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N.Y. Penal Law § 265.35 Prohibited use of weapons
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§ 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 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. Any person who wilfully discharges a loaded firearm or any other gun, the propelling forc…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.37 Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices
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§ 265.37 Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices.\n It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly possess an ammunition\nfeeding device where such device contains more than seven rounds of\nammunition.\n If such device containing more than seven rounds of ammun…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.38 Unlawful sale of a non-microstamping-enabled firearm
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* § 265.38 Unlawful sale of a non-microstamping-enabled firearm. 1. It shall be unlawful for any dealer in firearms licensed under section 400.00 of this chapter, to sell, offer for sale, exchange, give, transfer or deliver any semiautomatic pistol unless such pistol has been ver…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.40 Purchase of rifles and/or shotguns in contiguous states
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§ 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 of its border in common with a portion of the border of the state of New York; 2. All other terms herein shall be give…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.45 Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the first degree
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* § 265.45 Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the first degree. 1. No person who owns or is custodian of a rifle, shotgun or firearm who resides with an individual who: (i) is under eighteen years of age; (ii) such person knows or has reason to know is proh…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.46 Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the second degree
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* § 265.46 Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the second degree. No person who owns or is custodian of a rifle, shotgun or firearm and knows, or has reason to know, that a person less than sixteen years of age is likely to gain access to such rifle, shotgun…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.50 Criminal manufacture, sale, or transport of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun
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§ 265.50 Criminal manufacture, sale, or transport of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun. A person is guilty of criminal manufacture, sale, or transport of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun when he or she knowingly manufactures, causes to be manufactured, sells, exc…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.51 Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms when accessible by a minor or prohibited person
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* § 265.51 Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms when accessible by a minor or prohibited person. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "prohibited person" shall mean any person who is prohibited from poss…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.55 Criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun
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§ 265.55 Criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun. A person is guilty of criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun when he or she knowingly possesses: 1. any firearm, rifle or shotgun that, after the removal of grips, stocks and maga…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.60 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree
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§ 265.60 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree. 1. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree when, knowing or having reason to know it is a ghost gun, he or she sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a ghost gun to another person. 2. Notw…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.61 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree
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§ 265.61 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree. 1. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree when, knowing or having reason to know they are ghost guns, he or she sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of ten or more ghost guns to another pers…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.63 Criminal sale of a frame or receiver in the second degree
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§ 265.63 Criminal sale of a frame or receiver in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a frame or receiver in the second degree when, knowing it is an unserialized frame or receiver or an unfinished frame or receiver, such person unlawfully sells, exchanges, g…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.64 Criminal sale of a frame or receiver in the first degree
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§ 265.64 Criminal sale of a frame or receiver in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a frame or receiver in the first degree when, knowing they are unserialized frames or receivers or unfinished frames or receivers, such person unlawfully sells, exchanges, gi…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.65 Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle
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§ 265.65 Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle. A person is guilty of criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle when he or she purchases or takes possession of a semiautomatic rifle and does not possess a license to purchase or take possession of a semiautomatic rifle as pr…
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.66 Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle
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§ 265.66 Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle when, knowing or having reason to know it is a semiautomatic rifle, he or she sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a semiautomatic rifle to another person and such othe…
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.00 Unlawfully dealing with fireworks and dangerous fireworks
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§ 270.00 Unlawfully dealing with fireworks and dangerous fireworks. 1. Definition of "fireworks" and "dangerous fireworks". (a) The term "fireworks," as used in this section, includes: (i) display fireworks, which means fireworks devices in a finished state, exclusive of mere orn…
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.05 Unlawfully possessing or selling noxious material
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§ 270.05 Unlawfully possessing or selling noxious material. 1. As used in this section, "noxious material" means any container which contains any drug or other substance capable of generating offensive, noxious or suffocating fumes, gases or vapors, or capable of immobilizing a …
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.10 Creating a hazard
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§ 270.10 Creating a hazard. A person is guilty of creating a hazard when: 1. Having discarded in any place where it might attract children, a container which has a compartment of more than one and one-half cubic feet capacity and a door or lid which locks or fastens automatically…
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.15 Unlawfully refusing to yield a party line
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§ 270.15 Unlawfully refusing to yield a party line. 1. As used in this section: (a) "Party line" means a subscriber's line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number. (b) "Emer…
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.20 Unlawful wearing of body armor
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§ 270.20 Unlawful wearing of body armor. 1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of body armor when acting either alone or with one or more other persons he commits any violent felony offense defined in section 70.02 while possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun and in the c…
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.21 Unlawful purchase of body armor
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§ 270.21 Unlawful purchase of body armor. A person is guilty of the unlawful purchase of body armor when, not being engaged or employed in an eligible profession, they knowingly purchase or take possession of body armor, as such term is defined in subdivision two of section 270.2…
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.22 Unlawful sale of body armor
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§ 270.22 Unlawful sale of body armor. A person is guilty of the unlawful sale of body armor when they sell, exchange, give or dispose of body armor, as such term is defined in subdivision two of section 270.20 of this article, to an individual whom they know or reasonably should …
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.25 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree
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§ 270.25 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree. A person is guilty of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree when, knowing that he or she has been directed to stop his or her motor vehicle by a uniformed police …
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.30 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second degree
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§ 270.30 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second degree. A person is guilty of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second degree when he or she commits the offense of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the th…
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.35 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree
