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(5) He OR SHE possesses any dangerous or deadly weapon and is not a
citizen of the United States; or
(6) He OR SHE is a person who has been certified not suitable to
possess a rifle or shotgun, as defined in subdivision sixteen of section
265.00 OF THIS ARTICLE, and refuses to yield possession of such rifle or
shotgun upon the demand of a police officer. Whenever a person is certi-
fied not suitable to possess a rifle or shotgun, a member of the police
department to which such certification is made, or of the state police,
shall forthwith seize any rifle or shotgun possessed by such person. A
rifle or shotgun seized as herein provided shall not be destroyed, but
shall be delivered to the headquarters of such police department, or
state police, and there retained until the aforesaid certificate has
been rescinded by the director or physician in charge, or other disposi-
tion of such rifle or shotgun has been ordered or authorized by a court
of competent jurisdiction[.]; OR
(7) He OR SHE knowingly possesses a bullet containing an explosive
substance designed to detonate upon impact[.]; OR
(8) He OR SHE possesses any armor piercing ammunition with intent to
use the same unlawfully against another[.]; OR
(9) (A) HE OR SHE POSSESSES A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN OUTSIDE OF HIS
OR HER HOME WHILE:
(I) HE OR SHE IS IN AN INTOXICATED CONDITION; OR
(II) HE OR SHE HAS .08 OF ONE PER CENTUM OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF ALCOHOL
IN THE PERSON'S BLOOD AS SHOWN BY CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SUCH PERSON'S
BLOOD, BREATH, URINE OR SALIVA, MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 265.50 OF THIS
ARTICLE; OR
(III) HIS OR HER ABILITY TO SAFELY POSSESS SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR
SHOTGUN IS IMPAIRED BY CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL; OR
(IV) HIS OR HER ABILITY TO SAFELY POSSESS SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOT-
GUN IS IMPAIRED BY USE OF ANY DRUG; OR
(V) HIS OR HER ABILITY TO SAFELY POSSESS SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOT-
GUN IS IMPAIRED BY THE COMBINED INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR OF ALCOHOL AND ANY
DRUG OR DRUGS.
(B) A PERSON MAY BE CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I), (II)
OR (III) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE
CHARGE LAID BEFORE THE COURT ALLEGED A VIOLATION OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR
(II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR
NOT SUCH CONVICTION IS BASED ON A PLEA OF GUILTY.
S 5. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 7, 7-a, 7-b, 7-e, 7-f, 8, 9, 9-a, 10, 12, 13
and 13-a of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law, paragraph
3 as amended and paragraph 7-f as added by chapter 1 of the laws of
2013, paragraphs 4, 9 and 10 as amended by chapter 1041 of the laws of
1974, paragraph 5 as amended by chapter 235 of the laws of 2007, para-
graph 7 as amended by chapter 180 of the laws of 1998, paragraphs 7-a
and 7-b as amended by chapter 210 of the laws of 1999, paragraph 7-e as
amended by chapter 281 of the laws of 2006, paragraph 8 as amended by
chapter 61 of the laws of 2010, paragraph 9-a as amended by chapter 608
of the laws of 1984, paragraph 12 as added by chapter 90 of the laws of
1979, paragraph 13 as amended by chapter 150 of the laws of 1988 and
paragraph 13-a as added by chapter 370 of the laws of 1986, are amended
to read as follows:
3. Possession of a pistol or revolver by a person to whom a license
therefor has been issued as provided under section 400.00 or 400.01 of
this chapter or possession of a weapon as defined in paragraph (e) or
(f) of subdivision twenty-two of section 265.00 of this article which is
registered pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision sixteen-a of section
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400.00 of this chapter or is included on an amended license issued
pursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter. In the event such license is
revoked, other than because such licensee is no longer permitted to
possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun under federal or state law, informa-
tion sufficient to satisfy the requirements of subdivision sixteen-a of
section 400.00 of this chapter, shall be transmitted by the licensing
officer to the state police, in a form as determined by the superinten-
dent of state police. Such transmission shall constitute a valid regis-
tration under such section. Further provided, notwithstanding any other
section of this title, a failure to register such weapon by an individ-
ual who possesses such weapon before the enactment of the chapter of the
laws of two thousand thirteen which amended this paragraph and may so
lawfully possess it thereafter upon registration, shall only be subject
to punishment pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision sixteen-a of
section 400.00 of this chapter; provided, that such a license or regis-
tration shall not preclude a conviction for [the] AN offense defined in
subdivision three OR NINE of section 265.01 of this article or section
265.01-a of this article.
