Senate Bill S5549

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to certain exemptions for licensed gunsmiths, manufacturers and dealers employed in the fulfillment of government, law enforcement, or other state and municipal contracts

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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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2015-S5549 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1774
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4256, A6389
2017-2018: S635
2019-2020: S630

2015-S5549 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain exemptions for licensed gunsmiths, manufacturers and dealers employed in the fulfillment of government, law enforcement, or other state and municipal contracts.

2015-S5549 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5549

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- 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  certain  exemptions  for
  licensed gunsmiths, manufacturers and dealers employed in the fulfill-
  ment  of  government,  law  enforcement,  or other state and municipal
  contracts

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

  Section  1.  The opening paragraph and paragraph 1 of subdivision a of
section 265.20 of the penal law, the opening  paragraph  as  amended  by
section  1  of part FF of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, paragraph 1 as
amended by chapter 1041 of the laws of 1974, subparagraph (a)  of  para-
graph 1 as amended by chapter 141 of the laws of 1988, subparagraphs (b)
and  (c)  of paragraph 1 as added and subparagraphs (d) and (e) of para-
graph 1 as relettered by chapter 843 of the laws of  1980  and  subpara-
graph  (f) of paragraph 1 as amended by chapter 578 of the laws of 2006,
are amended to read as follows:
  Paragraph (h) of subdivision twenty-two of section 265.00 and sections
265.01, 265.01-a, [subdivision one of section] 265.01-b, 265.02, 265.03,
265.04, 265.05, 265.10, 265.11, 265.12, 265.13, 265.15,  265.36,  265.37
and 270.05 shall not apply to:
  1.  Possession  of  any  of  the  weapons,  instruments, appliances or
substances specified in sections 265.01, 265.02, 265.03, 265.04,  265.05
and 270.05 by the following:
  (a) Persons in the military service of the state of New York when duly
authorized  by regulations issued by the adjutant general to possess the
same.
  (b) Police officers as defined in subdivision thirty-four  of  section
1.20 of the criminal procedure law.
  (c)  Peace  officers as defined by section 2.10 of the criminal proce-
dure law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04201-01-5
              

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