TITLE 18

PA CRIMES CODES

§6117. Altering or Obliterating Marks of Identification.

(a) Offense defined.--No person shall change, alter, remove, or obliterate the manufacturer's number integral to the frame or receiver of any firearm which shall have the same meaning as provided in section 6105 (relating to persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms).

(b) Deleted by 2008, Oct. 17, P.L. 1628, No. 131, § 7, effective in 60 days [Dec. 16, 2008].

(c) Penalty.--A violation of this section constitutes a felony of the second degree.

(d) Deleted by 2008, Oct. 17, P.L. 1628, No. 131, § 7, effective in 60 days [Dec. 16, 2008].

CREDIT(S)

1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective June 6, 1973. Amended 1995, June 13, P.L. 1024, No. 17 (Spec. Sess. No. 1), § 8, effective in 120 days; 1995, Nov. 22, P.L. 621, No. 66, § 6, imd. effective; 2008, Oct. 17, P.L. 1628, No. 131, § 7, effective in 60 days [Dec. 16, 2008].

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Act 1995, No. 17 (Spec. Sess. No. 1) rewrote the section.

Act 1995, Nov. 22, No. 66, in subsec. (a), following "manufacturer's number", deleted "or other mark of identification".

2008 Electronic Update

Act 2008-131 legislation

Act 2008- 131, § 7, deleted subsecs. (b) and (d), which read:

"(b) Presumption.--Possession of any firearm upon which any such mark shall have been changed, altered, removed or obliterated shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor has changed, altered, removed or obliterated the same."

"(d) Appellate review.--If a sentencing court refuses to apply this section where applicable, the Commonwealth shall have the right to appellate review of the action of the sentencing court. The appellate court shall vacate the sentence and remand the case to the sentencing court for imposition of a sentence in accordance with this section if it finds that the sentence was imposed in violation of this section."

Prior Laws:

1968, July 31, P.L. 802, § 1.

1968, July 30, P.L. 690, § 1.

1963, Aug. 13, P.L. 660, No. 346, § 1.

1961, Aug. 4, P.L. 921, § 1.

1953, July 27, P.L. 627, § 1.

1943, May 21, P.L. 485, § 1.

1943, May 21, P.L. 306, § 1.

1939, June 24, P.L. 872, § 628 (18 P.S. § 4628).

1931, June 11, P.L. 497, §§ 1 to 21.

18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6117, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6117

Current through Act 2009-12