Bill Text: NY A05005 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5005 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to licenses to carry and possess firearms for police officers; authorizes police officers to apply for a firearms license that is valid throughout the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-17 - held for consideration in codes [A05005 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05005-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5005
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 6, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  HAWLEY,  MORINELLO, BYRNE, REILLY,
          BYRNES, DeSTEFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  MANKTELOW,  SALKA
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to licenses to carry and
          possess firearms for police officers
          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. (a) 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. A police officer who submits an  applica-
    14  tion  containing a certification or attestation from the law enforcement
    15  agency or department from which he or she is employed which states he or
    16  she is in good standing, shall be presumptive evidence as to the fitness
    17  and qualification to carry and possess firearms. The licensing authority
    18  with jurisdiction in the county or city having a population of less than
    19  one million, shall issue a license to carry  and  possess  a  pistol  or
    20  revolver  pursuant to this section within sixty days of a police officer
    21  applicant's submission and such license shall authorize the licensee  to
    22  carry and possess firearms in every county and city in this state.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02423-01-9

        A. 5005                             2
     1    (b)  For  the  purposes of this section, "police officer" shall mean a
     2  police officer, as defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of
     3  the criminal procedure law.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.