{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "265.60", "citation": "Penal Law § 265.60", "heading": "Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree", "text": ["§ 265.60 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree.", "1. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree when, knowing or having reason to know it is a ghost gun, he or she sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a ghost gun to another person.", "2. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, a person shall not be guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree when such person: (a) voluntarily surrenders such ghost gun to any law enforcement official designated pursuant to subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of subdivision (a) of section 265.20 of this article; or (b) within a period of six months after the effective date of this section sells, exchanges, gives, or disposes of such ghost gun to a gunsmith licensed pursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter.", "Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.60", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- **(1)** **Selling, exchanging, giving, or disposing of a ghost gun**, while knowing or having reason to know what it is, is second-degree criminal sale of a ghost gun.\n- **(2)** Voluntary surrender to a designated law-enforcement official is not the crime; neither is transfer to a gunsmith licensed under **§ 400.00** within the **6 months after the section’s effective date**.\nThe offense is a **class E felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/265.60", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}