Senate Bill S2517

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to large capacity ammunition feeding devices

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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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2017-S2517 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9572
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7288
2019-2020: S715, A2401

2017-S2517 (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.

2017-S2517 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2517
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD00364-01-7



              

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