PRINTER'S NO. 830
No. 746 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, CAWLEY, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COSTA,
CRUZ, DALEY, MANN, MICHLOVIC, PISTELLA, PRESTON, ROBINSON,
ROEBUCK, ROONEY, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO, C. WILLIAMS,
YOUNGBLOOD AND CURRY, FEBRUARY 14, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 14, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for persons
3 prohibited from possessing, using, manufacturing,
4 controlling, selling or transferring firearms.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 6105(c)(4) of Title 18 of the
8 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
9 § 6105. Persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell
10 or transfer firearms.
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12 (c) Other persons.--In addition to any person who has been
13 convicted of any offense listed under subsection (b), the
14 following persons shall be subject to the prohibition of
15 subsection (a):
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17 (4) A person who has been adjudicated as an incompetent
18 or who has voluntarily enrolled in or who has been
1 voluntarily or involuntarily committed to a mental
2 institution for inpatient care and treatment under section
3 302, 303 or 304 of the provisions of the act of July 9, 1976
4 (P.L.817, No.143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act.
5 This paragraph shall not apply to any proceeding under
6 section 302 of the Mental Health procedures Act unless the
7 examining physician has issued a certification that inpatient
8 care was necessary or that the person was committable.
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10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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