Senate Bill S6828A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the sheriff of any county to issue pistol permits

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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-S6828 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S908
2019-2020: S685
2021-2022: S3207
2023-2024: S690

2015-S6828 - Summary

Authorizes the sheriff of any county outside the city of New York to issue pistol permits upon the approval of the county clerk.

2015-S6828 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6828 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6828

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 authorizing the sheriff of
  any county to issue pistol permits

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  10  of  section  265.00 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 210 of the laws  of  1999,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  10.  "Licensing  officer"  means  in  the  city of New York the police
commissioner of that city; in the county of Nassau the  commissioner  of
police  of  that  county;  [in the county of Suffolk the sheriff of that
county except] in the towns of Babylon,  Brookhaven,  Huntington,  Islip
and  Smithtown, the commissioner of police of [that] SUFFOLK county; for
the purposes of section 400.01 of this  chapter  the  superintendent  of
state  police;  and elsewhere in the state a judge or justice of a court
of record having his office in the county of issuance.    A  LICENSE  TO
CARRY OR POSSESS A PISTOL OR REVOLVER UNDER SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAP-
TER  MAY ALSO BE ISSUED BY THE SHERIFF OF ANY COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK, UPON APPROVAL OF THE CLERK OF SUCH COUNTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14028-01-6

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2015-S6828A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S908
2019-2020: S685
2021-2022: S3207
2023-2024: S690

2015-S6828A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the sheriff of any county outside the city of New York to issue pistol permits upon the approval of the county clerk.

2015-S6828A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6828A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6828--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ORTT, GALLIVAN, MURPHY, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER, YOUNG
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to authorizing the sheriff of
  any county to issue pistol permits

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section  265.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  210  of  the  laws  of 1999, is amended to read as
follows:
  10. "Licensing officer" means in the  city  of  New  York  the  police
commissioner  of  that city; in the county of Nassau the commissioner of
police of that county; [in the county of Suffolk  the  sheriff  of  that
county  except]  in  the towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip
and Smithtown, the commissioner of police of [that] SUFFOLK county;  for
the  purposes  of  section  400.01 of this chapter the superintendent of
state police; and elsewhere in the state a judge or justice of  a  court
of  record  having  his  office in the county of issuance.  A LICENSE TO
CARRY OR POSSESS A PISTOL OR REVOLVER UNDER SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAP-
TER MAY ALSO BE ISSUED BY THE SHERIFF OF A COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK IF SUCH SHERIFF ELECTS TO BECOME A LICENSING OFFICER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14028-02-6

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