4. Possession of a rifle, shotgun or longbow for use while hunting,
trapping or fishing, by a person, not a citizen of the United States,
carrying a valid license issued pursuant to section 11-0713 of the envi-
ronmental conservation law; PROVIDED THAT SUCH POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISION
OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION
265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
5. Possession of a rifle or shotgun by a person other than a person
who has been convicted of a class A-I felony or a violent felony
offense, as defined in subdivision one of section 70.02 of this chapter,
who has been convicted as specified in subdivision four of section
265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE to whom a certificate of good conduct has been
issued pursuant to section seven hundred three-b of the correction law;
PROVIDED THAT SUCH POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISION OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE
OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
7. Possession, at an indoor or outdoor shooting range for the purpose
of loading and firing, of a rifle or shotgun, the propelling force of
which is gunpowder by a person under sixteen years of age but not under
twelve, under the immediate supervision, guidance and instruction of (a)
a duly commissioned officer of the United States army, navy, air force,
marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the state of
New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of the United States who
has been granted a certificate as an instructor in small arms practice
issued by the United States army, navy, air force or marine corps, or by
the adjutant general of this state, or by the national rifle association
of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organized under the laws
of this state; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a person over the age of
eighteen designated in writing by such parent or guardian who shall have
a certificate of qualification in responsible hunting, including safety,
ethics, and landowner relations-hunter relations, issued or honored by
the department of environmental conservation; or (d) an agent of the
department of environmental conservation appointed to conduct courses in
responsible hunting practices pursuant to article eleven of the environ-
mental conservation law; PROVIDED THAT SUCH POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS
OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION
265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
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7-a. Possession and use, at an indoor or outdoor pistol range located
in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization
organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in small
arms or at a target pistol shooting competition under the auspices of or
approved by the national rifle association for the purpose of loading
and firing the same, by a person duly licensed to possess a pistol or
revolver pursuant to section 400.00 or 400.01 of this chapter of a
pistol or revolver duly so licensed to another person who is present at
the time; PROVIDED THAT SUCH POSSESSION AND USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF OR A
CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01
OF THIS ARTICLE.
7-b. Possession and use, at an indoor or outdoor pistol range located
in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization
organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in small
arms or at a target pistol shooting competition under the auspices of or
approved by the national rifle association for the purpose of loading
and firing the same, by a person who has applied for a license to
possess a pistol or revolver and pre-license possession of same pursuant
to section 400.00 or 400.01 of this chapter, who has not been previously
denied a license, been previously convicted of a felony or serious
offense, and who does not appear to be, or pose a threat to be, a danger
to himself or to others, and who has been approved for possession and
use herein in accordance with section 400.00 or 400.01 of this chapter;
provided however, (A) that such possession AND USE shall be of a pistol
or revolver duly licensed to and shall be used under the supervision,
guidance and instruction of, a person specified in paragraph seven of
this subdivision [and provided further that], (B) such possession and
use be within the jurisdiction of the licensing officer with whom the
person has made application therefor or within the jurisdiction of the
superintendent of state police in the case of a retired sworn member of
the division of state police who has made an application pursuant to
section 400.01 of this chapter, AND (C) SUCH POSSESSION AND USE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE
PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE
OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
7-e. Possession and use of a pistol or revolver, at an indoor or
outdoor pistol range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a
duly incorporated organization organized for conservation purposes or to
foster proficiency in small arms or at a target pistol shooting competi-
tion under the auspices of or approved by an association or organization
described in paragraph [7-a] SEVEN-A of this subdivision for the purpose
of loading and firing the same by a person at least fourteen years of
age but under the age of twenty-one who has not been previously
convicted of a felony or serious offense, and who does not appear to be,
or pose a threat to be, a danger to himself OR HERSELF or to others;
provided however, that such possession shall be of a pistol or revolver
duly licensed to and shall be used under the immediate supervision,
guidance and instruction of, a person specified in paragraph seven of
this subdivision; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH POSSESSION AND USE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE
PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE
OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
7-f. Possession and use of a magazine, belt, feed strip or similar
device, that contains more than seven rounds of ammunition, but that
does not have a capacity of or can readily be restored or converted to
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accept more than ten rounds of ammunition, at an indoor or outdoor
firing range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly
incorporated organization organized for conservation purposes or to
foster proficiency in arms; at an indoor or outdoor firing range for the
purpose of firing a rifle or shotgun; at a collegiate, olympic or target
shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by the national
rifle association; or at an organized match sanctioned by the Interna-
tional Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association; PROVIDED THAT SUCH
POSSESSION AND USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE
THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
8. The manufacturer of machine-guns, firearm silencers, assault weap-
ons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, disguised guns, pilum
ballistic knives, switchblade or gravity knives, billies or blackjacks
as merchandise, or as a transferee recipient of the same for repair,
lawful distribution or research and development, and the disposal and
shipment thereof direct to a regularly constituted or appointed state or
municipal police department, sheriff, [policeman] POLICE OFFICER or
other peace officer, or to a state prison, penitentiary, workhouse,
county jail or other institution for the detention of persons convicted
or accused of crime or held as witnesses in criminal cases, or to the
military service of this state or of the United States; or for the
repair and return of the same to the lawful possessor or for research
and development; PROVIDED THAT STATUS AS A MANUFACTURER, OR DISPOSAL AND
SHIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLI-
CATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
9. The regular and ordinary transport of firearms as merchandise,
provided that the person transporting such firearms, where he OR SHE
knows or has reasonable means of ascertaining what he OR SHE is trans-
porting, notifies in writing the police commissioner, police chief or
other law enforcement officer performing such functions at the place of
delivery, of the name and address of the consignee and the place of
delivery, and withholds delivery to the consignee for such reasonable
period of time designated in writing by such police commissioner, police
chief or other law enforcement officer as such official may deem neces-
sary for investigation as to whether the consignee may lawfully receive
and possess such firearms, PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH TRANSPORT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE
PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE
OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
9-a. a. Except as provided in [subdivision] SUBPARAGRAPH b [hereof] OF
THIS PARAGRAPH, the regular and ordinary transport of pistols or revol-
vers by a manufacturer of firearms to whom a license as a dealer in
firearms has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter, or
by an agent or employee of such manufacturer of firearms who is other-
wise duly licensed to carry a pistol or revolver and who is duly author-
ized in writing by such manufacturer of firearms to transport pistols or
revolvers on the date or dates specified, directly between places where
the manufacturer of firearms regularly conducts business provided such
pistols or revolvers are transported unloaded, in a locked opaque
container, PROVIDED THAT STATUS AS A MANUFACTURER, OR DISPOSAL AND SHIP-
MENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICA-
TION OF THE PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE. For purposes of
this [subdivision] PARAGRAPH, places where the manufacturer of firearms
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regularly conducts business [includes] INCLUDE, but [is] ARE not limited
to places where the manufacturer of firearms regularly or customarily
conducts development or design of pistols or revolvers, or regularly or
customarily conducts tests on pistols or revolvers, or regularly or
customarily participates in the exposition of firearms to the public.
