Assembly Bill A9522

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to possession of a gravity knife for purposes of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree

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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-A9522 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6813
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2259, S3686
2015-2016: A4821, S3675

2011-A9522 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that possession of a gravity knife shall constitute criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree only if the defendant has intent to use the same unlawfully against another.

2011-A9522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9522

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 7, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to possession  of  a  gravity
  knife  for  purposes  of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
  degree

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

  Section  1.   Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 265.01 of the penal law,
subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 257 of the laws of 2008 and subdivi-
sion 2 as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of  1988,  are  amended  to
read as follows:
  (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 slingshot or slungshot, shirken or "Kung Fu star"; or
  (2)  He  OR  SHE  possesses  any dagger, dangerous knife, dirk, razor,
stiletto, GRAVITY KNIFE, imitation pistol, or  any  other  dangerous  or
deadly  instrument  or  weapon  with  intent  to use the same unlawfully
against another; or
  S 2. 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.
                                                           LBD14762-01-2

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