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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY HARHART, CALTAGIRONE, CUTLER, GINGRICH, COHEN, GABLER, GROVE, HENNESSEY, LONGIETTI, MANN, MILLER, MILNE, MURT, RAPP, SONNEY, STABACK, STEVENSON, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 17, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011 |
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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 a paragraph to read: |
8 | § 6111.1. Pennsylvania State Police. |
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10 | (f) Notification of mental health adjudication, treatment, |
11 | commitment, drug use or addiction.-- |
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13 | (4) Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, judges |
14 | of the courts of common pleas shall, within 15 days of an |
15 | adjudication or involuntary commitment, give written notice |
16 | to any individual identified in paragraph (1)(i) of the |
17 | following: |
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1 | (i) The individual is prohibited from possession of |
2 | firearms under the provisions of this chapter. |
3 | (ii) The individual has a reasonable period of time, |
4 | not to exceed 60 days from the date of the imposition of |
5 | the disability, in which to sell or transfer the |
6 | individual's firearms to another eligible person who is |
7 | not a member of the prohibited person's household. |
8 | (iii) The individual's firearm rights may be |
9 | restored under section 6105(f)(1) (relating to persons |
10 | not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or |
11 | transfer firearms). |
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13 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days. |
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