b. The transportation of such pistols or revolvers into, out of or
within the city of New York may be done only with the consent of the
police commissioner of the city of New York. To obtain such consent, the
manufacturer must notify the police commissioner in writing of the name
and address of the transporting manufacturer, or agent or employee of
the manufacturer who is authorized in writing by such manufacturer to
transport pistols or revolvers, the number, make and model number of the
firearms to be transported and the place where the manufacturer regular-
ly conducts business within the city of New York and such other informa-
tion as the commissioner may deem necessary. The manufacturer must not
transport such pistols and revolvers between the designated places of
business for such reasonable period of time designated in writing by the
police commissioner as such official may deem necessary for investi-
gation and to give consent. The police commissioner may not unreasonably
withhold his consent.
10. Engaging in the business of gunsmith or dealer in firearms by a
person to whom a valid license therefor has been issued pursuant to
section 400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, PROVIDED THAT ENGAGING IN SUCH BUSINESS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF
THE PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
12. Possession of a pistol or revolver by a person who is a member or
coach of an accredited college or university target pistol team while
transporting the pistol or revolver into or through New York state to
participate in a collegiate, olympic or target pistol shooting competi-
tion under the auspices of or approved by the national rifle associ-
ation, provided such pistol or revolver is unloaded and carried in a
locked carrying case and the ammunition therefor is carried in a sepa-
rate locked container, PROVIDED, FURTHER THAT SUCH POSSESSION IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE
PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE
OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE.
13. Possession of pistols and revolvers by a person who is a nonresi-
dent of this state while attending or traveling to or from, an organized
competitive pistol match or league competition under auspices of, or
approved by, the National Rifle Association and in which he OR SHE is a
competitor, within forty-eight hours of such event or by a person who is
a non-resident of the state while attending or traveling to or from an
organized match sanctioned by the International Handgun Metallic Silhou-
ette Association and in which he OR SHE is a competitor, within forty-
eight hours of such event, provided that (A) he OR SHE has not been
previously convicted of a felony or a crime which, if committed in New
York, would constitute a felony, (B) SUCH POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF
OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION
260.01 OF THIS ARTICLE, and [further provided] (C) that the pistols or
revolvers are transported unloaded in a locked opaque container together
with a copy of the match program, match schedule or match registration
card. Such documentation shall constitute prima facie evidence of
exemption, [providing] PROVIDED that such person also has in his OR HER
possession a pistol license or firearms registration card issued in
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accordance with the laws of his OR HER place of residence. For purposes
of this [subdivision] PARAGRAPH, a person licensed in a jurisdiction
which does not authorize such license by a person who has been previous-
ly convicted of a felony shall be presumed to have no prior conviction.
The superintendent of state police shall annually review the laws of
jurisdictions within the United States and Canada with respect to the
applicable requirements for licensing or registration of firearms and
shall publish a list of those jurisdictions which prohibit possession of
a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony or crimes which
if committed in New York state would constitute a felony.
13-a. Except in cities not wholly contained within a single county of
the state, possession of pistols and revolvers by a person who is a
nonresident of this state while attending or traveling to or from, an
organized convention or exhibition for the display of or education about
firearms, which is conducted under auspices of, or approved by, the
National Rifle Association and in which he OR SHE is a registered
participant, within forty-eight hours of such event, provided that (A)
he OR SHE has not been previously convicted of a felony or a crime
which, if committed in New York, would constitute a felony, (B) SUCH
POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE
APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF OR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE DEFINED
IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE, and [further
provided that] (C) the pistols or revolvers are transported unloaded in
a locked opaque container together with a copy of the convention or
exhibition program, convention or exhibition schedule or convention or
exhibition registration card. Such documentation shall constitute prima
facie evidence of exemption, [providing] PROVIDED that such person also
has in his OR HER possession a pistol license or firearms registration
card issued in accordance with the laws of his OR HER place of resi-
dence. For purposes of this paragraph, a person licensed in a jurisdic-
tion which does not authorize such license by a person who has been
previously convicted of a felony shall be presumed to have no prior
conviction. The superintendent of state police shall annually review the
laws of jurisdictions within the United States and Canada with respect
to the applicable requirements for licensing or registration of firearms
and shall publish a list of those jurisdictions which prohibit
possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony or
crimes which if committed in New York state would constitute a felony.
