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N.Y. Penal Law § 115.20 — Criminal facilitation; definitions and construction
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 115: Criminal Facilitation, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 115.20
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
115.20 Criminal facilitation; definitions and construction.
For purposes of this article, such conduct shall include, but not be
limited to, making available, selling, exchanging, giving or disposing
of a community gun, which in fact, aids a person to commit a crime.
"Community gun" shall mean a firearm that is actually shared, made
available, sold, exchanged, given or disposed of among or between two or
more persons, at least one of whom is not authorized pursuant to law to
possess such firearm. "Dispose of" shall have the same meaning as that
term is defined in section 265.00 of this chapter. "Share" and "make
available" shall, in the case of a firearm, be construed to include
knowingly placing such firearm at a location accessible and known to one
or more other persons.
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