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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to evidence accepted by
   the New York state police forensic investigation center
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  executive  law  is  amended  by adding a new section
 995-c-1 to read as follows:
   § 995-C-1. EVIDENCE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF  LAW,  RULE  OR
 REGULATION  TO THE CONTRARY, THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE FORENSIC INVESTI-
 GATION CENTER SHALL ACCEPT EVIDENCE ITEMS OR SAMPLES  FOR  DNA  ANALYSIS
 FROM  ANY FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN, AMMUNITION OR MAGAZINE LOADING DEVICE
 WHEN THE SOLE CHARGE IS CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A  WEAPON  IN  THE  FIRST
 DEGREE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  265.04  OF  THE  PENAL  LAW,  CRIMINAL
 POSSESSION OF A WEAPON IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 265.03
 OF THE PENAL LAW, CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON IN THE THIRD DEGREE AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION 265.02 OF THE PENAL LAW,  CRIMINAL  POSSESSION  OF  A
 WEAPON  IN  THE  FOURTH DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 265.01 OF THE PENAL
 LAW AND CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AS DEFINED IN SECTION  265.01-B
 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08826-01-3