S 6. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 265.50 and
265.55 to read as follows:
S 265.50 TESTING.
1. FIELD TESTING. EVERY PERSON WHO POSSESSES A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOT-
GUN WHICH HAS BEEN BRANDISHED, DISPLAYED OUTSIDE A HOLSTER, DISCHARGED
OR OTHERWISE USED (OTHER THAN IN THE PERSON'S HOME, AT AN INDOOR OR
OUTDOOR SHOOTING RANGE, OR IN AN AREA WHERE HUNTING IS PERMITTED WITH
THE WEAPON), OR WHICH IS POSSESSED, DISPLAYED OR DISCHARGED IN VIOLATION
OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL, AT THE REQUEST OF A POLICE OFFI-
CER, SUBMIT TO A BREATH TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE OFFICER,
UNLESS SUCH PERSON DEMONSTRATES TO SUCH POLICE OFFICER'S SATISFACTION
THAT HE OR SHE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF
SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE. IF SUCH TEST INDICATES THAT SUCH POSSES-
SOR HAS CONSUMED ALCOHOL, THE POLICE OFFICER MAY REQUEST SUCH POSSESSOR
TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO
OF THIS SECTION.
2. CHEMICAL TESTS. (A) WHEN AUTHORIZED. ANY PERSON WHO POSSESSES A
FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN IN THIS STATE, OTHER THAN IN SUCH PERSON'S
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HOME, SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN CONSENT TO A CHEMICAL TEST OF ONE OR
MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: BREATH, BLOOD, URINE, OR SALIVA, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DETERMINING THE ALCOHOLIC AND/OR DRUG CONTENT OF THE BLOOD PROVIDED
THAT SUCH TEST IS ADMINISTERED BY OR AT THE DIRECTION OF A POLICE OFFI-
CER WITH RESPECT TO A CHEMICAL TEST OF BREATH, URINE OR SALIVA OR, WITH
RESPECT TO A CHEMICAL TEST OF BLOOD, AT THE DIRECTION OF A POLICE OFFI-
CER:
(1) HAVING REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE SUCH PERSON POSSESSED A
FIREARM, RIFE OR SHOTGUN IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION
265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE AND WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN
PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ANY SUCH VIOLATION; OR
(2) WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER A BREATH TEST, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION, INDICATES THAT ALCOHOL HAS BEEN CONSUMED BY SUCH
PERSON AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF WHICH THE OFFICER IS A MEMBER.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "REASONABLE GROUNDS" TO BELIEVE
THAT A PERSON POSSESSED A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN IN VIOLATION OF
SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE DETERMINED
BY VIEWING THE TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE INCIDENT WHICH,
WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER, INDICATE THAT THE POSSESSION VIOLATED SUCH SUBDIVI-
SION. SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES MAY INCLUDE ANY VISIBLE OR BEHAVIORAL INDI-
CATION OF ALCOHOL OR DRUG CONSUMPTION BY SUCH PERSON, THE EXISTENCE OF
AN OPEN CONTAINER CONTAINING OR HAVING CONTAINED AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
IN OR AROUND THE VICINITY OF SUCH PERSON, OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE
SURROUNDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INCIDENT WHICH INDICATES THAT THE
PERSON WAS IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN AFTER HAVING
CONSUMED ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
(B) REPORT OF REFUSAL. (1) IF: (A) SUCH PERSON HAVING BEEN PLACED
UNDER ARREST; OR (B) AFTER A BREATH TEST INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF ALCO-
HOL IN THE PERSON'S SYSTEM; AND THE PERSON HAVING THEREAFTER BEEN
REQUESTED TO SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMICAL TEST AND HAVING BEEN INFORMED THAT
ANY LICENSE HELD BY SUCH PERSON TO POSSESS A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION FOR REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO
SUCH TEST WHETHER OR NOT THE PERSON IS FOUND GUILTY OF THE CHARGE FOR
WHICH SUCH PERSON IS ARRESTED OR DETAINED, THEN IF SUCH PERSON REFUSES
TO SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMICAL TEST OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, UNLESS A COURT
ORDER HAS BEEN GRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION,
THE TEST SHALL NOT BE GIVEN AND A WRITTEN REPORT OF SUCH REFUSAL SHALL
BE IMMEDIATELY MADE BY THE POLICE OFFICER BEFORE WHOM SUCH REFUSAL WAS
MADE. SUCH REPORT MAY BE VERIFIED BY HAVING THE REPORT SWORN TO, OR BY
AFFIXING TO SUCH REPORT A FORM NOTICE THAT FALSE STATEMENTS MADE THEREIN
ARE PUNISHABLE AS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 210.45 OF
THIS CHAPTER AND SUCH FORM NOTICE TOGETHER WITH THE SUBSCRIPTION OF THE
DEPONENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A VERIFICATION OF THE REPORT.
