PRINTER'S NO. 1835
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1302
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY KANE, KEARNEY, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, CAPPELLETTI,
SANTARSIERO AND COSTA, JUNE 29, 2022
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 29, 2022
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 6129. Identification required for purchase of firearm
ammunition.
(a) Identification.--Except as provided under subsection
(b), no person may 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
recognized religious sect or community whose tenets forbid or
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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.--A person that violates this section shall be
subject to a fine of:
(1) $1,000 for a first offense.
(2) $2,000 for a second offense.
(3) $3,000 for a third or subsequent offense.
(d) Prohibition on ammunition sales.--A person that violates
this section shall be prohibited from selling ammunition for 30
days following a third or subsequent offense.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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