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enforcement agency which are believed to have been used in the commis-
sion of a crime. The superintendent of the division of state police
shall adopt and promulgate regulations prescribing reporting procedures
for such state or local law enforcement agencies, including the form for
reporting such information. In addition to any other information which
the superintendent of the division of state police may require, the form
shall require [(a)] (I) the serial number [or], BALLISTIC INFORMATION
AND other identifying information on the gun, EXPENDED PROJECTILE OR
EXPENDED SHELL CASING, if available and [(b)] (II) a brief description
of the circumstances under which the gun, EXPENDED PROJECTILE OR
EXPENDED SHELL CASING came into the possession of the law enforcement
agency, including the crime which was or may have been committed with
the gun.
(B) ANY GUN, EXPENDED PROJECTILE OR EXPENDED SHELL CASING SEIZED,
FOUND, OR OTHERWISE COMING INTO POSSESSION OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE,
WHICH SHALL CAUSE TO BE ENTERED IN THE CRIMINAL GUN CLEARINGHOUSE ESTAB-
LISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION (I) THE SERIAL
NUMBER, BALLISTIC INFORMATION AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON THE GUN,
EXPENDED PROJECTILE, OR EXPENDED SHELL CASING, IF AVAILABLE AND (II) A
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE GUN, EXPENDED
PROJECTILE OR EXPENDED SHELL CASING CAME INTO THE POSSESSION OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
(C) MATERIALS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF COMING INTO THE POSSESSION OF A
STATE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL BE TESTED OR
EXAMINED AS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THEIR
RECEIPT BY THE LABORATORY.
5. In any case where a state or local law enforcement agency investi-
gates the commission of a crime in this state and a specific gun is
known to have been used in such crime, such agency shall submit a
request FOR A TRACE OF SUCH GUN to:
(A) the national tracing center of the United States [Department]
DEPARTMENT of [Treasury] JUSTICE, bureau of alcohol, tobacco and
firearms to trace the movement of such gun [and such federal agency
shall be requested to provide the superintendent of the division of
state police and the local law enforcement agency with the results of
such a trace], AND
(B) THE FIREARM, RIFLE AND SHOTGUN BALLISTIC IDENTIFICATION DATABANK
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX-FF OF THE
GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
This subdivision shall not apply where the source of a gun is already
known to a local law enforcement agency.
6. ON DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVI-
SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL OBTAIN A COPY OF THE LIST OF
MOST FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUNS IN NEW YORK, WHICH WAS PREPARED BY THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND
FIREARMS AS PART OF ITS YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION REPORT, AND FORWARD
SUCH LIST TO ALL GUNSMITHS AND FIREARM DEALERS LICENSED IN NEW YORK, AS
WELL AS ALL GUN MANUFACTURERS SHIPPING GUNS INTO NEW YORK. THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL FORWARD ANY
UPDATED LIST TO ALL GUNSMITHS AND FIREARM DEALERS LICENSED IN NEW YORK
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH LIST.
S 2. Section 396-ff of the general business law, as added by chapter
189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
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S 396-ff. [Pistol] FIREARM, RIFLE and [revolver] SHOTGUN ballistic
identification databank. (1) For the purposes of this section, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Manufacturer" means any person, firm or corporation possessing a
valid federal license that permits such person, firm or corporation to
engage in the business of manufacturing [pistols or revolvers] FIREARMS,
RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS or ammunition therefor for the purpose of sale or
distribution.
(b) "FIREARM" MEANS A PISTOL, REVOLVER OR OTHER WEAPON AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
(C) "RIFLE" MEANS A WEAPON AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF SECTION
265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
(D) "SHOTGUN" MEANS A WEAPON AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF
SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
(E) "Shell casing" means that part of ammunition capable of being used
in a pistol or revolver that contains the primer and propellant powder
to discharge the bullet or projectile.
