Official: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.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: September 21, 2006
Signed: May 3, 2007
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law requires owners of lost or stolen firearms to report them to local authorities within 24 hours and imposes increasing fines for non-compliance.
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