(2) THE REPORT OF THE POLICE OFFICER SHALL SET FORTH REASONABLE
GROUNDS TO BELIEVE SUCH ARRESTED PERSON HAD POSSESSED A FIREARM, RIFLE
OR SHOTGUN IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS
ARTICLE, THAT SAID PERSON HAD REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMICAL TEST,
AND THAT NO CHEMICAL TEST WAS ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS
OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. THE REPORT SHALL BE PRESENTED TO
THE COURT UPON ARRAIGNMENT OF AN ARRESTED PERSON, AND SHALL BE TRANSMIT-
TED BY SUCH COURT TO THE APPROPRIATE LICENSING AUTHORITY WITHIN
FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF THE ARRAIGNMENT. SUCH TRANSMITTAL SHALL NOT BE
WAIVED EVEN WITH THE CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES.
(3) THE LICENSE MAY BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED BY SUCH LICENSING AUTHOR-
ITY PENDING THE DETERMINATION OF A HEARING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES
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AND PROCEDURES OF SUCH AUTHORITY, FOR REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A TEST IN
EITHER THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION OR
THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH. ANY
SUCH REFUSAL MAY, AFTER SUCH HEARING OR IF UNCONTESTED, CONSTITUTE
GROUNDS FOR CONTINUED SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF SUCH LICENSE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH RULES AND PROCEDURES.
(4) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO RESTRICT THE DISCRETION
OF ANY LICENSING AUTHORITY OR THE DISCRETION OF ANY JUDGE OR JUSTICE OF
A COURT OF RECORD UNDER SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF SECTION 400.00 OF THIS
CHAPTER TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE A LICENSE BECAUSE OF AN ALLEGED VIOLATION
OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR FOR ANY OTHER
REASON OTHER THAN REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A TEST AS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDI-
VISION OR SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
(C) REGULATIONS. A LICENSING AUTHORITY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY
PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
(D) EVIDENCE. EVIDENCE OF A REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMICAL TEST OR
ANY PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE IN ANY TRIAL, PROCEEDING OR
HEARING BASED UPON AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION
NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE BUT ONLY UPON A SHOWING THAT THE
PERSON WAS GIVEN SUFFICIENT WARNING, IN CLEAR AND UNEQUIVOCAL LANGUAGE,
OF THE EFFECT OF SUCH REFUSAL AND THAT THE PERSON PERSISTED IN THE
REFUSAL. SUCH SHOWING SHALL BE SATISFIED BY SUBMISSION OF A VERIFIED
REPORT OF REFUSAL AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION CONTAINING A STATEMENT THAT SUCH PERSON
WAS INFORMED THAT HIS OR HER LICENSE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUSPENSION OR
REVOCATION WHETHER OR NOT THE PERSON IS FOUND GUILTY OF THE CHARGE FOR
WHICH SUCH PERSON IS ARRESTED OR DETAINED IF SUCH PERSON REFUSES TO
SUBMIT TO SUCH TEST.
(E) RESULTS. UPON THE REQUEST OF THE PERSON WHO WAS TESTED, THE
RESULTS OF SUCH TEST SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUCH PERSON.
3. COMPULSORY CHEMICAL TESTS. (A) COURT ORDERED CHEMICAL TESTS.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, NO
PERSON SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01
OF THIS ARTICLE WHO POSSESSES A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN (OTHER THAN IN
THE PERSON'S HOME, AT AN INDOOR OR OUTDOOR SHOOTING RANGE, OR AN AREA
WHERE HUNTING IS PERMITTED WITH THE WEAPON) MAY REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO A
CHEMICAL TEST OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: BREATH, BLOOD, URINE OR
SALIVA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE ALCOHOLIC AND/OR DRUG CONTENT
OF THE BLOOD WHEN A COURT ORDER FOR SUCH CHEMICAL TEST HAS BEEN ISSUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
(B) WHEN AUTHORIZED. UPON REFUSAL BY ANY PERSON TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMI-
CAL TEST OR ANY PORTION THEREOF AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, THE TEST SHALL NOT BE GIVEN UNLESS A POLICE OFFICER OR A
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-TWO OF SECTION 1.20
OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, REQUESTS AND OBTAINS A COURT ORDER TO
COMPEL A PERSON TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST TO DETERMINE THE ALCOHOLIC
OR DRUG CONTENT OF THE PERSON'S BLOOD UPON A FINDING OF REASONABLE CAUSE
TO BELIEVE THAT:
(1) SUCH PERSON POSSESSED A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WITH WHICH
ANOTHER PERSON WAS KILLED OR SUFFERED PHYSICAL INJURY; AND
(2) (A) EITHER SUCH PERSON POSSESSED THE FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN IN
VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR
(B) A BREATH TEST ADMINISTERED BY A POLICE OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION INDICATES THAT ALCOHOL HAS BEEN CONSUMED
BY SUCH PERSON; AND
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(3) SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER LAWFUL ARREST; AND
(4) SUCH PERSON HAS REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST OR ANY
PORTION THEREOF, REQUESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARA-
GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION OR IS UNABLE TO GIVE
CONSENT TO SUCH A TEST.
