph (i) or (i.1) may not carry or store a
firearm under subparagraph (i) or (i.1) if the vehicle
also contains prohibited ammunition suitable for the
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firearm.
(2) The following words and phrases when used in this
subsection shall have the meanings given to them in this
paragraph unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Firearm." A pistol or revolver with a barrel length
less than eight inches as determined by measuring from the
muzzle of the barrel to the face of the closed action or
cylinder, whichever is applicable.
"Prohibited ammunition." A bullet or projectile which,
if fired from a firearm as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6102
(relating to definitions) under the test procedure of the
National Institute of Justice for the Ballistic Resistance of
Body Armor published July 2008, is determined to be capable
of penetrating bullet-resistant apparel or body armor meeting
the requirements of Type IIIA of Standard NIJ Standard-
0101.06 as formulated by the United States Department of
Justice.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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