Permits family courts judges, county court judges, family support magistrates and referees to possess weapons, firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8808
IN SENATE
March 14, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 permitting certain court
officials to possess weapons, firearms, rifles and shotguns in
restricted and sensitive locations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
2 of the penal law, paragraph (n) as amended and paragraph (o) as added by
3 section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended and a
4 new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows:
5 (n) persons while participating in military ceremonies, funerals, and
6 honor guards; [or]
7 (o) persons while lawfully engaging in learning, practicing, training
8 for, competing in, or travelling into or within the state to learn,
9 practice, train for, or compete in, the sport of biathlon, in accordance
10 with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regu-
11 lations[.]; or
12 (p) family court judges, county court judges, family support magis-
13 trates and referees.
14 § 2. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subdivision 2 of section 265.01-d of
15 the penal law, as amended by section 2 of part F of chapter 55 of the
16 laws of 2023, are amended and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as
17 follows:
18 (g) persons while lawfully engaged in taking of wildlife or attempts
19 to take wildlife pursuant to a hunting permit or license issued by the
20 department of environmental conservation, or as otherwise authorized
21 pursuant to section 11-0707 and 11-0709 of the environmental conserva-
22 tion law; [or]
23 (h) persons, while acting in the scope of their official duties, who
24 are employed in the revenue control and security departments of the
25 metropolitan transportation authority, or the New York city transit
26 authority or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof, who are authorized to
27 carry a firearm as part of their employment[.]; or
28 (i) family court judges, county court judges, family support magis-
29 trates and referees.
30 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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