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| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
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senate Bill S1637
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
John E. Brooks
(D) 0 Senate District
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David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
S1637 (ACTIVE) - Details
S1637 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1637 SPONSOR: BROOKS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to adding possession of a flamethrower to the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to establish the crime of criminal possession of a flamethrower SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. amends section 265.00 of the penal law by adding four new subdivisions 26, 27, 28, and 29 which provide for the definition of a flamethrower Section 2. amends the penal law by adding a new section 265.41 which
S1637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1637
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding possession of a
flamethrower to the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the
fourth degree
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding four
new subdivisions 26, 27, 28 and 29 to read as follows:
26. "FLAMETHROWER" MEANS A DEVICE CAPABLE OF PROJECTING A STREAM OF
BURNING FUEL A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST THREE FEET. INOPERABLE DISPLAY UNITS
SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED "FLAMETHROWERS" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION.
27. "HISTORICAL FLAMETHROWER" MEANS A FLAMETHROWER CONSTRUCTED, IN
WHOLE OR IN SUBSTANTIAL PART, OF COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO NINE-
TEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX.
28. "SUBSTANTIAL PART" MEANS CONSTRUCTED WITH AT LEAST FIVE SIGNIF-
ICANT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX.
29. "SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTS" MEANS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND NECESSARY
PARTS FOR THE OPERATION OF A FLAMETHROWER INCLUDING:
(A) FUEL CELL;
(B) GAS CAPS;
(C) PRESSURE REGULATOR;
(D) PRESSURE BOTTLE;
(E) HOSE;
(F) WAND FUEL VALVE;
(G) BARREL;
(H) FRONT GRIP;
(I) IGNITION SHIELD; AND
(J) REAR GRIP.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06904-01-9
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