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N.Y. Penal Law § 405.12 — Unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the second degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 405: Licensing and Other Provisions Relating to Fireworks, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 405.12
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.
405.12 Unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the second degree.
A person is guilty of unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the
second degree when he or she is responsible for obtaining a necessary
permit to use indoor pyrotechnics, as required by paragraph o of
subdivision one of section 405.10 of this article, and, without
obtaining such permit or knowing that he or she is not in compliance
with the terms of a permit, he or she intentionally ignites or detonates
pyrotechnics for which such permit is required, or knowingly permits
another to ignite or detonate such pyrotechnics, in a building, as
defined in paragraph e of subdivision one of section 405.10 of this
article.
Unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the second degree is a class
A misdemeanor.
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