Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Concealed-Carry Exemption for Constables
Section 6106 makes it a third-degree felony to carry a concealed firearm without a license. Subsection (b)(1) explicitly exempts constables — alongside sheriffs, jail wardens, and police — from that licensing requirement when acting in their official capacity.
§ 6106. Firearms not to be carried without a license.
(a) Offense defined.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who carries a firearm in any vehicle or any person who carries a firearm concealed on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business, without a valid and lawfully issued license under this chapter commits a felony of the third degree.
(b) Exceptions.—The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) Constables, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens, or their deputies, policemen of this Commonwealth or its political subdivisions, or other law-enforcement officers.
… (further exceptions in paragraphs (2)–(15) omitted; see official source for full text.)
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