Assembly Bill A10773

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to possession of ammunition by domestic violence offenders

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  • 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-A10773 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§265.07 & 265.18, amd §§265.20, 400.05 & 400.00, Pen L; amd §§530.14 & 370.25, CP L; amd §842-a, Fam Ct Act

2017-A10773 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to possession of ammunition by domestic violence offenders.

2017-A10773 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10773
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the  offenses
   of  unlawful  possession of ammunition by a domestic violence offender
   and unlawful purchase of ammunition by a domestic  violence  offender;
   and  to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law and the family
   court act, in relation to the surrender of ammunition
 
   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 265.07 to
 read as follows:
 § 265.07 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION BY A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFEN-
            DER.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION BY A  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE  OFFENDER  WHEN  HE  OR SHE POSSESSES FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
 AMMUNITION KNOWING THAT HE OR SHE, PURSUANT TO  SECTION  530.14  OF  THE
 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OR SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-TWO-A OF THE FAMI-
 LY  COURT  ACT,  HAS HAD HIS OR HER LICENSE TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR
 DISPOSE OF A FIREARM OR FIREARMS ISSUED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  400.00  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER  SUSPENDED  OR  REVOKED, WAS ORDERED INELIGIBLE FOR SUCH A
 LICENSE OR WAS ORDERED TO SURRENDER HIS OR HER FIREARMS, RIFLES OR SHOT-
 GUNS AND ANY AMMUNITION FOR SUCH WEAPONS.
   UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION BY A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER IS A
 MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.18  to  read
 as follows:
 § 265.18 UNLAWFUL  PURCHASE  OF AMMUNITION BY A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFEN-
            DER.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL PURCHASE OF AMMUNITION  BY  A  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE  OFFENDER  WHEN  HE  OR SHE PURCHASES FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
 AMMUNITION KNOWING THAT HE OR SHE, PURSUANT TO  SECTION  530.14  OF  THE
 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OR SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-TWO-A OF THE FAMI-
 LY  COURT  ACT,  HAS HAD HIS OR HER LICENSE TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR
 DISPOSE OF A FIREARM OR FIREARMS ISSUED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  400.00  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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