STATE OF NEW YORK
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                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
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        Introduced by M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY, ANGELI-
          NO, MILLER, McDONOUGH, SMULLEN, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to pistol permit applications
          for military personnel

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 4-a of section 400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
     2  added by chapter 233 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
     3    4-a.  Processing  of  license  applications. Applications for licenses
     4  shall be accepted for processing by the licensing officer at the time of
     5  presentment. Except upon written notice to  the  applicant  specifically
     6  stating  the  reasons  for any delay, in each case the licensing officer
     7  shall act upon any application for a license pursuant  to  this  section
     8  within  six  months of the date of presentment of such an application to
     9  the appropriate authority. Such delay may only be  for  good  cause  and
    10  with  respect  to  the  applicant.  In  acting  upon an application, the
    11  licensing officer shall either deny the application for reasons  specif-
    12  ically  and  concisely  stated  in  writing or grant the application and
    13  issue the license applied for. However, an  application  for  a  license
    14  pursuant  to  this section for any member of an active or reserve compo-
    15  nent of the armed forces of the United States shall be acted upon by the
    16  licensing officer within ninety days of the date of presentment of  such
    17  an application to the appropriate authority.
    18    § 2. Subdivision 4-a of section 400.00 of the penal law, as amended by
    19  chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    20    4-a.  Appeals  from denial of an application, renewal, recertification
    21  or license revocation. If an application for a license  is  denied,  not
    22  renewed,  not recertified, or revoked, the licensing officer shall issue
    23  a written notice to the applicant setting forth  the  reasons  for  such
    24  denial.  An applicant may, within ninety days of receipt of such notice,

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  request a hearing to appeal the denial to the appeals board  created  by
     2  the  division  of  criminal  justice  services and the superintendent of
     3  state police. An individual may be represented by counsel at any appear-
     4  ance  before  the  appeals board and shall be afforded an opportunity to
     5  present additional evidence in support of their application. The commis-
     6  sioner of criminal justice services  and  the  superintendent  of  state
     7  police  shall  promulgate  rules  and regulations governing such appeals
     8  process. However, an application for a license pursuant to this  section
     9  for  any member of an active or reserve component of the armed forces of
    10  the United States shall be acted upon by the  licensing  officer  within
    11  ninety  days  of  the  date of presentment of such an application to the
    12  appropriate authority.
    13    § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 400.15  to  read
    14  as follows:
    15  § 400.15 Reciprocity for qualified military personnel.
    16    1.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, any
    17  member of an active or reserve component of  the  armed  forces  of  the
    18  United  States  who  is  duly  licensed  to carry a pistol or firearm by
    19  another jurisdiction within the United States shall be allowed to  carry
    20  such pistol or firearm within New York state for a period of time not to
    21  exceed ninety days, and for the period of time an application is pending
    22  under section 400.00 of this article.
    23    2.  Persons  carrying  a  firearm under the provisions of this section
    24  shall be required to: (a) carry the out-of-state  permit  together  with
    25  valid  identification  whenever  the  person  is  carrying the pistol or
    26  firearm and (b) disclose to any law enforcement officer that the  person
    27  holds a valid permit and is carrying a pistol or firearm when approached
    28  or  addressed  by the officer, and shall display both the permit and the
    29  proper identification upon the request of a law enforcement officer.
    30    § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
    31  have become a law; provided, however, that section two of this act shall
    32  take  effect  on  the same date and in the same manner as chapter 371 of
    33  the laws of 2022, takes effect.