(C) REASONABLE CAUSE; DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION
"REASONABLE CAUSE" SHALL BE DETERMINED BY VIEWING THE TOTALITY OF
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE INCIDENT WHICH, WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER, INDI-
CATE THAT THE PERSON POSSESSED A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN IN VIOLATION
OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH CIRCUM-
STANCES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: EVIDENCE THAT SUCH PERSON
WAS BRANDISHING OR USING THE FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN IN VIOLATION OF
ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR COMMITTING ANY OTHER CRIME AT THE TIME
OF THE INCIDENT; ANY VISIBLE INDICATION OF ALCOHOL OR DRUG CONSUMPTION
OR IMPAIRMENT BY SUCH PERSON; THE EXISTENCE OF AN OPEN CONTAINER
CONTAINING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN OR AROUND THE VICINITY OF SUCH
PERSON; OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE SURROUNDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INCI-
DENT WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PERSON POSSESSED A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOT-
GUN WHILE IMPAIRED BY THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS OR WAS INTOXI-
CATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
(D) COURT ORDER; PROCEDURE. (1) AN APPLICATION FOR A COURT ORDER TO
COMPEL SUBMISSION TO A CHEMICAL TEST OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, MAY BE MADE
TO ANY SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, COUNTY COURT JUDGE OR DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, OR IF THE INCI-
DENT OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK BEFORE ANY SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
OR JUDGE OF THE CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. SUCH APPLICA-
TION MAY BE COMMUNICATED BY TELEPHONE, RADIO OR OTHER MEANS OF ELECTRON-
IC COMMUNICATION, OR IN PERSON.
(2) THE APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION BY NAME AND TITLE AND
MUST STATE THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNICATION. UPON BEING ADVISED THAT AN
APPLICATION FOR A COURT ORDER TO COMPEL SUBMISSION TO A CHEMICAL TEST IS
BEING MADE, THE COURT SHALL PLACE UNDER OATH THE APPLICANT AND ANY OTHER
PERSON PROVIDING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION AS PROVIDED
IN SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS PARAGRAPH. AFTER BEING SWORN THE APPLICANT
MUST STATE THAT THE PERSON FROM WHOM THE CHEMICAL TEST WAS REQUESTED
POSSESSED A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WITH WHICH ANOTHER PERSON WAS
KILLED OR PHYSICALLY INJURED AND, BASED UPON THE TOTALITY OF CIRCUM-
STANCES, THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH PERSON POSSESSED
A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION
265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE OR A BREATH TEST INDICATED THAT ALCOHOL HAD BEEN
CONSUMED BY SUCH PERSON AND, AFTER BEING PLACED UNDER LAWFUL ARREST SUCH
PERSON REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR IS UNABLE TO GIVE
CONSENT TO SUCH A TEST OR ANY PORTION THEREOF. THE APPLICANT MUST MAKE
SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS OF FACT TO SUPPORT SUCH STATEMENT. ANY OTHER PERSON
PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, MAY PRESENT SWORN ALLEGATIONS OF FACT IN SUPPORT OF
THE APPLICANT'S STATEMENT.
(3) UPON BEING ADVISED THAT AN ORAL APPLICATION FOR A COURT ORDER TO
COMPEL A PERSON TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST IS BEING MADE, A JUDGE OR
JUSTICE SHALL PLACE UNDER OATH THE APPLICANT AND ANY OTHER PERSON
PROVIDING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION. SUCH OATH OR OATHS
AND ALL OF THE REMAINING COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECORDED, EITHER BY MEANS
OF A VOICE RECORDING DEVICE OR VERBATIM STENOGRAPHIC OR VERBATIM LONG-
HAND NOTES. IF A VOICE RECORDING DEVICE IS USED OR A STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
MADE, THE JUDGE MUST HAVE THE RECORD TRANSCRIBED, CERTIFY TO THE ACCURA-
CY OF THE TRANSCRIPTION AND FILE THE ORIGINAL RECORD AND TRANSCRIPTION
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WITH THE COURT WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE COURT
ORDER. IF LONGHAND NOTES ARE TAKEN, THE JUDGE SHALL SUBSCRIBE A COPY AND
FILE IT WITH THE COURT WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE
ORDER.
(4) IF THE COURT IS SATISFIED THAT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE
OF A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION HAVE BEEN MET, IT MAY GRANT THE APPLICATION AND ISSUE AN
ORDER REQUIRING THE ACCUSED TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST TO DETERMINE
THE ALCOHOLIC AND/OR DRUG CONTENT OF HIS OR HER BLOOD AND ORDERING THE
WITHDRAWAL OF A BLOOD SAMPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARA-
GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. WHEN A JUDGE OR JUSTICE
DETERMINES TO ISSUE AN ORDER TO COMPEL SUBMISSION TO A CHEMICAL TEST
BASED ON AN ORAL APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT THEREFOR SHALL PREPARE THE
ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE JUDGE OR JUSTICE. IN
ALL CASES THE ORDER SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE ISSUING JUDGE OR
JUSTICE, THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT, AND THE DATE AND TIME IT WAS ISSUED.
