Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 63 - County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training
Section 6307 - Requirements for program participation or waiver


In order to participate in the training program or be granted a waiver of training requirements, at a minimum, the officer must:
(1) Be employed as a full-time county probation officer.
(2) Be a United States citizen.
(3) Not have been convicted of an offense graded a misdemeanor of the first degree or greater or punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than two years, unless in possession of a waiver from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the Department of the Treasury.
(4) Have had the officer's fingerprints submitted by the officer's employer to the Pennsylvania State Police for the purposes of a background investigation. The officer shall have results of the investigation which indicate that the requirements of paragraph (3) are met.