Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.08 — Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.08
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 265.08 Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree.
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N.Y. Penal Law § 265.08 — Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 265.08 Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree.
A person is guilty of criminal use of a firearm in the second degree when he commits any class C violent felony offense as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 70.02 and he either:
(1) possesses a deadly weapon, if the weapon is a loaded weapon from which a shot, readily capable of producing death or other serious injury may be discharged; or
(2) displays what appears to be a pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm.
Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree is a class C felony.