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Bill 080032-A

Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Failure to Report Lost or Stolen Firearm," by requiring prompt notification of lost or stolen firearms and imposing penalties.

Introduced Jan 24, 2008Committee on Public SafetyOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember ClarkeCouncilmember ClarkeCouncilmember MillerCouncilmember Miller

From the floor

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  1. “Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. We will now consider Bill No. 080032-A.”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, April 10, 2008 · Apr 10, 2008 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Jan 24, 2008Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Jan 24, 2008Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Mar 27, 2008HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Public Safety
  4. Mar 27, 2008REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Public Safety
  5. Mar 27, 2008ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Mar 27, 2008SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Mar 27, 2008ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Apr 3, 2008READ · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Apr 3, 2008AMENDED · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Apr 3, 2008ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING. · CITY COUNCIL
  11. Apr 10, 2008READ · CITY COUNCIL
  12. Apr 10, 2008PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  13. Apr 10, 2008SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Failure to Report Lost or Stolen Firearm," by requiring prompt notification of lost or stolen firearms and imposing penalties. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: Section 1. Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," is amended to add a new Section 10-834 to read as follows: §10-834. Failure to Report Lost or Stolen Firearm. (1) Prohibited Conduct. No person who is the owner of a firearm that is lost or stolen shall fail to report the loss or theft to an appropriate local law enforcement official within 24 hours after the loss or theft is discovered. (2) Penalties. A violation of this Section shall be deemed a Class III Offense, subject to the penalties set forth in Section 1-109. (3) Repeat Offenders. Any person who commits, on more than one occasion, a violation of this Section, shall be guilty of a separate offense of Repeat Violation, and for each such Repeat Violation, shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand nine hundred dollars ($1,900) for any violation committed in 2008, and not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any violation committed in 2009 or thereafter, or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both. A person shall be guilty of a Repeat Violation regardless whether the second or subsequent violation occurs before or after a judicial finding of a first or previous violation. Each violation, after the first, shall constitute a separate Repeat Violation offense. ..End