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- § 265.02class d felony
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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Sentence of imprisonment for a violent felony offense
§ 70.02 Sentence of imprisonment for a violent felony offense. 1. Definition of a violent felony offense. A violent felony offense is a class B violent felony offense, a class C violent felony offense, a class D violent felony offense, or a class E violent felony offense, defined…
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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…
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Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree
§ 265.03 Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree when: (1) with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, such person: (a) possesses a machine-gun; or (b) possesses a loaded firearm;…
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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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Definitions
§ 460.10 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this article. 1. "Criminal act" means conduct constituting any of the following crimes, or conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the following felonies: (a) Any of the felonies set forth in this chapter: sections …
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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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Authorized dispositions; certain criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree offenders
§ 60.11-a Authorized dispositions; certain criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree offenders. When a person is to be sentenced upon conviction of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in subdivision ten of section 265.02 of this c…
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