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                                  5918

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the validity of a  license
  to carry and possess a firearm in the city of New York

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of  section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  318  of  the  laws  of 2002, is amended to read as
follows:
  6. License: validity. Any license  issued  pursuant  to  this  section
shall  be valid notwithstanding the provisions of any local law or ordi-
nance.  No license shall be transferable to any other  person  or  prem-
ises.  A license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, not otherwise
limited as to place or time of possession, shall be effective throughout
the state, except that the same shall not be valid within  the  city  of
New  York  unless  a  special  permit granting validity is issued by the
police commissioner of that city. Such license to carry or possess shall
be valid within the city of New York in the absence of a  permit  issued
by  the police commissioner of that city, provided that (a) the firearms
covered by such license have been purchased from a licensed dealer with-
in the city of New York and are  being  transported  out  of  said  city
forthwith  and  immediately from said dealer by the licensee in a locked
container during a continuous and uninterrupted trip; or  provided  that
(b)  the  firearms  covered by such license are being transported by the
licensee in a locked container and the trip through the city of New York
is continuous and uninterrupted;  or  provided  that  (c)  the  firearms
covered  by  such  license  are  carried  by armored car security guards
transporting money or other valuables, in, to, or  from  motor  vehicles
commonly  known  as armored cars, during the course of their employment;
or provided that (d) the licensee is a retired police officer as  police
officer  is  defined pursuant to subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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of the criminal procedure law or a retired federal law enforcement offi-
cer, as defined in section 2.15 of the criminal procedure law,  who  has
been  issued  a license by an authorized licensing officer as defined in
subdivision  ten  of  section 265.00 of this chapter; provided, further,
however, that if such license was not issued in the city of New York  it
must be marked "Retired Police Officer" or "Retired Federal Law Enforce-
ment Officer", as the case may be, and, in the case of a retired officer
the  license  shall  be  deemed  to  permit  only  police or federal law
enforcement regulations weapons; or provided that (e) the licensee is  a
peace officer described in subdivision four of section 2.10 of the crim-
inal  procedure law and the license, if issued by other than the city of
New York, is marked "New York State Tax Department Peace Officer" and in
such case the exemption shall apply only to the firearm issued  to  such
licensee  by  the  department  of  taxation  and  finance[. A license as
gunsmith or dealer in firearms shall not be valid outside  the  city  or
county,  as  the  case  may be, where issued.]; OR PROVIDED THAT (F) THE
LICENSEE IS A DEALER, MANUFACTURER OR GUNSMITH OF FIREARMS AND IS CARRY-
ING OR POSSESSING THE FIREARMS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.