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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 1, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Codes
       AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to the surrender of antique
         firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or  muzzle-load-
         ing firearms following certain convictions
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Paragraph (c) of subdivision 11 of section 400.00  of  the
    2  penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
    3  as follows:
    4    (c)  In  any  instance  in  which  a  person's license is suspended or
    5  revoked under paragraph (a) or (b)  of  this  subdivision,  such  person
    6  shall  surrender  such license to the appropriate licensing official and
    7  any and all firearms, rifles, [or]  shotguns,  ANTIQUE  FIREARMS,  BLACK
    8  POWDER  RIFLES, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUNS, OR MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARMS, owned
    9  or possessed by such person shall be surrendered to an  appropriate  law
   10  enforcement  agency  as provided in subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of
   11  subdivision a of section 265.20 of  this  chapter.  In  the  event  such
   12  license,  firearm,  shotgun,  [or]  rifle, ANTIQUE FIREARM, BLACK POWDER
   13  RIFLE, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUN, OR MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARM  is  not  surren-
   14  dered,  such  items  shall  be  removed  and declared a nuisance and any
   15  police officer or peace officer acting pursuant to his  or  her  special
   16  duties is authorized to remove any and all such weapons.
   17    S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately, and shall apply to
   18  suspensions or revocations of licenses on or after such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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