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N.Y. Penal Law § 265.37: Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title P. Offenses Against Public Safety
  4. Article 265. Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons

§ 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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