New York Penal Law Article 265 - FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPONS

• 265.00 - Definitions.
  265.00 Definitions. As used in this article and in article four hundred, the following terms shall mean and include: 1. "Machine-gun" means a weapon of...
• 265.01 - Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.
  265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree when:...
• 265.01-a - Criminal Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds.
  A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a...
• 265.01-b - Criminal Possession of a Firearm.
  265.01-b Criminal possession of a firearm. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm when he or she: (1) possesses any firearm or;...
• 265.02 - Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree.
  265.02 Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree when:...
• 265.03 - Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.
  265.03 Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree when:...
• 265.04 - Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the First Degree.
  265.04 Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree when...
• 265.05 - Unlawful Possession of Weapons by Persons Under Sixteen.
  265.05 Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under sixteen. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of sixteen to possess any air-gun,...
• 265.06 - Unlawful Possession of a Weapon Upon School Grounds.
  265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds. It shall be unlawful for any person age sixteen or older to knowingly possess any air-gun,...
• 265.08 - Criminal Use of a Firearm in the Second Degree.
  265.08 Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal use of a firearm in the second degree when...
• 265.09 - Criminal Use of a Firearm in the First Degree.
  265.09 Criminal use of a firearm in the first degree. (1) A person is guilty of criminal use of a firearm in the first degree...
• 265.10 - Manufacture, Transport, Disposition and Defacement of Weapons and Dangerous Instruments and Appliances.
  265.10 Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances. 1. Any person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured any machine-gun,...
• 265.11 - Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the Third Degree.
  265.11 Criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree when...
• 265.12 - Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the Second Degree.
  265.12 Criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree when...
• 265.13 - Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the First Degree.
  265.13 Criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree when...
• 265.14 - Criminal Sale of a Firearm With the Aid of a Minor.
  265.14 Criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a minor. A person over the age of eighteen years of age is guilty of...
• 265.15 - Presumptions of Possession, Unlawful Intent and Defacement.
  265.15 Presumptions of possession, unlawful intent and defacement. 1. The presence in any room, dwelling, structure or vehicle of any machine-gun is presumptive evidence of...
• 265.16 - Criminal Sale of a Firearm to a Minor.
  265.16 Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a firearm to a minor when he is...
• 265.17 - Criminal Purchase or Disposal of a Weapon.
  265.17 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon. A person is guilty of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon when: 1. Knowing that he...
• 265.19 - Aggravated Criminal Possession of a Weapon.
  265.19 Aggravated criminal possession of a weapon. A person is guilty of aggravated criminal possession of a weapon when he or she commits the crime...
• 265.20 - Exemptions.
  265.20 Exemptions. a. Paragraph (h) of subdivision twenty-two of section 265.00 and sections 265.01, 265.01-a, subdivision one of section 265.01-b, 265.02, 265.03, 265.04, 265.05, 265.10,...
• 265.25 - Certain Wounds to Be Reported.
  265.25 Certain wounds to be reported. Every case of a bullet wound, gunshot wound, powder burn or any other injury arising from or caused by...
• 265.26 - Burn Injury and Wounds to Be Reported.
  265.26 Burn injury and wounds to be reported. Every case of a burn injury or wound, where the victim sustained second or third degree burns...
• 265.30 - Certain Convictions to Be Reported.
  265.30 Certain convictions to be reported. Every conviction under this article or section 400.00, of a person who is not a citizen of the United...
• 265.35 - Prohibited Use of Weapons.
  265.35 Prohibited use of weapons. 1. Any person hunting with a dangerous weapon in any county wholly embraced within the territorial limits of a city...
• 265.36 - Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.
  265.36 Unlawful possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a large capacity ammunition feeding...
• 265.37 - Unlawful Possession of Certain Ammunition Feeding Devices.
  265.37 Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices. It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly possess an ammunition feeding device where such device...
• 265.40 - Purchase of Rifles And/or Shotguns in Contiguous States.
  265.40 Purchase of rifles and/or shotguns in contiguous states. Definitions. As used in this act: 1. "Contiguous state" shall mean any state having any portion...
• 265.45 - Safe Storage of Rifles, Shotguns, and Firearms.
  265.45 Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms. No person who owns or is custodian of a rifle, shotgun or firearm who resides with an...

Last modified: February 3, 2019