Pennsylvania § 6127 Firearm tracing

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6127 — Firearm tracing

Pennsylvania § 6127

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES

PartPART II

Ch. 61FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES

Subch.UNIFORM FIREARMS ACT

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Bluebook

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6127 (2026).

Text

(a)Illegal possession.--Upon confiscating or recovering a firearm from the possession of anyone who is not permitted by Federal or State law to possess a firearm, a local law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace where necessary, to determine how and from where the person gained possession of the firearm.

(b)Tracing.--Local law enforcement shall use the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in complying with subsection (a).

(c)Notification.--Local law enforcement agencies shall advise the Pennsylvania State Police of all firearms that are recovered in accordance with this section.

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(a) Illegal possession.--Upon confiscating or recovering a firearm from the possession of anyone who is not permitted by Federal or State law to possess a firearm, a local law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace where necessary, to determine how and from where the person gained possession of the firearm.

(b) Tracing.--Local law enforcement shall use the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in complying with subsection (a).

(c) Notification.--Local law enforcement agencies shall advise the Pennsylvania State Police of all firearms that are recovered in accordance with this section.

Legislative History

(July 17, 2007, P.L.139, No.41, eff. 60 days; Oct. 17, 2008, P.L.1628, No.131, eff. 60 days) 2008 Amendment.Act 131 amended subsec. (a). 2007 Amendment.Act 41 added section 6127.