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                                         5782
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 4, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH,  ROBINSON, HOOPER, TITONE, JAFFEE,
         WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  COLTON,  COOK,  GOTTFRIED,
         MARKEY,  SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to failure to report  a  lost
         or stolen firearm
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.27  to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 265.27 LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM TO BE REPORTED.
    4    AN OWNER OF ONE OR MORE FIREARMS SHALL REPORT EACH INCIDENCE OF A LOST
    5  OR STOLEN FIREARM TO THE POLICE AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
    6  WHERE  SUCH PERSON REPORTING IS LOCATED WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OF SUCH
    7  LOSS OR THEFT, OR DISCOVERY OF SUCH LOSS OR THEFT.
    8    AN INTENTIONAL FAILURE TO MAKE SUCH REPORT IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   10  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04532-01-5