{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "265.25", "citation": "Penal Law § 265.25", "heading": "Certain wounds to be reported", "text": ["§ 265.25 Certain wounds to be reported.", "Every case of a bullet wound, gunshot wound, powder burn or any other injury arising from or caused by the discharge of a gun or firearm, and every case of a wound which is likely to or may result in death and is actually or apparently inflicted by a knife, icepick or other sharp or pointed instrument, shall be reported at once to the police authorities of the city, town or village where the person reporting is located by: (a) the physician attending or treating the case; or (b) the manager, superintendent or other person in charge, whenever such case is treated in a hospital, sanitarium or other institution. Failure to make such report is a class A misdemeanor. This subdivision shall not apply to such wounds, burns or injuries received by a member of the armed forces of the United States or the state of New York while engaged in the actual performance of duty."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.25", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A treating **physician**, or the person in charge of the hospital or institution, must **report at once to local police** every gunshot or firearm-related wound and any potentially fatal wound apparently caused by a knife or other sharp instrument. ★ **Failure to report is a class A misdemeanor**; wounds received by U.S. or New York armed-forces members while actually on duty are excluded.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/265.25", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}