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N.Y. Penal Law § 265.06 — Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds

N.Y. Penal Law § 265.06

Type
Statute
Source
New York Penal Law
Jurisdiction
New York
Current through
Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.

Citator

N.Y. Penal Law § 265.06 — Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.

It shall be unlawful for any person age sixteen or older to knowingly possess any air-gun, spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in which the propelling force is a spring, air, piston or CO2 cartridge in or upon a building or grounds, used for educational purposes, of any school, college or university, without the written authorization of such educational institution.

Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds is a violation.