Bill Text: NY S05963 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to orders to surrender eligible weapons; requires the surrender of weapons following a conviction in certain misdemeanor cases.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CODES [S05963 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S05963-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5963 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to orders to surrender eligible weapons The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 370.15 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding three new subdivisions 4, 5 and 6 to read as follows: 3 4. Upon judgment of conviction and determination of the defendant to 4 be related or situated to the victim as set forth in this section, the 5 court shall require the respondent to inform the court of all firearms, 6 rifles, shotguns, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, muzzle- 7 loading firearms or antique firearms he or she owns or possesses. The 8 court shall order the immediate surrender pursuant to subparagraph (f) 9 of paragraph one of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law and 10 subdivision six of section 400.05 of the penal law, of any or all 11 firearms, rifles, shotguns, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, 12 muzzle-loading firearms or antique firearms owned or possessed by the 13 defendant. 14 5. The court ordering the surrender of any firearm, rifle, shotgun, 15 black powder rifle, black powder shotgun, muzzle-loading firearm or 16 antique firearm as provided in this section shall immediately notify the 17 duly constituted police authorities of the locality of such action and 18 the division of state police at its office in the city of Albany. The 19 court shall direct the authority receiving such surrendered firearms, 20 rifles, shotguns, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, muzzle- 21 loading firearms or antique firearms to immediately notify the court of 22 such surrender. 23 6. (a) The disposition of any firearms, rifles, shotguns, black powder 24 rifles, black powder shotguns, muzzle-loading firearms or antique 25 firearms surrendered pursuant to this section shall be in accordance EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01087-01-7S. 5963 2 1 with the provisions of subdivision six of section 400.05 of the penal 2 law. 3 (b) The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to limit, 4 restrict or otherwise impair the authority of the court to order and 5 direct the surrender of any or all firearms, rifles, shotguns, black 6 powder rifles, black powder shotguns, muzzle-loading firearms, or 7 antique firearms owned or possessed by a defendant pursuant to any other 8 provision of law. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to 10 convictions on or after such effective date as well as to charges for 11 such offenses pending on such effective date for which sentence has not 12 yet been imposed.