(F) "PROJECTILE" MEANS THAT PART OF AMMUNITION THAT IS EXPELLED
THROUGH THE BARREL OF A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN BY MEANS OF AN EXPLO-
SION.
(G) "FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN" MEANS ANY FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
WHICH IS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS THOSE IDENTIFIED BY THE BUREAU OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION INITIATIVE AS
ONE OF THE TEN MOST FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUNS IN CITIES IN NEW YORK
STATE BEGINNING IN TWO THOUSAND.
(H) "BALLISTIC IDENTIFIER" MEANS A DIGITIZED OR ELECTRONIC IMAGE OF A
PROJECTILE OR SHELL CASING DISCHARGED BY A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN,
CLEARLY SHOWING THE DISTINCTIVE FIRING PIN, BREECH, EJECTION, EXTRACTION
AND/OR BARREL MARKS FOR THAT PARTICULAR FIREARM OR RIFLE SHOWING THE
DISTINCTIVE FIRING PIN AND BREECH MARKS FOR SHOTGUNS WHICH MAY BE USED,
THROUGH COMPARATIVE COMPUTER ANALYSIS, FOR INVESTIGATIVE, PROSECUTORIAL
AND ADJUDICATIVE PURPOSES.
(2) On and after March first, two thousand one, any manufacturer that
ships, transports or delivers a pistol or revolver to any person in this
state shall, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the
division of state police, include in the container with such pistol or
revolver a separate sealed container that encloses:
(a) a shell casing of a bullet or projectile discharged from such
pistol or revolver; and
(b) any additional information that identifies such pistol or revolver
and shell casing as required by such rules and regulations.
(3) (A) A gunsmith or dealer in firearms licensed in this state shall,
within ten days of the receipt of any pistol or revolver from a manufac-
turer that fails to comply with the provisions of this section, either
[(a)] (I) return such pistol or revolver to such manufacturer, or [(b)]
(II) notify the division of state police of such noncompliance and ther-
eafter obtain a substitute sealed container through participation in a
program operated by the state police as provided in subdivision four of
this section.
(B) THE STATE POLICE SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS REGARDING THE NUMBER OF
BALLISTIC IMAGES SCANNED FOR THE MOST RECENT PERIOD, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
BALLISTIC IMAGES COLLECTED TO DATE, THE TYPE OF WEAPONS INCLUDED, THE
NUMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INQUIRIES BY COUNTY, THE NUMBER AND GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF INVESTIGATIVE LEADS GENERATED, THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND
NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS RESULTING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM SUCH LEADS,
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THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR EACH MANUFACTURER, GUN DEALER AND GUNSMITH AND
THE NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF PROSECUTIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
(4) The division of state police shall no later than October first,
two thousand, promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of a
program which provides a gunsmith or a dealer in firearms licensed in
this state with a sealed container enclosing the items specified in
subdivision two of this section. The program shall at a minimum:
(a) be operational by January first, two thousand one;
(b) operate in at least five regional locations within the state; and
(c) specify procedures by which such gunsmith or dealer is to deliver
a pistol or revolver to the regional program location closest to his or
her place of business for testing and prompt return of such pistol or
revolver.
(5) On and after March first, two thousand one, a gunsmith or dealer
in firearms licensed in this state shall, within ten days of delivering
to any person a pistol or revolver received by such gunsmith or dealer
in firearms on or after such date, forward to the division of state
police, along with the original transaction report required by subdivi-
sion twelve of section 400.00 of the penal law, the sealed container
enclosing the shell casing from such pistol or revolver either (a)
received from the manufacturer, or (b) obtained through participation in
the program operated by the division of state police in accordance with
subdivision four of this section.
(6) Upon receipt of the sealed container, the division of state police
shall cause to be entered in an automated electronic databank pertinent
data and other ballistic information relevant to identification of the
shell casing AND/OR PROJECTILE and to the [pistol or revolver] WEAPON
from which it was discharged. The automated electronic databank will be
operated and maintained by the division of state police, in accordance
with its rules and regulations adopted after consultation with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of
[Treasury] JUSTICE, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to ensure
compatibility with national ballistic technology. THE DATABANK SHALL BE
MODIFIED AS NECESSARY TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
SECTION.
