Pennsylvania Act 2001-87 — CRIMES CODE (18 PA.C.S.) - AMEND PAINTBALL GUNS AND MARKERS UNLAWFUL CARRYING IN VEHICLES

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CRIMES CODE (18 PA.C.S.) - AMEND PAINTBALL GUNS AND MARKERS UNLAWFUL
                           CARRYING IN VEHICLES
                  Act of Nov. 21, 2001, P.L. 846, No. 87              Cl. 18
                             Session of 2001
                               No. 2001-87

     HB 1603

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
        Consolidated Statutes, providing for unlawful carrying of
        paintball guns and markers in vehicles.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
      § 2707.2.  Paintball guns and paintball markers.
        (a)  Unlawful carrying in vehicle.--
            (1)  Except as set forth in paragraph (2), an individual
        may not carry a paintball gun or a paintball marker in a
        vehicle on a highway unless one of the following apply:
                (i)  The paintball gun or paintball marker is
            disassembled so that the propellant canister is separate
            from the rest of the device and the device is empty of
            encapsulated gelatin paintballs.
                (ii)  The propellant canister of the paintball gun or
            paintball marker has been emptied of its gas or air
            propellant and the device is empty of encapsulated
            gelatin paintballs.
            (2)  Paragraph (1) does not apply to a commercial
        paintball field, range or course where passengers are being
        transported by the commercial field, range or course operator
        to and from designated player areas.
        (b)  Penalty.--A person who violates this section commits a
     summary offense.
        (c)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
     words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
     subsection:
        "Paintball gun."  A device designed and manufactured to
     propel, by gas or air, an encapsulated gelatin paintball.
        "Paintball marker."  A device designed and manufactured to
     propel, by gas or air, an encapsulated gelatin paintball.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 21st day of November, A. D. 2001.

     MARK S. SCHWEIKER