{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "265.16", "citation": "Penal Law § 265.16", "heading": "Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor", "text": ["§ 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."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.16", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person not legally authorized to possess a firearm commits this offense by **unlawfully selling, exchanging, giving, or disposing of a firearm to an unlicensed person who is, or reasonably appears to be, under 19**. It is a **class C felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/265.16", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}