(7) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL ISSUE A STATUS REPORT
ON THE FIREARM, RIFLE AND SHOTGUN BALLISTIC DATABANK TO THE GOVERNOR,
THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ANNU-
ALLY. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER OF
BALLISTIC IMAGES SCANNED FOR THE MOST RECENT PERIOD, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
BALLISTIC IMAGES COLLECTED TO DATE, THE TYPES OF WEAPONS INCLUDED, THE
NUMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INQUIRIES BY COUNTY, THE NUMBER AND GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF INVESTIGATIVE LEADS GENERATED, THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND
NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM SUCH LEADS, THE
COMPLIANCE RATE FOR EACH MANUFACTURER, GUN DEALER AND GUNSMITH AND THE
NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF PROSECUTIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
(8) Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly violates any of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation, punishable as
provided in the penal law AND, NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION FOUR OF
SECTION 80.05 OF THE PENAL LAW, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS. Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly
violates any of the provisions of this section after having been previ-
ously convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a
class A misdemeanor, punishable as provided in the penal law, AND SHALL
BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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S 3. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 5 of section 396-ff of the general business
law, as amended by section two of this act, are amended to read as
follows:
(2) On and after March first, two thousand [one] TEN, any manufacturer
that ships, transports or delivers a [pistol or revolver] FIREARM to any
person in this state shall, in accordance with rules and regulations
promulgated by the division of state police, include in the container
with such [pistol or revolver] WEAPON a separate sealed container that
encloses:
(a) A DOCUMENT IDENTIFYING THE MAKE, MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER OF THE
WEAPON;
(B) a shell casing of a bullet or projectile discharged from such
[pistol or revolver] FIREARM OR, IN THE CASE OF A FIREARM THAT DOES NOT
EJECT A SHELL CASING UPON FIRING, A SHELL CASING AND PROJECTILE
DISCHARGED FROM SUCH WEAPON; and
[(b) any additional information that identifies such pistol or revol-
ver and shell casing as required by such rules and regulations] (C)
BALLISTIC IDENTIFIERS FOR THE WEAPON WHICH WERE OBTAINED FROM THE SHELL
CASING AND/OR PROJECTILE, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED BY
THIS SUBDIVISION.
(3) (a) [A] ON OR AFTER MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, A gunsmith or
dealer in firearms licensed in this state shall, within ten days of the
receipt of any [pistol or revolver] FIREARM from a manufacturer that
fails to comply with the provisions of this section, either (i) return
such [pistol or revolver] FIREARM to such manufacturer, or (ii) notify
the division of state police of such noncompliance and thereafter obtain
a substitute sealed container through participation in a program oper-
ated by the state police as provided in subdivision four of this
section.
(b) The state police shall maintain records regarding the number of
ballistic images scanned for the most recent period, the total number of
ballistic images collected to date, the type of weapons included, the
number of law enforcement inquiries by county, the number and general
description of investigative leads generated, the number of arrests and
number of convictions resulting, in whole or in part, from such leads,
the compliance rate for each manufacturer, gun dealer and gunsmith and
the number and description of prosecutions for noncompliance.
(5) On and after March first, two thousand [one] TEN, a gunsmith or
dealer in firearms licensed in this state shall, within ten days of
delivering to any person a [pistol or revolver] FIREARM received by such
gunsmith or dealer in firearms on or after such date, forward to the
division of state police, along with the original transaction report
required by subdivision twelve of section 400.00 of the penal law, THE
BALLISTIC IDENTIFIER FOR THE FIREARM AND the sealed container enclosing
the shell casing AND/OR PROJECTILE, AS THE CASE MAY BE, from such
[pistol or revolver] FIREARM either (a) received from the manufacturer,
or (b) obtained through participation in the program operated by the
division of state police in accordance with subdivision four of this
section.
