STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3926

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 29, 2021
                                       ___________

        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    §  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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