WARNING: Web access to the Pennsylvania Instant Check System is for Official use only. E-PICS is intended for use by Pennsylvania Licensed Firearm Dealers and County Sheriffs to verify an applicant's eligibility to legally purchase/transfer a firearm or obtain a License to Carry.


As provided in 18 Pa. C.S. § 6111(g) (3) of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act, "...Any person, licensed dealer, licensed manufacturer or licensed importer who knowingly and intentionally requests a criminal history, juvenile delinquency or mental health record check or other confidential information from the Pennsylvania State Police under this chapter for any purpose other than compliance with this chapter or knowingly and intentionally disseminates any criminal history, juvenile delinquency or mental health record or other confidential information to any person other than the subject of the information commits a felony of the third degree."