assembly Bill A5758

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx; repealer

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to codes
Feb 14, 2019 referred to codes

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A5758 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S266
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§330.20, 380.96 & 530.14, CP L; amd §§842-a, 846-a, 446-a, 552, 656-a, 780-a & 1056-a, Fam Ct Act; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd Art 39-DDD Art Head, §898, Gen Bus L; amd §212, Judy L; amd §§7.09 & 9.46, Ment Hyg L; amd §§265.00, 265.01-b, 265.20, 265.36, 265.37, 265.45, 400.00, 400.03 & 400.10, rpld §400.02, Pen L; amd §2509, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10354, S7897
2017-2018: A6140, S879
2021-2022: A2335, S3636
2023-2024: A4816, S2417

A5758 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx.

A5758 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  5758

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the family  court  act,  the
  domestic  relations  law, the general business law, the judiciary law,
  the mental hygiene law, the penal law and the surrogate's court proce-
  dure  act,  in  relation  to  limiting  the  application  of   certain
  provisions  of  law  relating  to  firearms  to the counties of Kings,
  Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx; and to repeal section 400.02  of
  the penal law relating to the statewide license and record database

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 330.20 of the criminal procedure
law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2-a.  Firearm,  rifle  or shotgun surrender order IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
[Upon] IN THE COUNTIES OF KINGS, QUEENS, RICHMOND, NEW YORK  AND  BRONX,
UPON  entry  of a verdict of not responsible by reason of mental disease
or defect, or upon the acceptance of a plea of not responsible by reason
of mental disease or defect, or upon a finding that the defendant is  an
incapacitated  person  pursuant  to article seven hundred thirty of this
chapter, the court shall revoke the defendant's firearm license, if any,
inquire of the defendant  as  to  the  existence  and  location  of  any
firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun  owned  or  possessed by such defendant and
direct the surrender of such  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun  pursuant  to
subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of subdivision a of section 265.20 and
subdivision six of section 400.05 of the penal law.
  § 2. Section 380.96 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chapter
1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
§ 380.96 Obligation  of sentencing court IN CERTAIN COUNTIES pursuant to
           article four hundred of the penal law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03000-01-9