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2020 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title P - Offenses Against Public Safety
Article 265 - Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons
265.37 - Unlawful Possession of Certain Ammunition Feeding Devices.

Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 265.37 (2020)
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§ 265.37 Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices.

It  shall  be unlawful for a person to knowingly possess an ammunition
  feeding device where such device contains  more  than  seven  rounds  of
  ammunition.

If  such  device  containing  more  than seven rounds of ammunition is
  possessed within the home of the possessor, the person so possessing the
  device shall, for a first offense, be guilty of a violation and  subject
  to  a  fine  of two hundred dollars, and for each subsequent offense, be
  guilty of a class B misdemeanor and subject to a  fine  of  two  hundred
  dollars and a term of up to three months imprisonment.

If  such  device  containing  more  than seven rounds of ammunition is
  possessed in any location other than the  home  of  the  possessor,  the
  person so possessing the device shall, for a first offense, be guilty of
  a class B misdemeanor and subject to a fine of two hundred dollars and a
  term  of up to six months imprisonment, and for each subsequent offense,
  be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

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