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Assembly Bill A6231

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for criminal liability of owners of a firearm, rifle or shotgun for offenses committed by persons under the age of eighteen years

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2009-A6231 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง20.01 & 20.11, Pen L

2009-A6231 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for criminal liability of owners of a firearm, rifle or shotgun for offenses committed by persons under the age of eighteen years; provides for an affirmative defense for the loss or theft of such firearm, rifle or shotgun.

2009-A6231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6231

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARRA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the criminal liability  of
  owners  of  a  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun  for offenses committed by
  persons under the age of eighteen years

  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 a new section 20.01 to
read as follows:
S 20.01 CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER; OWNERS  OF  FIREARMS,
           RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS.
  WHEN  ONE  PERSON  UNDER  THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS ENGAGES IN CONDUCT
INVOLVING THE USE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN  WHICH  CONSTITUTES  AN
OFFENSE, THE OWNER OF SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN SHALL BE CRIMINALLY
LIABLE FOR SUCH CONDUCT OF SUCH PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS.
  S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 20.11 to read as
follows:
S  20.11  CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER; OWNERS OF FIREARMS,
           RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS; DEFENSE.
  IN ANY PROSECUTION FOR AN OFFENSE IN WHICH THE CRIMINAL  LIABILITY  OF
THE  DEFENDANT IS BASED UPON THE CONDUCT OF ANOTHER PERSON UNDER THE AGE
OF EIGHTEEN YEARS INVOLVING THE USE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE OR  SHOTGUN,  IT
SHALL BE AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE THAT SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WAS,
PRIOR  TO SUCH CONDUCT, LOST BY OR STOLEN FROM SUCH OWNER, AND THAT SUCH
LOSS OR THEFT WAS REPORTED TO A  PEACE  OFFICER,  POLICE  DEPARTMENT  OR
SHERIFF'S OFFICE PRIOR TO SUCH CONDUCT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07261-01-9

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