Pennsylvania HB2531 amends the state's penal code to classify disarming a law enforcement officer as a third-degree felony.
Pennsylvania HB2531 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to classify disarming a law enforcement officer, corrections officer, or school security guard as a third-degree felony. The bill specifies that a person commits this offense if they remove or attempt to remove a firearm, rifle, shotgun, or weapon from the person of an officer or guard without lawful authorization and have reasonable cause to know or know that the individual is a law enforcement officer, corrections officer, or school security guard.
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