S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8350
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    August 5, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Codes
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to requiring all firearms
         manufactured, crafted or built by private individuals to have an iden-
         tifying serial number
         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 265.50 to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 265.50 FAILURE TO IDENTIFY A FIREARM.
    4    (1) FIREARMS MANUFACTURED, CRAFTED,  ASSEMBLED  OR  BUILT  BY  PRIVATE
    5  INDIVIDUALS  SHALL  HAVE  AN IDENTIFYING SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVED, CASTED,
    6  STAMPED (IMPRESSING), OR OTHERWISE CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED ON THE FRAME  OR
    7  RECEIVER  OF  THE  FIREARM. THE SERIAL NUMBER MUST BE PLACED IN A MANNER
    8  NOT SUSCEPTIBLE OF BEING READILY OBLITERATED, ALTERED, OR  REMOVED,  AND
    9  MUST  NOT  DUPLICATE  ANY  SERIAL NUMBER PLACED BY THE INDIVIDUAL ON ANY
   10  OTHER FIREARM.
   11    (2) THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL SUBMIT THE FIREARM'S  SERIAL  NUMBER  TO  THE
   12  DEPARTMENT  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES WITH THE FIREARM'S SIZE AND A
   13  PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FIREARM.
   14    FAILURE TO IDENTIFY A FIREARM IS A CLASS C FELONY.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11793-01-5