S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1972
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  DeFRANCISCO,  GALLIVAN,  LARKIN, LITTLE,
         SEWARD -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
         committed to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to pistol permit privacy
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  332  of  the  laws  of 1994, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    5. Filing of  approved  applications.  (A)  The  application  for  any
    5  license,  if  granted,  shall be filed by the licensing officer with the
    6  clerk of the county of issuance, except that in the  city  of  New  York
    7  and,  in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, the licensing officer shall
    8  designate the place of filing in the  appropriate  division,  bureau  or
    9  unit  of the police department thereof, and in the county of Suffolk the
   10  county clerk is hereby authorized to transfer all  records  or  applica-
   11  tions  relating  to  firearms to the licensing authority of that county.
   12  The name and address of any  person  to  whom  an  application  for  any
   13  license  has  been  granted  shall be [a public record] CONFIDENTIAL AND
   14  SHALL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS
   15  SUBDIVISION.  Upon application by a licensee who has changed  his  place
   16  of  residence  such  records or applications shall be transferred to the
   17  appropriate officer at the licensee's new place of residence.  A  dupli-
   18  cate copy of such application shall be filed by the licensing officer in
   19  the  executive  department, division of state police, Albany, within ten
   20  days after issuance of the license. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
   21  construed to change the expiration date or  term  of  such  licenses  if
   22  otherwise provided for in law.
   23    (B)  THE  DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL MAINTAIN AN AUTOMATED LISTING
   24  OF EVERY LICENSE HOLDER ISSUED A LICENSE FOR A PISTOL OR REVOLVER PURSU-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04923-01-3
       S. 1972                             2
    1  ANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH LISTING SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST,
    2  PROVIDED, THAT:
    3    (I)  ONLY  REQUESTS  RELATING  TO A NAMED LICENSEE SHALL BE HONORED OR
    4  MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE; AND
    5    (II) A REQUEST FOR THE ENTIRE LIST OF LICENSEES, OR FOR ALL  LICENSEES
    6  IN  A  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA,  SHALL BE DENIED, EXCEPT TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT
    7  AGENCY OR ANY ENTITY ACTING ON BEHALF OF OR PROVIDING  SERVICES  TO  ANY
    8  LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
    9    FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
   10  CY" SHALL MEAN THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, ANY NEW YORK  STATE  COUNTY
   11  SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ANY POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ANY CITY, VILLAGE OR TOWN
   12  WITHIN  NEW YORK STATE, THE POLICE FORCE OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AUTHORITY
   13  OR AGENCY, THE STATE POLICE FORCE OF ANY OTHER STATE,  ANY  FEDERAL  LAW
   14  ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ANY DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE IN NEW YORK STATE.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.