PRINTER'S NO. 78
No. 71 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY STABACK, LETTERMAN, GODSHALL, BOWLEY, PISTELLA,
MELIO, FARGO, ACOSTA, JACKSON, R. C. WRIGHT, TIGUE, DALEY,
McCALL, SERAFINI AND MICHLOVIC, JANUARY 23, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 23, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further regulating the carrying of
3 loaded firearms in a vehicle; and making a technical change.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 6106.1. Carrying loaded firearms.
9 (a) General rule.--No person shall carry a loaded pistol,
10 revolver, shotgun or rifle, regardless of barrel length, in any
11 vehicle.
12 (b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not
13 apply to:
14 (1) Persons licensed to carry firearms under section
15 6109 (relating to licenses).
16 (2) Persons excepted from the requirement of a license
17 to carry firearms under section 6106(b)(1), (2), (5) or (6)
18 (relating to firearms not to be carried without a license).
1 (c) Penalty.--A person who violates the provisions of this
2 section commits a summary offense.
3 Section 2. Section 6119 of Title 18 is amended to read:
4 § 6119. Violation penalty.
5 [An] Except as otherwise specifically provided, an offense
6 under this [section] subchapter constitutes a misdemeanor of the
7 first degree.
8 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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