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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Duty to surrender.--
(1) If a retired law enforcement officer becomes legally ineligible to receive, possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer a firearm, the individual shall surrender his qualification card within five days to the sheriff who provided the confirmation number under section 5. 1
(2) A qualification card shall be deemed timely mailed if it is sent by certified mail and postmarked within the five-day period.
(3) The sheriff shall designate one address for the receipt of surrendered qualification cards by mail.
(4) Within ten days of the surrender of a qualification card, the sheriff shall notify the Pennsylvania State Police by electronic mail or facsimile of the identity of the officer who has surrendered the qualification card.
(b) Violation.--An individual who knowingly and intentionally fails to surrender his qualification card as provided in subsection (a) commits an offense.
(c) Grading.--An offense under subsection (b) constitutes a summary offense.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 753.6. Return of qualification card - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-753-6/
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