PRINTER'S NO. 2087
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1020
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DEAN, SANTARSIERO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, M. DALEY,
BROWNLEE, DONATUCCI, SCHLOSSBERG, McNEILL, COHEN, BOYLE,
D. COSTA, VITALI, TRUITT, STURLA, SCHWEYER, ROEBUCK, SIMS AND
McCARTER, AUGUST 10, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, AUGUST 10, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for report of theft or loss of firearm;
and prescribing a penalty.
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 6115.1. Report of theft or loss of firearm.
(a) Duty to report.--An owner or other person lawfully in
possession of a firearm who suffers the loss or theft of a
firearm shall, within 72 hours of the discovery of the loss or
theft, report the facts and circumstances of the loss or theft
to the municipal police of the jurisdiction in which the loss or
theft is believed to have occurred or the Pennsylvania State
Police. The person making the report shall provide all known
information about the firearm, including, but not limited to,
the following:
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