Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.16 — Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.16
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 265.16 Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.16 — Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 265.16 Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor.
A person is guilty of criminal sale of a firearm to a minor when he is not authorized pursuant to law to possess a firearm and he unlawfully sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a firearm to another person who is or reasonably appears to be less than nineteen years of age who is not licensed pursuant to law to possess a firearm.
Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor is a class C felony.