Assembly Bill A8303

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Imposes civil penalties for the improper disposition of a firearm

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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-A8303 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §80.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6187
2019-2020: A2148
2021-2022: A5937

2015-A8303 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes civil penalties for the improper disposition of a firearm.

2015-A8303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8303

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 19, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to the imposition of civil
  penalties for the improper disposition of a firearm

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

  Section  1.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 80.20 to
read as follows:
S 80.20 CIVIL FINES FOR THE IMPROPER DISPOSITION OF A FIREARM.
  1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER AND IN ADDITION
TO ANY OTHER FINE, PENALTY OR TERM  OF  IMPRISONMENT  AUTHORIZED  TO  BE
IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO THIS CHAPTER, ANY PERSON WHO: (A) SELLS, TRANSFERS
OR DISPOSES OF A FIREARM FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS THE OWNER WITHOUT LEGAL-
LY TRANSFERRING THE TITLE OF SUCH FIREARM TO THE NEW OWNER; OR (B) FAILS
TO REPORT A FIREARM FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS THE OWNER AS LOST OR  STOLEN;
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY AS FOLLOWS:
  (I)  FOR  FAILURE TO LEGALLY TRANSFER A FIREARM OR REPORT A FIREARM AS
LOST OR STOLEN, SUCH OWNER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A  CIVIL  PENALTY  IN  AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS;
  (II)  FOR FAILURE TO LEGALLY TRANSFER A FIREARM OR REPORT A FIREARM AS
LOST OR STOLEN AND SUCH FIREARM IS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF A MISDEMEA-
NOR, SUCH OWNER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT  TO
EXCEED FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS;
  (III) FOR FAILURE TO LEGALLY TRANSFER A FIREARM OR REPORT A FIREARM AS
LOST  OR  STOLEN AND SUCH FIREARM IS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY,
SUCH OWNER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL  PENALTY  IN  AN  AMOUNT  NOT  TO
EXCEED SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO PEACE OFFICERS OR
FEDERAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICERS AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN ARTICLE
TWO OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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

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