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Assembly Bill A3598

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the division of criminal justice services to report on handgun licenses

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2011-A3598 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง837-s, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A10894

2011-A3598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of criminal justice services to report on handgun licenses.

2011-A3598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3598

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to reporting on handgun
  licenses

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s
to read as follows:
  S 837-S. REPORT ON HANDGUN LICENSING.  1.  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
JUSTICE  SERVICES  SHALL SUBMIT ANNUALLY, ON OR BEFORE THE FIFTEENTH DAY
OF MARCH, TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR A REPORT ON  THE  ADMINIS-
TRATION,  FUNCTION,  AND  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  ADMINISTRATION  OF THE LAWS
REGARDING THE ISSUANCE, MODIFICATION OF, AMENDMENT TO, AND REVOCATION OF
HANDGUN LICENSES IN EACH CITY WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN ONE MILLION
AND EACH COUNTY.
  2. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, FOR EACH SUCH  CITY  OR  COUNTY:  (A)  A
DESCRIPTION OF HOW APPLICATIONS FOR HANDGUN LICENSES ARE RECEIVED, PROC-
ESSED,  REVIEWED, AND APPROVED OR REJECTED; (B) INFORMATION ON PERSONNEL
AND STAFFING EMPLOYED TO PROCESS AND ADMINISTER  HANDGUN  LICENSES;  (C)
FOR  EACH  OF  THE  PRECEDING FIVE CALENDAR YEARS, THE NUMBER OF HANDGUN
LICENSES ISSUED, THE NUMBER OF HANDGUN LICENSES REVOKED, THE  NUMBER  OF
HANDGUN  LICENSES  AMENDED,  THE  NUMBER  OF  APPLICATIONS  FOR  HANDGUN
LICENSES REJECTED, AND THE NUMBER OF HANDGUN LICENSES OUTSTANDING AT THE
END OF THE YEAR; AND (D) A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUCTION, IF  ANY,
OFFERED TO HANDGUN LICENSE APPLICANTS OR LICENSEES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01022-01-1

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