{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-6127","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 6127","heading":"Firearm tracing.","body":"(a) Illegal possession.--Upon confiscating or recovering a firearm from the possession of anyone who is not permitted by Federal or State law to possess a firearm, a local law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace where necessary, to determine how and from where the person gained possession of the firearm.\n(b) Tracing.--Local law enforcement shall use the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in complying with subsection (a).\n(c) Notification.--Local law enforcement agencies shall advise the Pennsylvania State Police of all firearms that are recovered in accordance with this section.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE G MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES","CHAPTER 61 FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES","SUBCHAPTER A UNIFORM FIREARMS ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=61\u0026sctn=27\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"04a692a4c32ca5a04196043ced09ff46b82db7fedd82d38228b8248b6bc78e13","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-6126","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-6128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}