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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6127 (2026)

  Firearm tracing.

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§ 6127.  Firearm tracing.

(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.

(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Crawford, S., Aplts. v. Commonwealth, 326 A.3d 850 (Pa. 2024).
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Crawford, S., Aplts. v. Commonwealth, 326 A.3d 850 (Pa. 2024). “The UFA also contains provisions requiring firearms tracing in the event local law enforcement confiscates or recovers a firearm from anyone illegally possessing it, 18 Pa. C.S. § 6127, in addition to provisions addressing the abandonment of firearms, weapons, or ammunition, 18…”
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