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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, METZGAR, BENNINGHOFF, BAKER, BARRAR, BOYD, DENLINGER, EVERETT, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HESS, KAUFFMAN, MENSCH, METCALFE, MILLER, MURT, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PYLE, REICHLEY, ROCK, STEVENSON, SWANGER AND TALLMAN, JUNE 8, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 8, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, further providing for licenses. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby enacts as follows: |
5 | Section 1. Section 6109(i) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania |
6 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
7 | § 6109. Licenses. |
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9 | (i) Revocation.--[A license to carry firearms may be revoked |
10 | by the issuing authority for good cause. A] |
11 | (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), a license to |
12 | carry firearms shall be revoked by the issuing authority for |
13 | any reason stated in subsection (e)(1) which occurs during |
14 | the term of the permit. Notice of revocation shall be in |
15 | writing and shall state the specific reason for revocation. |
16 | Notice shall be sent by certified mail to the individual |
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1 | whose license is revoked, and, at that time, notice shall |
2 | also be provided to the Pennsylvania State Police by |
3 | electronic means, including e-mail or facsimile transmission, |
4 | that the license is no longer valid. An individual whose |
5 | license is revoked shall surrender the license to the issuing |
6 | authority within five days of receipt of the notice. An |
7 | individual whose license is revoked may appeal to the court |
8 | of common pleas for the judicial district in which the |
9 | individual resides. An individual who violates this section |
10 | commits a summary offense. |
11 | (2) If a revocation of a license to carry firearms is |
12 | based on subsection (e)(1)(i) or for good cause not otherwise |
13 | specifically enumerated under subsection (e)(1), the issuing |
14 | authority shall provide the licensee notice via certified |
15 | mail of intent to revoke the license. The licensee shall have |
16 | a right to an evidentiary hearing before the court of common |
17 | pleas for the judicial district in which the individual |
18 | resides prior to the revocation. If the licensee fails to |
19 | respond to a notice of intention to revoke within 30 days, |
20 | the issuing authority may revoke the license and the |
21 | individual shall be deemed to have waived the right to appeal |
22 | the revocation. |
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24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days. |
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