Assembly Bill A1811

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to confidentiality of information contained in pistol license applications

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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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2011-A1811 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2360
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A820, S7911

2011-A1811 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to confidentiality of information contained in pistol license; applications for pistol licenses and any information within the application, provided to law enforcement, to licensing officer or obtained for investigation of the applicant, shall be confidential.

2011-A1811 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1811

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, LUPARDO, MOLINARO, J. MILLER, CROUCH,
  MAGEE, SCHROEDER, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  CLARK,
  GIGLIO,  HAWLEY, HOOPER, OAKS, SAYWARD, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to confidentiality of  infor-
  mation contained in an application for a pistol license

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  332  of  the  laws  of 1994, is amended to read as
follows:
  5. Filing of approved applications. The application for  any  license,
if  granted,  shall  be filed by the licensing officer with the clerk of
the county of issuance, except that in the city of New York and, in  the
counties  of  Nassau  and Suffolk, the licensing officer shall designate
the place of filing in the appropriate division, bureau or unit  of  the
police department thereof, and in the county of Suffolk the county clerk
is hereby authorized to transfer all records or applications relating to
firearms  to  the  licensing  authority  of  that  county. [The name and
address of any person to whom an application for any  license  has  been
granted  shall be a public record.] AN APPLICATION FOR A PISTOL LICENSE,
AND ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN SUCH APPLICATION,  ALL  INFORMATION
PROVIDED  TO  A  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICER  OR  THE LICENSING OFFICER OR
OBTAINED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THE COURSE OF AN  INVESTIGATION
OF  AN APPLICANT, ARE CONFIDENTIAL. ANY RECORD REGARDING AN APPLICANT OR
LICENSEE MAY ONLY BE RELEASED  TO  A  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY  FOR  THE
PURPOSE  OF CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION. Upon application
by a licensee who has changed his place of  residence  such  records  or
applications  shall  be  transferred  to  the appropriate officer at the
licensee's new place of residence. A duplicate copy of such  application
shall  be  filed  by  the licensing officer in the executive department,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02237-01-1
              

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