# N.Y. PEN Law § 265.01-B: Criminal possession of a firearm

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.01-B

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. PEN Law § 265.01-B
- **Heading:** Criminal possession of a firearm
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title P / Article 265 / Section 265.01-B

## Text

§ 265.01-b Criminal possession of a firearm.\n A person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm when he or she:\n(1) possesses any firearm or; (2) lawfully possesses a firearm prior to\nthe effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand thirteen\nwhich added this section subject to the registration requirements of\nsubdivision sixteen-a of section 400.00 of this chapter and knowingly\nfails to register such firearm pursuant to such subdivision.\n Criminal possession of a firearm is a class E felony.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.00 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.00.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.01.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.01-A Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.01-A.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.01-B Criminal possession of a firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.01-B.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.01-C Criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification device](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.01-C.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.01-D Criminal possession of a weapon in a restricted location](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.01-D.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.01-E Criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.01-E.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.02 Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.02.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.03 Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.03.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.04 Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.04.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.05 Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under sixteen](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.05.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.06.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.07 Registration and serialization of firearms, rifles, shotguns, finished frames or receivers, and unfinished frames or receivers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.07.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 265.08 Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P3_TP_A265_S265.08.md)

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