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Mar 03, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S4895
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2017-S4895 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§265.50 & 265.55, amd §70.02, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S7680
2011-2012: S558
2013-2014: S145
2015-2016: S482
2017-S4895 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4895 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to firearms PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Creates two new crimes of aggravated sale of a firearm and aggravated sale of a firearm to a minor. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Penal Law by adding two new sections, 265.50 and 265.55. Section 265.50 provides that an individual is guilty of a class "D" felony, aggravated sale of a firearm, when he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a firearm, which he or she knows has been either used in the commission of a felony offense, has been stolen from its lawful owner, or has been defaced. Section 265.55 states that a person is guilty of a class "C" felony, aggravated sale of a firearm to a minor, when being over the age of eighteen (18), he or she, commits the crime of aggravated sale of a firearm to a person who the defendant believes to be less than eighteen years (18). Section 2. Amends the Penal Law, Section 70.02, subdivision 1,
2017-S4895 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4895 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, AVELLA, LATIMER -- 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 firearms THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 265.50 and 265.55 to read as follows: § 265.50 AGGRAVATED SALE OF A FIREARM. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED SALE OF A FIREARM WHEN SUCH PERSON KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES OR DISPOSES OF A FIREARM TO A PERSON WHICH HE OR SHE KNOWS HAS BEEN: 1. USED IN THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY OFFENSE; 2. STOLEN FROM ITS LAWFUL OWNER; OR 3. DEFACED AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION 265.00 OF THIS ARTICLE. AGGRAVATED SALE OF A FIREARM IS A CLASS D FELONY. § 265.55 AGGRAVATED SALE OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR. A PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED SALE OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR WHEN SUCH PERSON KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES OR DISPOSES OF A FIREARM TO A PERSON WHO IS, OR WHO THE DEFENDANT BELIEVES TO BE LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, WHICH HE OR SHE KNOWS HAS BEEN: 1. USED IN THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY OFFENSE; 2. STOLEN FROM ITS LAWFUL OWNER; OR 3. DEFACED AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION 265.00 OF THIS ARTICLE. AGGRAVATED SALE OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR IS A CLASS C FELONY. § 2. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of the penal law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013 and paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of 2015, are amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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