PENNSYLVANIA, March 14 - PRINTER'S NO. 445

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

461

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, COMITTA, DILLON, FONTANA, HAYWOOD,

SCHWANK, BOSCOLA, CAPPELLETTI, L. WILLIAMS, HUGHES, COSTA,

COLLETT, MUTH AND STREET, MARCH 14, 2023

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 14, 2023

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 imposing 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:

§ 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 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or

theft report the facts and circumstances of the loss or theft to

the police department having jurisdiction where the loss or

theft occurred. The person making the report shall provide the

following information:

(1) Name and permanent address of the owner.

(2) Name of the manufacturer and importer, if

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