THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HARHART, STEVENSON, BRENNAN, PHILLIPS, BEYER, GINGRICH, GROVE, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MANN, MILLER, PICKETT, SIPTROTH, STABACK, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 13, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for duties of

Pennsylvania State Police.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6111.1(f) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding paragraphs to read:

§ 6111.1.  Pennsylvania State Police.

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(f)  Notification of mental health adjudication, treatment,

commitment, drug use or addiction.--

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(4)  Within two business days of receipt of a

notification under paragraph (1), the Pennsylvania State

Police shall notify the subject of the adjudication,

commitment or treatment of the following:

(i)  The subject is prohibited from possession of

firearms under the provisions of this chapter.

(ii)  The subject has a reasonable period of time,

not to exceed 60 days from the date of the imposition of

the disability, in which to sell or transfer the

subject’s firearms to another eligible person who is not

a member of the prohibited person's household.

(iii)  The subject’s firearm rights may be restored

under section 6105(f)(1) (relating to persons not to

possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer

firearms).

(5)  The notification provided to the subject of the

adjudication, commitment or treatment under paragraph (4)

shall be sent by certified mail.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 90 days.