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N.Y. Penal Law § 265.07 — Registration and serialization of firearms, rifles, shotguns, finished frames or receivers, and unfinished frames or receivers
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 265: Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 265.07
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
265.07 Registration and serialization of firearms, rifles, shotguns,
finished frames or receivers, and unfinished frames or
receivers.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "unfinished frame or receiver"
means any unserialized material that does not constitute the frame or
receiver of a firearm, rifle or shotgun but that has been shaped or
formed in any way for the purpose of becoming the frame or receiver of a
firearm, rifle or shotgun, and which may readily be made into a
functional frame or receiver through milling, drilling or other means.
(2) On or before the effective date of this section, and promptly upon
taking possession thereof at any time thereafter, any person licensed as
a gunsmith, or required to be, or a dealer in firearms pursuant to
section 400.00 of this chapter, who is in possession of an unserialized
firearm, rifle, shotgun, finished frame or receiver, or unfinished frame
or receiver shall:
(a) engrave, cast, stamp or otherwise conspicuously place both a
unique serial number and his or her name (or recognized abbreviation) on
such firearm, rifle, shotgun, finished frame or receiver, or unfinished
frame or receiver, in a manner that satisfies or exceeds the
requirements imposed on licensed importers and manufacturers pursuant to
section (i) of Section 923 of Title 18 of the United States Code and
regulations issued pursuant thereto at the time of such assembly; and
(b) register with the division of criminal justice services in
accordance with regulations promulgated by such division any such
firearm, rifle or shotgun, finished frame or receiver, or unfinished
frame or receiver.
Any person licensed as a gunsmith, or required to be, or a dealer in
firearms pursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter who fails to comply
with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class E felony.
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