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                                  2857--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Insurance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring owners of
   firearms to obtain liability insurance

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2353
 to read as follows:
   § 2353. FIREARM OWNERS INSURANCE POLICIES. 1.    ANY  PERSON  IN  THIS
 STATE WHO SHALL OWN A FIREARM SHALL, PRIOR TO SUCH OWNERSHIP, OBTAIN AND
 CONTINUOUSLY  MAINTAIN  A POLICY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT
 LESS THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY COVERING ANY DAMAGES  RESULT-
 ING FROM ANY NEGLIGENT OR WILLFUL ACTS INVOLVING THE USE OF SUCH FIREARM
 WHILE  IT  IS  OWNED  BY SUCH PERSON. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUCH INSURANCE
 SHALL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE REVOCATION OF SUCH  OWNER'S  REGISTRATION,
 LICENSE AND ANY OTHER PRIVILEGE TO OWN SUCH FIREARM.
   2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE
 OWNER OF A FIREARM IF SUCH FIREARM IS LOST OR STOLEN UNTIL SUCH LOSS  OR
 THEFT  IS  REPORTED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SHERIFF WHICH HAS JURIS-
 DICTION IN THE COUNTY,  TOWN,  CITY  OR  VILLAGE  IN  WHICH  SUCH  OWNER
 RESIDES.
   3. ANY PERSON WHO OWNS A FIREARM ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL  OBTAIN  THE INSURANCE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
 OF SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE.
   4. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY  PEACE  OFFI-
 CER,  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, POLICE
 OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION  1.20  OF  THE
 CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE LAW, OR ANY MEMBER OF THE MILITARY WHO IS ON "ACTIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07324-03-7
              

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 DUTY" OR "IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES" AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION ONE OF THE MILITARY LAW, WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO CARRY A FIREARM.
   5.  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE
 RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY  OUT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law, provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date  is  authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such date.