{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-265.16","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 265.16","heading":"Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor","body":"§ 265.16 Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor.\n  A person is guilty of criminal sale of a firearm to a minor when he is\nnot authorized pursuant to law to possess a firearm and he unlawfully\nsells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a firearm to another person who\nis or reasonably appears to be less than nineteen years of age who is\nnot licensed pursuant to law to possess a firearm.\n  Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor is a class C felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title P. Offenses Against Public Safety","Article 265. Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/265.16","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a2ac8f92845e8be8348e5ce9ea42dae0b66d2c198799b2ba7e7743544bd5e4cc","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-265.15","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-265.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}