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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 432 | PRINTER'S NO. 3575 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY HARHART, STEVENSON, BRENNAN, PHILLIPS, BEYER, GINGRICH, GROVE, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MANN, MILLER, PICKETT, SIPTROTH, STABACK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND MURT, FEBRUARY 13, 2009 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 20, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, further providing for duties of |
3 | Pennsylvania State Police. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 6111.1(f) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding paragraphs a | <-- |
8 | paragraph to read: |
9 | § 6111.1. Pennsylvania State Police. |
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11 | (f) Notification of mental health adjudication, treatment, |
12 | commitment, drug use or addiction.-- |
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14 | (4) Within two business days of receipt of a | <-- |
15 | notification under paragraph (1), the Pennsylvania State |
16 | Police shall notify the subject of the adjudication, |
17 | commitment or treatment Notwithstanding any statute to the | <-- |
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1 | contrary, judges of the courts of common pleas shall, within |
2 | 15 days of an adjudication or involuntary commitment, give |
3 | written notice to any individual identified in paragraph (1) |
4 | (i) of the following: |
5 | (i) The subject individual is prohibited from | <-- |
6 | possession of firearms under the provisions of this |
7 | chapter. |
8 | (ii) The subject individual has a reasonable period | <-- |
9 | of time, not to exceed 60 days from the date of the |
10 | imposition of the disability, in which to sell or |
11 | transfer the subject’s individual's firearms to another | <-- |
12 | eligible person who is not a member of the prohibited |
13 | person's household. |
14 | (iii) The subject’s individual's firearm rights may | <-- |
15 | be restored under section 6105(f)(1) (relating to persons |
16 | not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or |
17 | transfer firearms). |
18 | (5) The notification provided to the subject of the | <-- |
19 | adjudication, commitment or treatment under paragraph (4) |
20 | shall be sent by certified mail. |
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22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days. |
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