{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-400.06","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 400.06","heading":"National instant criminal background checks","body":"§ 400.06 National instant criminal background checks.\n  1. Any dealer in firearms that sells, delivers or otherwise transfers\nany firearm shall contact the division of state police to conduct a\nnational instant criminal background check pursuant to section two\nhundred twenty-eight of the executive law.\n  2. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section is a class\nA misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 4. Administrative Provisions","Title W. Provisions Relating to Firearms, Fireworks, Pornography Equipment and Vehicles Used In the Transportation of Gambling Records","Article 400. Licensing and Other Provisions Relating to Firearms"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/400.06","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"3453dea75610313ee0c56314090e165a0af0456564f9744801ff966ee6317e57","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-400.05","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-400.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}