Penal Law § 265.61 · Article 265. Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons
Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree
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§ 265.61 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree.
1. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree when, knowing or having reason to know they are ghost guns, he or she sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of ten or more ghost guns to another person or persons.
2. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, a person shall not be guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree if he or she: (a) voluntarily surrenders such ghost guns to any law enforcement official designated pursuant to subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of subdivision (a) of section 265.20 of this article; or (b) within a period of six months after the effective date of this section sells, exchanges, gives, or disposes of such ghost guns to a gunsmith licensed pursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter.
Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree is a class D felony.
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