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§ 3711. Limitation on possession of firearms

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 22 Pa.C.S.A. Detectives and Private PoliceEffective: May 31, 2005

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 22 Pa.C.S.A. Detectives and Private Police
Chapter 37. Humane Society Police Officers
Effective: May 31, 2005
22 Pa.C.S.A. § 3711
§ 3711. Limitation on possession of firearms
Currentness
No individual appointed as a humane society police officer shall carry, possess or use a firearm in the performance of that individual's duties unless that individual holds a current and valid certification in the use and handling of firearms pursuant to at least one of the following:
(1) 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D (relating to municipal police education and training).
(2) The act of October 10, 1974 (P.L. 705, No. 235),1 known as the Lethal Weapons Training Act.
(3) The act of February 9, 1984 (P.L. 3, No. 2),2 known as the Deputy Sheriffs' Education and Training Act.
(4) Any other firearms program that has been determined by the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police to be of sufficient scope and duration as to provide the participant with basic training in the use and handling of firearms.

Credits

2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1603, No. 205, § 2, effective May 31, 2005.

Footnotes

1
22 P.S. § 41 et seq.
2
71 P.S. § 2101 et seq.
22 Pa.C.S.A. § 3711, PA ST 22 Pa.C.S.A. § 3711
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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