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Assembly Bill A3719

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing individuals licensed out-of-state to carry a pistol or firearm to carry such weapon within the state for a limited duration

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2015-A3719 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง400.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9719
2013-2014: A3291
2017-2018: A6433
2019-2020: A4428
2021-2022: A4790
2023-2024: A4559

2015-A3719 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows individuals, duly licensed out-of-state to carry a pistol or firearm, authority to carry such weapon within New York state for a limited duration with proper documentation.

2015-A3719 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3719

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing individuals  duly
  licensed out-of-state to carry a pistol or firearm to carry such weap-
  on within the state for a limited duration

  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 400.15  to
read as follows:
S 400.15 RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES.
  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
PERSON DULY LICENSED TO CARRY A PISTOL OR FIREARM BY  ANOTHER  JURISDIC-
TION  WITHIN  THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE ALLOWED TO CARRY SUCH PISTOL OR
FIREARM WITHIN NEW YORK STATE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME  NOT  TO  EXCEED  ONE
MONTH.  PERSONS INTENDING TO STAY IN THE STATE IN EXCESS OF ONE MONTH OR
PERSONS CHANGING RESIDENCE OR  DOMICILE  TO  NEW  YORK  STATE  SHALL  BE
REQUIRED  TO  COMPLY  WITH  ALL  STATE  OR  LOCAL LAWS PERTAINING TO THE
LICENSING OF FIREARMS.
  2. PERSONS CARRYING A FIREARM UNDER THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO:  (A) CARRY THE OUT-OF-STATE PERMIT TOGETHER WITH
VALID IDENTIFICATION WHENEVER THE  PERSON  IS  CARRYING  THE  PISTOL  OR
FIREARM;  (B)  DISCLOSE  TO  ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT THE PERSON
HOLDS A VALID PERMIT AND IS CARRYING A PISTOL OR FIREARM WHEN APPROACHED
OR ADDRESSED BY THE OFFICER, AND SHALL DISPLAY BOTH THE PERMIT  AND  THE
PROPER IDENTIFICATION UPON THE REQUEST OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07527-01-5

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