IT MUST BE SIGNED BY THE JUDGE OR JUSTICE IF ISSUED IN PERSON, OR BY THE
APPLICANT IF ISSUED ORALLY.
(5) ANY FALSE STATEMENT BY AN APPLICANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON IN SUPPORT
OF AN APPLICATION FOR A COURT ORDER SHALL SUBJECT SUCH PERSON TO THE
OFFENSES FOR PERJURY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAP-
TER.
(6) THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE
TO PROVIDE THAT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF JUDGES OR JUSTICES WILL BE AVAIL-
ABLE IN EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TO HEAR ORAL APPLICATIONS FOR COURT
ORDERS AS PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION.
(E) ADMINISTRATION OF COMPULSORY CHEMICAL TEST. AN ORDER ISSUED PURSU-
ANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL REQUIRE THAT A CHEMICAL
TEST TO DETERMINE THE ALCOHOLIC AND/OR DRUG CONTENT OF THE POSSESSOR'S
BLOOD MUST BE ADMINISTERED. THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND
(C) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO ANY CHEM-
ICAL TEST ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
4. TESTING PROCEDURES. (A) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO WITHDRAW BLOOD; IMMU-
NITY; TESTIMONY. (1) AT THE REQUEST OF A POLICE OFFICER, THE FOLLOWING
PERSONS MAY WITHDRAW BLOOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE ALCOHOLIC
AND/OR DRUG CONTENT THEREIN: (A) A PHYSICIAN, A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL
NURSE OR A REGISTERED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; OR (B) UNDER THE SUPERVISION
AND AT THE DIRECTION OF A PHYSICIAN: A MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN OR
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST AS CLASSIFIED BY CIVIL SERVICE; A PHLEBOTOMIST; AN
ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AS CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH; OR A MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN OR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
EMPLOYED BY A CLINICAL LABORATORY APPROVED UNDER TITLE FIVE OF ARTICLE
FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE
TAKING OF A URINE, SALIVA OR BREATH SPECIMEN.
(2) NO PERSON ENTITLED TO WITHDRAW BLOOD PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE
OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR HOSPITAL EMPLOYING SUCH PERSON, AND NO OTHER
EMPLOYER OF SUCH PERSON SHALL BE SUED OR HELD LIABLE FOR ANY ACT DONE OR
OMITTED IN THE COURSE OF WITHDRAWING BLOOD AT THE REQUEST OF A POLICE
OFFICER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
(3) ANY PERSON WHO MAY HAVE A CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING FROM THE WITH-
DRAWAL OF BLOOD AS AFORESAID, FOR WHICH NO PERSONAL LIABILITY EXISTS
UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH, MAY MAINTAIN SUCH ACTION
AGAINST THE STATE IF ANY PERSON ENTITLED TO WITHDRAW BLOOD PURSUANT TO
THIS PARAGRAPH ACTED AT THE REQUEST OF A POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY THE
STATE, OR AGAINST THE APPROPRIATE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE IF
SUCH PERSON ACTED AT THE REQUEST OF A POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY A POLI-
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TICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE. NO ACTION SHALL BE MAINTAINED PURSUANT
TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH UNLESS NOTICE OF CLAIM IS DULY FILED OR SERVED IN
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.
(4) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AN
ACTION MAY BE MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF
AGAINST A PERSON ENTITLED TO WITHDRAW BLOOD PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE
OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR HOSPITAL EMPLOYING SUCH PERSON FOR WHOSE ACT OR
OMISSION THE STATE OR THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION HAS BEEN HELD LIABLE
UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH TO RECOVER DAMAGES, NOT EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT
AWARDED TO THE CLAIMANT, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED BY THE STATE OR
THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BY REASON OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR BAD FAITH ON
THE PART OF SUCH PERSON.
(5) THE TESTIMONY OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN A PHYSICIAN, ENTITLED TO
WITHDRAW BLOOD PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, IN
RESPECT TO ANY SUCH WITHDRAWAL OF BLOOD MADE BY SUCH PERSON MAY BE
RECEIVED IN EVIDENCE WITH THE SAME WEIGHT, FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF SUCH
WITHDRAWAL OF BLOOD WERE MADE BY A PHYSICIAN.
(6) THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPHS TWO, THREE AND FOUR OF THIS PARA-
GRAPH SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH REGARD TO ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY A HOSPITAL
AS SECURITY PERSONNEL FOR ANY ACT DONE OR OMITTED IN THE COURSE OF WITH-
DRAWING BLOOD AT THE REQUEST OF A POLICE OFFICER PURSUANT TO A COURT
ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
(B) RIGHT TO ADDITIONAL TEST. THE PERSON TESTED SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
CHOOSE A PHYSICIAN TO ADMINISTER A CHEMICAL TEST IN ADDITION TO THE ONE
ADMINISTERED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE POLICE OFFICER.
