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N.Y. Penal Law § 265.60: Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree

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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

§ 265.60 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree.

1. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second

degree when, knowing or having reason to know it is a ghost gun, he or

she sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a ghost gun to another

person.

2. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, a person shall not

be guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree when such

person: (a) voluntarily surrenders such ghost gun to any law enforcement

official designated pursuant to subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of

subdivision (a) of section 265.20 of this article; or (b) within a

period of six months after the effective date of this section sells,

exchanges, gives, or disposes of such ghost gun to a gunsmith licensed

pursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter.

Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree is a class E felony.

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