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NY S03199

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

8/19/2016

Primary Sponsor

Tony Avella

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds "machete" to the definition of "deadly weapon" in Penal Law Section 10.00(12), alongside switchblade knives, gravity knives, daggers, billy clubs, and metal knuckles.

  • Exempts machetes from the prohibition on non-citizens possessing dangerous or deadly weapons in Penal Law Section 265.01(5), allowing non-citizens to possess machetes while banning other deadly weapons.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Includes the possession of a machete within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

Last Action

SIGNED CHAP.269

8/19/2016

Committee Referrals

Codes4/5/2016
Codes1/6/2016
Codes6/9/2015
Rules6/1/2015
Codes2/3/2015

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