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§ 270.35 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree. A person is guilty of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree when he or she commits the offense of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the thir…
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.40 Unlawfully installing a gas meter
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§ 270.40 Unlawfully installing a gas meter. 1. As used in this section "gas meter" means any gas meter that measures usage of any end use customer of gas services. 2. A person is guilty of unlawfully installing a gas meter when he or she installs the gas meter or is the owner of …
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.00 Definitions
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§ 275.00 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association. 2. "Owner" means (a) the person who owns, or has the exclusive license in the United States to reproduce or the exclusi…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.05 Manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the second degree
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§ 275.05 Manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the second degree. A person is guilty of the manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the second degree when such person: 1. knowingly, and without the consent of the owner, transfers or causes to be transferred any sound record…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.10 Manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the first degree
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§ 275.10 Manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the first degree. A person is guilty of manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the first degree when he commits the crime of manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the second degree as defined in section 275.05 of this arti…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.15 Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the second degree
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§ 275.15 Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the second degree. A person commits the crime of manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the second degree when he knowingly, and without the consent of the performer, recor…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.20 Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree
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§ 275.20 Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree. A person commits the crime of unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree when he commits the crime of manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.25 Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the second degree
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§ 275.25 Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the second degree. A person is guilty of the advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the second degree when such person knowingly advertises, offers for sale, resale, or rental, or sells, resells, rents, dis…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.30 Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree
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§ 275.30 Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree. A person is guilty of the advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree when such person commits the crime of advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the second degre…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.32 Unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the third degree
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§ 275.32 Unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the third degree. 1. A person is guilty of unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the third degree when without authority or written permission from t…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.33 Unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the second degree
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§ 275.33 Unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the second degree. A person is guilty of unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the second degree when he or she violates section 275.32 of this artic…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.34 Unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the first degree
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§ 275.34 Unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the first degree. A person is guilty of unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of unlawful operation…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.35 Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the second degree
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§ 275.35 Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the second degree. A person is guilty of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the second degree when, for commercial advantage or private financial gain, he knowingly advertises or offers for sale, resale, or r…
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40 Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree
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§ 275.40 Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree. A person is guilty of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree when such person commits the crime of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the second degree as defined …
N.Y. Penal Law § 275.45 Limitations of application
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§ 275.45 Limitations of application. 1. This article does not apply to: (a) any broadcaster who, in connection with or as part of a radio, television, or cable broadcast transmission, or for the purpose of archival preservation, transfers any such recorded sounds or images; or (b…
N.Y. Penal Law § 280.00 Definitions
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§ 280.00 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Drone" shall mean an unmanned aircraft and its associated operating system, including the hardware and software that manages flight control, navigation, and sensors for auton…
N.Y. Penal Law § 280.05 Unlawful use of a drone
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§ 280.05 Unlawful use of a drone. A person commits unlawful use of a drone when such person: 1. operates a drone in a nefarious manner; or 2. operates a drone over prohibited space without express prior approval from someone the person reasonably believes has the authority to gra…
N.Y. Penal Law § 280.10 Applicability and restrictions
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§ 280.10 Applicability and restrictions. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the following persons or entities: 1. A toy drone operated solely for recreation, unless such toy drone is operated in a manner that would recklessly create a substantial risk of physical i…
N.Y. Penal Law § 30.00 Infancy
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§ 30.00 Infancy. 1. Except as provided in subdivisions two and three of this section, a person less than seventeen, or commencing October first, two thousand nineteen, a person less than eighteen years old is not criminally responsible for conduct. 2. A person thirteen, fourteen …
N.Y. Penal Law § 35.00 Justification; a defense
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§ 35.00 Justification; a defense. In any prosecution for an offense, justification, as defined in sections 35.05 through 35.30, is a defense.
N.Y. Penal Law § 35.05 Justification; generally
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§ 35.05 Justification; generally. Unless otherwise limited by the ensuing provisions of this article defining justifiable use of physical force, conduct which would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable and not criminal when: 1. Such conduct is required or authorized by …
N.Y. Penal Law § 35.10 Justification; use of physical force generally
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§ 35.10 Justification; use of physical force generally. The use of physical force upon another person which would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable and not criminal under any of the following circumstances: 1. A parent, guardian or other person entrusted with the car…
N.Y. Penal Law § 35.15 Justification; use of physical force in defense of a person
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§ 35.15 Justification; use of physical force in defense of a person. 1. A person may, subject to the provisions of subdivision two, use physical force upon another person when and to the extent he or she reasonably believes such to be necessary to defend himself, herself or a thi…
N.Y. Penal Law § 35.20 Justification; use of physical force in defense of premises and in defense of a person in the course of burglary
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§ 35.20 Justification; use of physical force in defense of premises and in defense of a person in the course of burglary. 1. Any person may use physical force upon another person when he or she reasonably believes such to be necessary to prevent or terminate what he or she reason…
N.Y. Penal Law § 35.25 Justification; use of physical force to prevent or terminate larceny or criminal mischief
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§ 35.25 Justification; use of physical force to prevent or terminate larceny or criminal mischief. A person may use physical force, other than deadly physical force, upon another person when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes such to be necessary to prevent or t…
N.Y. Penal Law § 35.27 Justification; use of physical force in resisting arrest prohibited
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§ 35.27 Justification; use of physical force in resisting arrest prohibited. A person may not use physical force to resist an arrest, whether authorized or unauthorized, which is being effected or attempted by a police officer or peace officer when it would reasonably appear that…