THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY THOMAS, READSHAW, JOSEPHS, PAYTON, BRIGGS, BROWN, COHEN AND JOHNSON, APRIL 7, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, APRIL 7, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous

articles, further providing for licenses; and establishing

the First Class County Slain Police Officers Fund.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6109(h)(1) and (6) of Title 18 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the

subsection is amended by adding paragraphs to read:

§ 6109.  Licenses.

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(h)  Fee.--

(1)  In addition to fees described in paragraphs (2)(ii)

and (3), the fee for a license to carry a firearm is [$19]

$24. This includes all of the following:

(i)  A renewal notice processing fee of $1.50.

(ii)  An administrative fee of $5 under section 14(2)

of the act of July 6, 1984 (P.L.614, No.127), known as

the Sheriff Fee Act. In counties of the first class this

administrative fee shall be $10.

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(6)  Except for the administrative fee [of $5 under

section 14(2) of the Sheriff Fee Act] specified under

paragraph (1)(ii), all other fees shall be refunded if the

application is denied but shall not be refunded if a license

is issued and subsequently revoked.

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(8)  For each fee collected under paragraph (1), $5 shall

be dedicated to the Firearm Investigation Unit of the

Pennsylvania State Police, which unit is established.

(9)  For each fee collected under paragraph (1) in a

county of first class, $5 shall be deposited in the First

Class County Slain Police Officers Fund, which fund is

established in the State Treasury.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.