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Senate Bill S7288

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to large capacity ammunition feeding devices

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2015-S7288 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง265.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2517
2019-2020: S715

2015-S7288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device by private investigators, bail enforcement agents, watch, guard, or patrol agency employees, security guards and armored car guards in pursuit of their official duties or when duly authorized by regulation or order to possess the same.

2015-S7288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7288

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 large capacity  ammunition
  feeding devices

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

  Section 1. Subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. POSSESSION OF A  LARGE  CAPACITY  AMMUNITION  FEEDING  DEVICE  BY
PRIVATE  INVESTIGATORS, BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, WATCH, GUARD, OR PATROL
AGENCY EMPLOYEES, SPECIAL ARMED GUARDS AND ARMORED CAR GUARDS IN PURSUIT
OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES OR WHEN DULY AUTHORIZED BY REGULATION OR  ORDER
TO POSSESS THE SAME.
  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.
                                                           LBD14121-02-6

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