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2022 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title P - Offenses Against Public Safety
Article 265 - Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons
265.38 - Unlawful Sale of a Non-Microstamping-Enabled Firearm.

Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 265.38 (2022)
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* § 265.38 Unlawful sale of a non-microstamping-enabled firearm.
  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for any dealer in firearms licensed under
section 400.00 of this chapter, to sell, offer for sale, exchange, give,
transfer or deliver any semiautomatic pistol unless such pistol has been
verified as a microstamping-enabled pistol. A pistol may be verified  as
microstamping-enabled if it contains a microstamp component installed by
its   manufacturer   or   by   a  state  licensed  person,  association,
partnership, corporation, or  other  entity  in  compliance  with  state
standards  established  by  the commissioner of the division of criminal
justice services or their designee. The provisions of this section shall
not apply to a pistol manufactured prior to the effective date  of  this
section.
  2.
  (a)    The    first   violation   for   unlawful   sale   of   a
non-microstamping-enabled pistol  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be
punishable  only by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and may
result in a suspension or revocation  of  the  dealer's  license  issued
under section 400.00 of this chapter.
  (b)    The    second    violation    for    unlawful    sale    of   a
non-microstamping-enabled pistol  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be
punishable only by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars and may
result  in  a  suspension  or  revocation of the dealer's license issued
under section 400.00 of this chapter.
  (c)    The    third    violation    for    unlawful    sale    of    a
non-microstamping-enabled  pistol  pursuant to this section is a class A
misdemeanor and shall result  in  a  suspension  or  revocation  of  the
dealer's license issued under section 400.00 of this chapter.
  * NB  Effective  per  requirements  in  §  5  of chapter 205/2022 (see
chapter)
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