Assembly Bill A5944

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Removes references of gravity knives as a dangerous weapon from certain provisions of the penal law relating to firearms and other dangerous weapons

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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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2019-A5944 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4863
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.01, 10.00, 265.00, 265.10, 265.15 & 265.20, Pen L

2019-A5944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes references of gravity knives as a dangerous weapon from certain provisions of the penal law relating to firearms and other dangerous weapons.

2019-A5944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3898                                                  A. 5944
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to gravity knives

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  265.01  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  He  or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic
 stun gun, [gravity knife,] switchblade  knife,  pilum  ballistic  knife,
 metal  knuckle  knife,  cane  sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic
 knuckles, metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag,  sandclub,  wrist-brace
 type slingshot or slungshot, shirken, or "Kung Fu star"; [or]
   §  2.  Subdivision 12 of section 10.00 of the penal law, as amended by
 chapter 257 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   12. "Deadly weapon" means any loaded weapon from which a shot, readily
 capable of producing death or other  serious  physical  injury,  may  be
 discharged,  or  a  switchblade  knife, [gravity knife,] pilum ballistic
 knife, metal knuckle knife, dagger, billy, blackjack, plastic  knuckles,
 or metal knuckles.
   §  3.  Subdivision 5-c of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added by
 chapter 510 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   5-c. "Automatic knife" includes a stiletto, a  switchblade  knife,  [a
 gravity  knife,]  a  cane  sword,  a  pilum ballistic knife, and a metal
 knuckle knife.
   § 4. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section  265.10  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  257  of  the  laws of 2008, are amended to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08025-02-9
              

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