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Senate Bill S8308

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the division of criminal justice services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York

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2017-S8308 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-t, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4442
2021-2022: S1251

2017-S8308 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of criminal justice services and the state police to publish quarterly reports beginning October 1, 2018, providing information related to firearms used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York.

2017-S8308 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8308
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 30, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
   of criminal justice services and  the  division  of  state  police  to
   publish  quarterly  reports  providing information related to firearms
   used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-t
 to read as follows:
   § 837-T. REPORTING ON FIREARMS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME.   1.
 THE  DIVISION,  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, SHALL
 PUBLISH QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE WEBSITES BEGINNING OCTOBER
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, WITH INFORMATION RELATED TO FIREARMS  USED
 IN  THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, THE COUNTY AND STATE OF ORIGIN OF THE  FIREARM,  THE  COUNTY
 AND  STATE  WHERE  THE  FIREARM  WAS  PURCHASED, WHETHER THE FIREARM WAS
 PURCHASED BY THE PERPETRATOR OF THE CRIME OR BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL,  AND
 WHETHER THE PERPETRATOR HAD A LICENSE TO POSSESS SUCH FIREARM.
   2.  EACH  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  MUNICIPALITY,  COMMISSION,  AGENCY,
 OFFICE, DEPARTMENT, BOARD AND DIVISION IN THE STATE, TO THE  EXTENT  NOT
 INCONSISTENT  WITH  OTHER  PROVISIONS OF LAW, SHALL COOPERATE FULLY WITH
 THE DIVISION AND SHALL FURNISH THE DIVISION WITH INFORMATION AND ASSIST-
 ANCE AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS  FUNCTION  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15363-02-8

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