Firearms inventory Whenever, by regulation, rule or statute, a fiduciary or attorney of record must file a list of assets constituting a ... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 2509. Firearms inventory
Whenever, by regulation, rule or statute, a fiduciary or attorney of record must file a list of assets constituting a decedent's estate, such list must include a particularized description of every firearm, shotgun and rifle, as such terms are defined in section 265.00 of the penal law, that are part of such estate. Such list must be filed with the surrogate's court in the county in which the estate proceeding, if any, is pending and a copy must be filed with the division of criminal justice services.
Whenever a fiduciary or attorney must file a list of a decedent's assets, the list must include a particularized description of every firearm, shotgun and rifle (as defined in Penal Law § 265.00) in the estate. ★ The list is filed with the Surrogate's Court where the estate proceeding is pending, and a copy goes to the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Surrogate's Court Procedure Act; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.