assembly Bill A674

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates the offense of operating as a major firearms trafficker

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Jan 09, 2019 referred to codes

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A674 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6649
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §265.46, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10173, S7470
2017-2018: A360, S4385

A674 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class A-I felony of operating as a major firearms trafficker.

A674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                   674

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to creating the offense of
  operating as a major firearms trafficker

  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 265.46 to
read as follows:
§ 265.46 OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF OPERATING AS A MAJOR  FIREARMS  TRAFFICKER  WHEN
SUCH PERSON:
  (1)  UNLAWFULLY  SELLS,  EXCHANGES,  GIVES  OR  DISPOSES OF TO ANOTHER
PERSON OR PERSONS A TOTAL OF TWENTY OR MORE FIREARMS IN A PERIOD OF  NOT
MORE THAN ONE YEAR; OR
  (2) UNLAWFULLY POSSESSES WITH INTENT TO SELL TWENTY OR MORE FIREARMS.
  OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER IS A CLASS A-I FELONY.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03708-01-9

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