City of Philadelphia - File #: 070336

• File #: 070336
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 4/26/2007
• In control: Committee on Public Safety
• Title: Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders."
• Sponsors: Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Kenney, Council President Verna, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Blackwell
• Indexes: FIREARMS
• Code sections: 10-800 - Safety

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/26/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
4/26/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
4/26/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
4/26/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders."
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," is amended by adding a new Section 10-835 to read as follows:

§10-835. Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders.

(a) Prohibitions Relating to Acquiring or Purchasing Firearms. No person who is the subject of an active protection from abuse order, issued pursuant to 23 Pa. C.S.A. §6108 (relating to relief), shall acquire or purchase any firearm during the period of time in which the order is in effect. This prohibition shall terminate upon the expiration or vacation of an active protection from abuse order.

(b) Prohibitions Relating to Possessing Firearms. No person who is the subject of an active protection from abuse order, issued pursuant to 23 Pa. C.S.A. §6108 (relating to relief), shall possess, use, control, manufacture or obtain a license to possess, use, control or manufacture any firearm during the period of time in which the order is in effect. This prohibition shall terminate upon the expiration or vacation of an active protection from abuse order.

(c) Permissible Transfers to Eligible Persons. A person who is prohibited from possessing, using, controlling or manufacturing a firearm under paragraph (b) shall have a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 72 hours from the date such protection from abuse order takes effect, in which to sell or transfer that person's firearms to another eligible person who is not a member of the prohibited person's household. All sales and transfers by prohibited persons under this subsection shall be reported to the Police Department within 24 hours of each sale or transfer.

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