Bill Text: NY S05902 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the submission of proof of personal liability insurance prior to the issuance or renewal of a license to carry a firearm.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO CODES [S05902 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S05902-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5902 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 22, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRISPORT, JACKSON, SANDERS -- 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 requiring proof of liabil- ity insurance prior to the issuance of a license to carry a firearm The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as sepa- 2 rately amended by chapters 371 and 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 1. Eligibility. No license shall be issued or renewed pursuant to this 5 section except by the licensing officer, and then only after investi- 6 gation and finding that all statements in a proper application for a 7 license are true. No license shall be issued or renewed except for an 8 applicant (a) twenty-one years of age or older, provided, however, that 9 where such applicant has been honorably discharged from the United 10 States army, navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard, or the 11 national guard of the state of New York, no such age restriction shall 12 apply; (b) of good moral character, which, for the purposes of this 13 article, shall mean having the essential character, temperament and 14 judgement necessary to be entrusted with a weapon and to use it only in 15 a manner that does not endanger oneself or others; (c) who has not been 16 convicted anywhere of a felony or a serious offense or who is not the 17 subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued upon the alleged 18 commission of a felony or serious offense; (d) who is not a fugitive 19 from justice; (e) who is not an unlawful user of or addicted to any 20 controlled substance as defined in section 21 U.S.C. 802; (f) who being 21 a noncitizen (i) is not illegally or unlawfully in the United States or 22 (ii) has not been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant 23 visa subject to the exception in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2); (g) who has not 24 been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; (h) 25 who, having been a citizen of the United States, has not renounced his EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07639-01-3S. 5902 2 1 or her citizenship; (i) who has stated whether he or she has ever 2 suffered any mental illness; (j) who has not been involuntarily commit- 3 ted to a facility under the jurisdiction of an office of the department 4 of mental hygiene pursuant to article nine or fifteen of the mental 5 hygiene law, article seven hundred thirty or section 330.20 of the crim- 6 inal procedure law or substantially similar laws of any other state, 7 section four hundred two or five hundred eight of the correction law, 8 section 322.2 or 353.4 of the family court act, has not been civilly 9 confined in a secure treatment facility pursuant to article ten of the 10 mental hygiene law, or has not been the subject of a report made pursu- 11 ant to section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law; (k) who has not had a 12 license revoked or who is not under a suspension or ineligibility order 13 issued pursuant to the provisions of section 530.14 of the criminal 14 procedure law or section eight hundred forty-two-a of the family court 15 act; (l) in the county of Westchester, who has successfully completed a 16 firearms safety course and test as evidenced by a certificate of 17 completion issued in his or her name and endorsed and affirmed under the 18 penalties of perjury by a duly authorized instructor, except that: (i) 19 persons who are honorably discharged from the United States army, navy, 20 marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the state of 21 New York, and produce evidence of official qualification in firearms 22 during the term of service are not required to have completed those 23 hours of a firearms safety course pertaining to the safe use, carrying, 24 possession, maintenance and storage of a firearm; (ii) persons who were 25 licensed to possess a pistol or revolver prior to the effective date of 26 this paragraph are not required to have completed a firearms safety 27 course and test, provided, however, persons with a license issued under 28 paragraph (f) of subdivision two of this section prior to the effective 29 date of [the] chapter three hundred seventy-one of the laws of two thou- 30 sand twenty-two [which amended this paragraph] shall be required to 31 complete the training required by subdivision nineteen of this section 32 prior to the recertification of such license; and (iii) persons applying 33 for a license under paragraph (f) of subdivision two of this section on 34 or after the effective date of [the] chapter three hundred seventy-one 35 of the laws of two thousand twenty-two [which amended this paragraph] 36 who shall be required to complete the training required under subdivi- 37 sion nineteen of this section for such license; (m) who has not had a 38 guardian appointed for him or her pursuant to any provision of state 39 law, based on a determination that as a result of marked subnormal 40 intelligence, mental illness, incompetency, incapacity, condition or 41 disease, he or she lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his 42 or her own affairs; (n) who submits proof of personal liability insur- 43 ance; (o) for a license issued under paragraph (f) of subdivision two of 44 this section, that the applicant has not been convicted within five 45 years of the date of the application of any of the following: (i) 46 assault in the third degree, as defined in section 120.00 of this chap- 47 ter; (ii) misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, as defined in section 48 eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law; or (iii) 49 menacing, as defined in section 120.15 of this chapter; and [(o)] (p) 50 for a license issued under paragraph (f) of subdivision two of this 51 section, the applicant shall meet in person with the licensing officer 52 for an interview and shall, in addition to any other information or 53 forms required by the license application submit to the licensing offi- 54 cer the following information: (i) names and contact information for the 55 applicant's current spouse, or domestic partner, any other adults resid- 56 ing in the applicant's home, including any adult children of the appli-S. 5902 3 1 cant, and whether or not there are minors residing, full time or part 2 time, in the applicant's home; (ii) names and contact information of no 3 less than four character references who can attest to the applicant's 4 good moral character and that such applicant has not engaged in any 5 acts, or made any statements that suggest they are likely to engage in 6 conduct that would result in harm to themselves or others; (iii) certif- 7 ication of completion of the training required in subdivision nineteen 8 of this section; (iv) a list of former and current social media accounts 9 of the applicant from the past three years to confirm the information 10 regarding the applicants character and conduct as required in subpara- 11 graph (ii) of this paragraph; and (v) such other information required by 12 the licensing officer that is reasonably necessary and related to the 13 review of the licensing application. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 15 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to 16 licenses issued or renewed on or after such date.