Provides that the possession of any disguised knife shall be the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree; defines the term "disguised knife".
STATE OF NEW YORK
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435
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of
disguised knives
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
3 24. "Disguised knife" means any knife which is designed to appear as
4 an object other than a knife, such as a comb, writing instrument, ciga-
5 rette lighter or other object commonly carried on the person, and which
6 includes a blade concealed within such object.
7 § 2. Subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 of section 265.01 of the penal law,
8 subdivision 6 as added by chapter 1041 of the laws of 1974, subdivision
9 7 as added by chapter 807 of the laws of 1981 and subdivision 8 as added
10 by chapter 646 of the laws of 1986, are amended and a new subdivision 9
11 is added to read as follows:
12 (6) He or she is a person who has been certified not suitable to
13 possess a rifle or shotgun, as defined in subdivision sixteen of section
14 265.00, and refuses to yield possession of such rifle or shotgun upon
15 the demand of a police officer. Whenever a person is certified not suit-
16 able to possess a rifle or shotgun, a member of the police department to
17 which such certification is made, or of the state police, shall forth-
18 with seize any rifle or shotgun possessed by such person. A rifle or
19 shotgun seized as herein provided shall not be destroyed, but shall be
20 delivered to the headquarters of such police department, or state
21 police, and there retained until the aforesaid certificate has been
22 rescinded by the director or physician in charge, or other disposition
23 of such rifle or shotgun has been ordered or authorized by a court of
24 competent jurisdiction[.]; or
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (7) He or she knowingly possesses a bullet containing an explosive
2 substance designed to detonate upon impact[.]; or
3 (8) He or she possesses any armor piercing ammunition with intent to
4 use the same unlawfully against another[.]; or
5 (9) He or she possesses any disguised knife.
6 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
7 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