(C) RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW SHALL
ALSO APPLY TO ANALYSES UNDER THIS SECTION. IF THE ANALYSES WERE MADE BY
AN INDIVIDUAL POSSESSING A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
THIS SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT THE EXAMINATION WAS PROPERLY
GIVEN. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH DO NOT PROHIBIT THE INTRODUCTION
AS EVIDENCE OF AN ANALYSIS MADE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OTHER THAN A PERSON
POSSESSING A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
5. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
(A) "LICENSE" MEANS AND INCLUDES LICENSES ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION
400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, AND ANY PERMIT ISSUED BY A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR
VILLAGE PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW, CODE OR ORDINANCE WHICH RESTRICTS THE
POSSESSION AND PURCHASE OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS.
(B) "LICENSING AUTHORITY" MEANS THE LICENSING OFFICER OR AGENCY WHICH
ISSUES A LICENSE.
S 265.55 CHEMICAL TEST EVIDENCE.
1. ADMISSIBILITY. UPON THE TRIAL OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING
OUT OF ACTIONS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY ANY PERSON ARRESTED FOR
A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE
COURT SHALL ADMIT EVIDENCE OF THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN THE
DEFENDANT'S BLOOD AS SHOWN BY A TEST ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 265.50 OF THIS ARTICLE.
2. PROBATIVE VALUE. THE FOLLOWING EFFECT SHALL BE GIVEN TO EVIDENCE OF
BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT, AS DETERMINED BY SUCH TESTS, OF A PERSON ARRESTED
FOR VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE:
(A) EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS .05 OF ONE PER CENTUM OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF
ALCOHOL IN SUCH PERSON'S BLOOD SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE
ABILITY OF SUCH PERSON TO SAFELY POSSESS A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WAS
NOT IMPAIRED BY THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, AND THAT SUCH PERSON WAS NOT
IN AN INTOXICATED CONDITION;
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(B) EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN .05 OF ONE PER CENTUM BUT LESS
THAN .07 OF ONE PER CENTUM BY WEIGHT OF ALCOHOL IN SUCH PERSON'S BLOOD
SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH PERSON WAS NOT IN AN INTOXICATED
CONDITION, BUT SUCH EVIDENCE SHALL BE RELEVANT EVIDENCE, BUT SHALL NOT
BE GIVEN PRIMA FACIE EFFECT, IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE ABILITY OF SUCH
PERSON TO SAFELY POSSESS A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WAS IMPAIRED BY THE
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL; AND
(C) EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS .07 OF ONE PER CENTUM OR MORE BUT LESS
THAN .08 OF ONE PER CENTUM BY WEIGHT OF ALCOHOL IN SUCH PERSON'S BLOOD
SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH PERSON WAS NOT IN AN INTOXICATED
CONDITION, BUT SUCH EVIDENCE SHALL BE GIVEN PRIMA FACIE EFFECT IN DETER-
MINING WHETHER THE ABILITY OF SUCH PERSON TO SAFELY POSSESS A FIREARM,
RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WAS IMPAIRED BY THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL.
3. SUPPRESSION. A DEFENDANT WHO HAS BEEN COMPELLED TO SUBMIT TO A
CHEMICAL TEST PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
265.50 OF THIS ARTICLE MAY MOVE FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF SUCH EVIDENCE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SEVEN HUNDRED TEN OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW
ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE ORDER WAS OBTAINED AND THE TEST ADMINISTERED IN
VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SUBDIVISION OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
LAW.
S 7. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 11 of section 400.00 of the penal
law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
(a) The conviction of a licensee anywhere of a felony or serious
offense or a licensee at any time becoming ineligible to obtain a
license under this section shall operate as a revocation of the license.
A license may be revoked or suspended as provided for in SUBDIVISION TWO
OF SECTION 265.50 OF THIS CHAPTER, section 530.14 of the criminal proce-
dure law or section eight hundred forty-two-a of the family court act.
Except for a license issued pursuant to section 400.01 of this article,
a license may be revoked and cancelled at any time in the city of New
York, and in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, by the licensing offi-
cer, and elsewhere than in the city of New York by any judge or justice
of a court of record; a license issued pursuant to section 400.01 of
this article may be revoked and cancelled at any time by the licensing
officer or any judge or justice of a court of record. The official
revoking a license shall give written notice thereof without unnecessary
delay to the executive department, division of state police, Albany, and
shall also notify immediately the duly constituted police authorities of
the locality.
S 8. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law, provided however, that if sections 40 and 46
of chapter 1 of the laws of 2013 shall not have taken effect by such
effective date, then sections four and five of this act shall take
effect on the same date and in the same manner as such sections of such
chapter of the laws of 2013, respectively, take effect; provided
further, that the amendments to section 400.00 of the penal law made by
section seven of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as section 48 of such chapter of the laws of 2013, takes
effect; provided further, that any actions, including but not limited to
the promulgation of rules and regulations, necessary to implement the
provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed
to be made and completed on or before such date.