Assembly Bill A2591

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires weapons and ammunition to be secured when being transported and imposes a fine of at least $1,000 for violation

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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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2017-A2591 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §379, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2676
2011-2012: A3179
2013-2014: A3847
2015-2016: A2040
2019-2020: A1594
2021-2022: A1815
2023-2024: A4684

2017-A2591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all motor vehicles transporting five or more weapons or ammunition for five or more weapons to have a separate storage area secured by padlock or combination lock and all such weapons and ammunition to be so secured when being transported and imposes a fine of at least $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for violation.

2017-A2591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2591
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  trans-
   portation of weapons and ammunition
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 379 to read as follows:
   §  379.  SAFETY  REQUIREMENTS  FOR VEHICLE TRANSPORTING WEAPONS AND/OR
 AMMUNITION. 1. ALL MOTOR VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT FIVE OR MORE WEAPONS
 OF ANY TYPE, AND AMMUNITION SUFFICIENT FOR FIVE OR  MORE  WEAPONS  SHALL
 HAVE  A  SEPARATE  STORAGE AREA SECURED BY A PADLOCK OR COMBINATION LOCK
 AND ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY REMOVING  SUCH  LOCK,  WHICH  SHALL  BE  OF  SUCH
 STRENGTH  TO  RESIST BEING CUT BY ANY READILY AVAILABLE TOOL. AT NO TIME
 SHALL AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS BE SECURED IN THE SAME STORAGE AREA.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS RELATING TO THE  TRANSPORTATION  OF  WEAPONS  AND/OR  AMMUNITION
 CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION.
   3.  THE  TRANSPORTATION OF WEAPONS AND/OR AMMUNITION NOT IN COMPLIANCE
 WITH THIS SECTION OR THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  PUNISHABLE  BY A FINE OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become  a  law,  provided,  however,
 that  any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this
 act shall be promulgated on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05165-01-7

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