{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "265.66", "citation": "Penal Law § 265.66", "heading": "Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle", "text": ["§ 265.66 Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle.", "A person is guilty of criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle when, knowing or having reason to know it is a semiautomatic rifle, he or she sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a semiautomatic rifle to another person and such other person does not possess a license to purchase or take possession of a semiautomatic rifle as provided in subdivision two of section 400.00 of this chapter.", "Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.66", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "**Knowingly, or with reason to know, selling, exchanging, giving, or otherwise disposing of a semiautomatic rifle** to someone who lacks the purchase-or-possession license required by **§ 400.00(2)** is criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle, a **class E felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/265.66", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}