Crime Test #6 Study Guide:

Uniform Firearms Act

Title 18, Chapter 61 is also known as Uniform Firearms Act of 1995
S6121 (Certain bullets prohibited)
o Penalty for carrying armor piercing bullets is 5 years
License to carry
o Concealed on person
o Carried in vehicle
S6109 Application for license to carry concealed
o Must be 21 years old
o Apply to local sheriff (or Chief of Police in Philadelphia)
o Local sheriff has 45 days to conduct investigation
o License is valid for 5 years
S6105 Persons unable to possess firearms
o Fugitive from justice
o Committed a felony
o Violated Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act
o 3 DUIs in 5-year period
o Involuntary commitment to mental institution (302)
o Active PFA
o Illegal alien
S6102 Definition of Firearm
o Any pistol or revolver with barrel length <15 in.
o Any shotgun with barrel length <18 in.
o Any rifle with barrel length <16 in.
o Any pistol, shotgun, or rifle with a total length <26 in.
No person shall deliver a firearm to anyone under 18 years old
Simple Assault alone does not forbid a person from owning a firearm
o Simple Assault as part of Domestic Violence does
Open carry law
o Can carry on hip in plain view in public.
o Cannot enter vehicle = violation of S6106 = Misdemeanor 1
If done during the commission of a crime = Felony 3
<18 years old carrying a starter pistol = Misdemeanor 1
Use of Force
Justified killing of a Misdemeanor arrest = NEVER
What type of felon justifies the use of deadly force = Forcible Felony
Psychological intimidation The look and demeanor of a person
o Passive resistance sit in
o Active resistance pulling away from officer
o Active Aggression punching, kicking, shoving
o AAA attempting to cause serious bodily injury or death

Other Sections
Woman finds a pornographic picture of a 13 year old girl
o Sexual Abuse of Children
20 year old presents his 18 years old girlfriend as of age
o S6309 (Representing that minor is of age)
o S6301 (Corruption of minors)
o She presents a false ID
S6307 (Misrepresentation of age to secure liquor)
S6308 (Purchase, consumption, possession, or transportation of liquor)

S6310.3 (Carrying a false identification card)

Penalty for a minor (under 18) who buys a pack of cigarettes
o 75 hours community service
o $200 fine
o 30-day motor vehicle suspension
You have 48 hours to send figerprints to Central Repository
o Central Repository for the state = PSP
Driving around busting mailboxes = Criminal Mischief
o Blowing up mailboxes = Criminal Mischief
Marijuana pipe clearly visible in center console = Plain View Doctrine
Court dispositions are to be entered into PSP records within 90 days
A person cannot be convicted of the same crime twice = Double Jeopardy
You pull someone over exactly on the county line between 2 MDJs Take to either MDJ for
arraignment because you are within 100 yards of border.
Warrant for arrest
o If warrant is issued in Judicial District 1 and person is arrested in JD 1
Take to JD1 for arraignment
o If warrant is issued in JD 1 and person is arrested in JD 2
Take to JD 2 for arraignment
Rape CAN be committed by married partners
Ice boxes/freezers abandonded
o 1.5 cu. Ft.
o lid not removed
o = Summary offense
Classes of offenses
o Summary
o Misdemeanor 3, 2, 1
o Felony 3, 2, 1
o Murder 3, 2, 1
If someone removes themseleves from official detention, they commit the crime of Escape
Throwing trash into a creek = Scattering Rubbish
o 1st offense = Summary
o 2nd offense = Misdemeanor 3
Elements of Disorderly Conduct
o With intent to cause public inconvience
Fighting
Making unreasonable noise
Using obsecene language or gestures
Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition w/o purpose
Elements of Public Drunkeness
o Appears in a public place
o Under the influence of alcohol or drugs
o Endangers himself, others, or property, or annoys others
Forgery
o With intent to defraud or injure anyone
o Alters any writing of another without his authority
o Makes any writing so that it appears to be the work of another
o Utters any writing which he knows to be forged
Constitution
o 4th Amendment Search and Seizure
o 5th Amendment Double Jeopardy
o 6th Amendment Speedy Trial/Trial by Jury
o 8th Amendment Cruel and Unusual Punishment/Confinement