Senate Bill S2721

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Exempts manufacturers of firearm silencers from being charged under certain sections of the penal law in certain situations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2721 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1069
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง265.20, Pen L

2009-S2721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts manufacturers of firearm silencers from being charged under certain sections of the penal law in certain situations.

2009-S2721 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2721

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  VOLKER,  GRIFFO, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to exempting the  manufactur-
  ers of firearm silencers from certain provisions of such law

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 8 of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal
law, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  8.  The manufacturer of machine-guns, FIREARM SILENCERS, assault weap-
ons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices,  disguised  guns,  pilum
ballistic  knives,  switchblade or gravity knives, billies or blackjacks
as merchandise, OR AS A TRANSFEREE RECIPIENT OF  THE  SAME  FOR  REPAIR,
LAWFUL  DISTRIBUTION  OR  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, and the disposal and
shipment thereof direct to a regularly constituted or appointed state or
municipal police department, sheriff, policeman or other peace  officer,
or  to  a  state  prison,  penitentiary, workhouse, county jail or other
institution for the detention of persons convicted or accused  of  crime
or  held  as  witnesses in criminal cases, or to the military service of
this state or of the United States; OR FOR THE REPAIR AND RETURN OF  THE
SAME TO THE LAWFUL POSSESSOR OR FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03786-01-9


              

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