{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-10-309","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 10-309","heading":"§ 10-309 Identifying marks.","body":"a. Defacing. Any person who alters, changes, removes, disfigures, obliterates or defaces the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's or serial number of a rifle, shotgun or assault weapon shall be in violation of this section.\n\nb. Any rifle or shotgun sold or otherwise disposed of by a licensed dealer, which does not contain a manufacturer's or serial number, must have imbedded into the metal portion of such rifle or shotgun a dealer's number. Failure to so mark and identify any rifle or shotgun shall be a violation of this section.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 10","Chapter 3: Firearms"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"e395dc89ebbd228149b2b986b2532b18e8eb8eb6ba6ac03efc412b4557f69a00","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-10-308","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-10-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}