PRINTER'S NO. 3063
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2145
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, RABB, SCHLOSSBERG, SHUSTERMAN, DONATUCCI,
McNEILL, KINSEY, VITALI, WILLIAMS AND WARREN,
DECEMBER 18, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 18, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for the offense of carrying firearms
while under the influence of alcohol.
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 6108.1. Carrying firearms while under the influence of
alcohol.
(a) Offense defined.--It shall be unlawful for a person who
holds a license issued under this chapter to carry a firearm on
or about the person to carry a firearm after imbibing a
sufficient amount of alcohol such that the alcohol concentration
in the person's blood or breath is at least 0.08%.
(b) Grading.--
(1) A person who violates subsection (a) commits a
summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to
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pay a fine of $100. A first offense may also result in the
suspension of the license issued under this chapter for a
period not to exceed three years.
(2) A second or subsequent offense under subsection (a)
constitutes a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be
punishable by a fine of $500. A second or subsequent offense
shall also result in the suspension of the license issued
under this chapter for a period of at least three years or in
the permanent revocation of the license.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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