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- § 265.01class a misdemeanor
Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree
§ 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree when: (1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic stun gun, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle k…
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Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds
§ 265.01-a Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle, shotgun, or firearm in or upon a building or grounds, used for educational purposes…
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Criminal possession of a firearm
§ 265.01-b Criminal possession of a firearm. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm when he or she: (1) possesses any firearm or; (2) lawfully possesses a firearm prior to the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand thirteen which added this sect…
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Criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification device
§ 265.01-c Criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification device. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification device when he or she knowingly possesses any rapid-fire modification device. Criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification device is a cl…
Read the full section - § 265.01-Dclass e felony
Criminal possession of a weapon in a restricted location
§ 265.01-d Criminal possession of a weapon in a restricted location. 1. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in a restricted location when such person possesses a firearm, rifle, or shotgun and enters into or remains on or in private property where such person kn…
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Criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location
§ 265.01-e Criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location. 1. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location when such person possesses a firearm, rifle or shotgun in or upon a sensitive location, and s…
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Exemptions
§ 265.20 Exemptions. a. Paragraph (h) of subdivision twenty-two of section 265.00 and sections 265.01, 265.01-a, 265.01-b, 265.01-c, 265.02, 265.03, 265.04, 265.05, 265.10, 265.11, 265.12, 265.13, 265.15, 265.36, 265.37, 265.50, 265.55 and 270.05 shall not apply to: 1. Possession…
Read the full section - § 400.00class a misdemeanor
Licensing and other provisions relating to firearms
§ 400.00 Licensing and other provisions relating to firearms. 1. Eligibility. No license shall be issued or renewed pursuant to this section except by the licensing officer, and then only after investigation and finding that all statements in a proper application for a license ar…
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Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
§ 265.02 Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree when: (1) Such person commits the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree as defined in subdivision one, two, three or fiv…
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Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances
§ 265.10 Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances. * 1. Any person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured any machine-gun, assault weapon, large capacity ammunition feeding device or disguised gun is guilty of a…
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Presumptions of possession, unlawful intent and defacement
§ 265.15 Presumptions of possession, unlawful intent and defacement. 1. The presence in any room, dwelling, structure or vehicle of any machine-gun is presumptive evidence of its unlawful possession by all persons occupying the place where such machine-gun is found. 2. The presen…
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Authorized dispositions; criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree
§ 60.11 Authorized dispositions; criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. When a person is to be sentenced upon a conviction of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree as defined in subdivision one of section 265.01 as a result of a plea of …
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