Senate Bill S2363

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the offenses of criminal possession of a weapon in the third and fourth degrees

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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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2017-S2363 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01, 265.02 & 265.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2919
2015-2016: S805
2019-2020: S1009
2021-2022: S1456

2017-S2363 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties for certain criminal possession of a weapon offenses from a misdemeanor to a class D felony.

2017-S2363 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2363 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2363
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- 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 criminal possession  of  a
   weapon
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 265.01 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of
 the laws of 2013, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 269 of the laws of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
 § 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
   A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon  in  the  fourth
 degree when:
   (1)  He  or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic
 stun gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal
 knuckle knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles,
 metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type sling-
 shot or slungshot, shirken or "Kung Fu star"; or
   (2) He or she possesses any dagger, dangerous  knife,  dirk,  machete,
 razor,  stiletto,  imitation  pistol,  or  any other dangerous or deadly
 instrument or weapon with intent to  use  the  same  unlawfully  against
 another; or
   (3)[; or
   (4)  He  possesses  a  rifle,  shotgun,  antique firearm, black powder
 rifle, black powder shotgun, or any muzzle-loading firearm, and has been
 convicted of a felony or serious offense; or
   (5)] He possesses any dangerous or deadly weapon and is not a  citizen
 of the United States[; or
   (6)  He  is  a person who has been certified not suitable to possess a
 rifle or shotgun, as defined in subdivision sixteen of  section  265.00,
 and refuses to yield possession of such rifle or shotgun upon the demand
 of  a  police  officer.  Whenever  a person is certified not suitable to

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

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