S 4. Subdivision 4 of section 396-ff of the general business law, as
amended by section two of this act, is amended to read as follows:
(4) The division of state police shall no later than October first,
two thousand NINE, promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of
a program which provides a gunsmith or a dealer in firearms licensed in
this state with a sealed container enclosing the items specified in
subdivision two of this section. The program shall at a minimum:
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(a) be operational by January first, two thousand [one] TEN;
(b) operate in at least five regional locations within the state; and
(c) specify procedures by which such gunsmith or dealer is to deliver
a [pistol or revolver] FIREARM to the regional program location closest
to his or her place of business for testing and prompt return of such
[pistol or revolver] FIREARM.
S 5. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 5 of section 396-ff of the general business
law, as amended by section three of this act, are amended to read as
follows:
(2) On and after March first, two thousand [ten] ELEVEN, any manufac-
turer that ships, transports or delivers a firearm OR FREQUENTLY TRACED
CRIME GUN to any person in this state shall, in accordance with rules
and regulations promulgated by the division of state police, include in
the container with such weapon a separate sealed container that
encloses:
(a) a document identifying the make, model and serial number of the
weapon;
(b) a shell casing of a bullet or projectile discharged from such
firearm OR FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN or, in the case of a firearm OR
FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN that does not eject a shell casing upon
firing, a shell casing and projectile discharged from such weapon; and
(c) ballistic identifiers for the weapon which were obtained from the
shell casing and/or projectile, as the case may be, submitted as
required by this subdivision.
(3) (a) On or after March first, two thousand [ten] ELEVEN, a gunsmith
or dealer in firearms licensed in this state shall, within ten days of
the receipt of any firearm OR FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN from a
manufacturer that fails to comply with the provisions of this section,
either (i) return such firearm OR FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN to such
manufacturer, or (ii) notify the division of state police of such
noncompliance and thereafter obtain a substitute sealed container
through participation in a program operated by the state police as
provided in subdivision four of this section.
(b) The state police shall maintain records regarding the number of
ballistic images scanned for the most recent period, the total number of
ballistic images collected to date, the type of weapons included, the
number of law enforcement inquiries by county, the number and general
description of investigative leads generated, the number of arrests and
number of convictions resulting, in whole or in part, from such leads,
the compliance rate for each manufacturer, gun dealer and gunsmith and
the number and description of prosecutions for noncompliance.
(5) On and after March first, two thousand [ten] ELEVEN, a gunsmith or
dealer in firearms OR FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUNS licensed in this
state shall, within ten days of delivering to any person a firearm OR
FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN received by such gunsmith or dealer in
firearms OR FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUNS on or after such date, forward
to the division of state police, along with the original transaction
report required FOR FIREARMS by subdivision twelve of section 400.00 of
the penal law, [the ballistic identifier for the firearm] OR, IN ALL
OTHER CASES, A DOCUMENT IDENTIFYING THE MAKE, MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER OF
THE FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN, THE BALLISTIC IDENTIFIER FOR THE WEAPON
and the sealed container enclosing the shell casing and/or projectile,
as the case may be, from such firearm OR FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN
either (a) received from the manufacturer, or (b) obtained through
participation in the program operated by the division of state police in
accordance with subdivision four of this section.
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S 6. Subdivision 4 of section 396-ff of the general business law, as
amended by section four of this act, is amended to read as follows:
(4) The division of state police shall no later than October first,
two thousand [nine] TEN, promulgate rules and regulations for the opera-
tion of a program which provides a gunsmith or a dealer in firearms OR
FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUNS licensed in this state with a sealed
container enclosing the items specified in subdivision two of this
section. The program shall at a minimum:
(a) be operational by January first, two thousand [ten] ELEVEN;
(b) operate in at least five regional locations within the state; and
(c) specify procedures by which such gunsmith or dealer is to deliver
a firearm OR FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN to the regional program
location closest to his or her place of business for testing and prompt
return of such firearm OR FREQUENTLY TRACED CRIME GUN.
