{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "265.01-B", "citation": "Penal Law § 265.01-B", "heading": "Criminal possession of a firearm", "text": ["§ 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 section subject to the registration requirements of subdivision sixteen-a of section 400.00 of this chapter and knowingly fails to register such firearm pursuant to such subdivision.", "Criminal possession of a firearm is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.01-B", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits criminal possession of a firearm by **possessing any firearm**, or by **knowingly failing to register under § 400.00(16-a) a firearm lawfully possessed before the 2013 law that added this section took effect**. The offense is a **class E felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/265.01-b", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}