Senate Bill S1669

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to gun buyback programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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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2017-S1669 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4995
2015-2016: S1004
2019-2020: S536
2021-2022: S1719
2023-2024: S248

2017-S1669 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to gun buy back programs; requires entities operating such programs to check the serial number of all firearms obtained against the NYSPIN records and to obtain the express permission of the lawful owner of any firearm found to be stolen before the destruction thereof.

2017-S1669 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1669 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1669
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 gun buyback programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  400.05  of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 350 of the laws of 1986, is amended and a new  subdi-
 vision 7 is added to read as follows:
   1. Any weapon, instrument, appliance or substance specified in article
 two hundred sixty-five OF THIS CHAPTER, when unlawfully possessed, manu-
 factured, transported or disposed of, or when utilized in the commission
 of  an  offense, is hereby declared a nuisance. When the same shall come
 into the possession of any police officer or peace officer, it shall  be
 surrendered immediately to the official mentioned in [paragraph] SUBPAR-
 AGRAPH  (f)  of  [subdivision] PARAGRAPH one OF SUBDIVISION A of section
 265.20 OF THIS CHAPTER, except that such weapon,  instrument,  appliance
 or  substance  coming  into  the possession of the state police shall be
 surrendered to the superintendent of state police.
   7. (A) ANY PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY  OPERATING  A  GUN  BUYBACK
 PROGRAM SHALL:
   (I)  REQUIRE  THAT THE SERIAL NUMBER OF EVERY FIREARM OBTAINED BY SUCH
 GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM IS CHECKED AGAINST THE  NEW  YORK  STATEWIDE  POLICE
 INFORMATION  NETWORK  (NYSPIN)  RECORDS OF STOLEN FIREARMS AND, IF IT IS
 FOUND THAT ANY SUCH FIREARM IS A STOLEN FIREARM, THAT THE FIREARM IS NOT
 DESTROYED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE LAWFUL OWNER THEREOF AND
 THAT IF THE LAWFUL OWNER OF THE FIREARM DOES NOT GIVE EXPRESS PERMISSION
 FOR THE FIREARM TO BE DESTROYED, THAT THE FIREARM  IS  RETURNED  TO  ITS
 LAWFUL OWNER;
   (II)  PRIOR TO RETURNING A STOLEN FIREARM TO A LAWFUL OWNER, DETERMINE
 WHETHER OR NOT THE LAWFUL OWNER IS ELIGIBLE TO POSSESS A  FIREARM  UNDER
 THIS  CHAPTER.  IF  THE  LAWFUL  OWNER  OF  THE FIREARM IS INELIGIBLE TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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