S 7. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 5 of section 396-ff of the general business
law, as amended by section five of this act, are amended to read as
follows:
(2) On and after March first, two thousand [eleven] TWELVE, any
manufacturer that ships, transports or delivers a firearm [or frequently
traced crime gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN to any person in this state shall,
in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the division of
state police, include in the container with such weapon a separate
sealed container that encloses:
(a) a document identifying the make, model and serial number of the
weapon;
(b) a shell casing of a bullet or projectile discharged from such
firearm [or frequently traced crime gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN or, in the
case of a firearm [or frequently traced crime gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
that does not eject a shell casing upon firing, a shell casing and
projectile discharged from such weapon; and
(c) ballistic identifiers for the weapon which were obtained from the
shell casing and/or projectile, as the case may be, submitted as
required by this subdivision.
(3) (a) On or after March first, two thousand [eleven] TWELVE, a
gunsmith or dealer in firearms, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS licensed in this
state shall, within ten days of the receipt of any firearm [or frequent-
ly traced crime gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN from a manufacturer that fails to
comply with the provisions of this section, either (i) return such
firearm [or frequently traced crime gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN to such
manufacturer, or (ii) notify the division of state police of such
noncompliance and thereafter obtain a substitute sealed container
through participation in a program operated by the state police as
provided in subdivision four of this section.
(b) The state police shall maintain records regarding the number of
ballistic images scanned for the most recent period, the total number of
ballistic images collected to date, the type of weapons included, the
number of law enforcement inquiries by county, the number and general
description of investigative leads generated, the number of arrests and
number of convictions resulting, in whole or in part, from such leads,
the compliance rate for each manufacturer, gun dealer and gunsmith and
the number and description of prosecutions for noncompliance.
(5) On and after March first, two thousand [eleven] TWELVE, a gunsmith
or dealer in firearms [or frequently traced crime guns], RIFLES OR SHOT-
GUNS licensed in this state shall, within ten days of delivering to any
person a firearm [or frequently traced crime gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
received by such gunsmith or dealer in firearms [or frequently traced
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crime guns], RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS on or after such date, forward to the
division of state police, along with the original transaction report
required for firearms by subdivision twelve of section 400.00 of the
penal law, or, in all other cases, a document identifying the make,
model and serial number of the [frequently traced crime gun] RIFLE OR
SHOTGUN, the ballistic identifier for the weapon and the sealed contain-
er enclosing the shell casing and/or projectile, as the case may be,
from such firearm [or frequently traced crime gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
either (a) received from the manufacturer, or (b) obtained through
participation in the program operated by the division of state police in
accordance with subdivision four of this section.
S 8. Subdivision 4 of section 396-ff of the general business law, as
amended by section six of this act, is amended to read as follows:
(4) The division of state police shall no later than October first,
two thousand [ten] ELEVEN, promulgate rules and regulations for the
operation of a program which provides a gunsmith or a dealer in firearms
[or frequently traced crime guns], RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS licensed in this
state with a sealed container enclosing the items specified in subdivi-
sion two of this section. The program shall at a minimum:
(a) be operational by January first, two thousand [eleven] TWELVE;
(b) operate in at least five regional locations within the state; and
(c) specify procedures by which such gunsmith or dealer is to deliver
a firearm [or frequently traced crime gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN to the
regional program location closest to his or her place of business for
testing and prompt return of such firearm [or frequently traced crime
gun], RIFLE OR SHOTGUN.
S 9. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that:
1. Section three of this act shall take effect March 1, 2010;
2. Section four of this act shall take effect October 1, 2009;
3. Section five of this act shall take effect March 1, 2011;
4. Section six of this act shall take effect October 1, 2010;
5. Section seven of this act shall take effect March 1, 2012; and
6. Section eight of this act shall take effect October 1, 2011.