Legislation
ARTICLE 265
Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE P
ARTICLE 265
FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPONS
Section 265.00 Definitions.
265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
265.01-a Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
265.01-b Criminal possession of a firearm.
265.01-c Criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification
device.
265.01-d Criminal possession of a weapon in a restricted
location.
265.01-e Criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a
sensitive location.
265.02 Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
265.03 Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
265.04 Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree.
265.05 Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under
sixteen.
265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.
265.07 Registration and serialization of firearms, rifles,
shotguns, finished frames or receivers, and
unfinished frames or receivers.
265.08 Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree.
265.09 Criminal use of a firearm in the first degree.
265.10 Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of
weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances.
265.11 Criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree.
265.12 Criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree.
265.13 Criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree.
265.14 Criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a minor.
265.15 Presumptions of possession, unlawful intent and
defacement.
265.16 Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor.
265.17 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon.
265.19 Aggravated criminal possession of a weapon.
265.20 Exemptions.
265.25 Certain wounds to be reported.
265.26 Burn injury and wounds to be reported.
265.30 Certain convictions to be reported.
265.35 Prohibited use of weapons.
265.37 Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding
devices.
265.38 Unlawful sale of a non-microstamping-enabled firearm.
265.40 Purchase of rifles and/or shotguns in contiguous
states.
265.45 Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
265.46 Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms
in the second degree.
265.50 Criminal manufacture, sale, or transport of an
undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun.
265.55 Criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle
or shotgun.
265.60 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree.
265.61 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree.
265.63 Criminal sale of an unfinished frame or receiver in the
second degree.
265.64 Criminal sale of an unfinished frame or receiver in the
first degree.
265.65 Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle.
265.66 Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle.
FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPONS
Section 265.00 Definitions.
265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
265.01-a Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
265.01-b Criminal possession of a firearm.
265.01-c Criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification
device.
265.01-d Criminal possession of a weapon in a restricted
location.
265.01-e Criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a
sensitive location.
265.02 Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
265.03 Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
265.04 Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree.
265.05 Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under
sixteen.
265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.
265.07 Registration and serialization of firearms, rifles,
shotguns, finished frames or receivers, and
unfinished frames or receivers.
265.08 Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree.
265.09 Criminal use of a firearm in the first degree.
265.10 Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of
weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances.
265.11 Criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree.
265.12 Criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree.
265.13 Criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree.
265.14 Criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a minor.
265.15 Presumptions of possession, unlawful intent and
defacement.
265.16 Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor.
265.17 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon.
265.19 Aggravated criminal possession of a weapon.
265.20 Exemptions.
265.25 Certain wounds to be reported.
265.26 Burn injury and wounds to be reported.
265.30 Certain convictions to be reported.
265.35 Prohibited use of weapons.
265.37 Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding
devices.
265.38 Unlawful sale of a non-microstamping-enabled firearm.
265.40 Purchase of rifles and/or shotguns in contiguous
states.
265.45 Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
265.46 Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms
in the second degree.
265.50 Criminal manufacture, sale, or transport of an
undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun.
265.55 Criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle
or shotgun.
265.60 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree.
265.61 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree.
265.63 Criminal sale of an unfinished frame or receiver in the
second degree.
265.64 Criminal sale of an unfinished frame or receiver in the
first degree.
265.65 Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle.
265.66 Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle.