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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2016
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Introduced  by M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  licenses  to  carry  and
  possess firearms for police officers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4-a of section 400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 233 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
  4-a. Processing of license applications. (A) Applications for licenses
shall be accepted for processing by the licensing officer at the time of
presentment.  Except  upon  written notice to the applicant specifically
stating the reasons for any delay, in each case  the  licensing  officer
shall  act  upon  any application for a license pursuant to this section
within six months of the date of presentment of such an  application  to
the  appropriate  authority.  Such  delay may only be for good cause and
with respect to the  applicant.  In  acting  upon  an  application,  the
licensing  officer shall either deny the application for reasons specif-
ically and concisely stated in writing  or  grant  the  application  and
issue  the license applied for. A POLICE OFFICER WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICA-
TION CONTAINING A CERTIFICATION OR ATTESTATION FROM THE LAW  ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT FROM WHICH HE OR SHE IS EMPLOYED WHICH STATES HE OR
SHE IS IN GOOD STANDING, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE AS TO THE FITNESS
AND QUALIFICATION TO CARRY AND POSSESS FIREARMS. THE LICENSING AUTHORITY
WITH JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY OR CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF LESS THAN
ONE  MILLION,  SHALL  ISSUE  A  LICENSE TO CARRY AND POSSESS A PISTOL OR
REVOLVER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF A POLICE  OFFICER
APPLICANT'S  SUBMISSION AND SUCH LICENSE SHALL AUTHORIZE THE LICENSEE TO
CARRY AND POSSESS FIREARMS IN EVERY COUNTY AND CITY IN THIS STATE.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "POLICE OFFICER"  SHALL  MEAN  A
POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF
THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13630-01-6