# N.Y. PEN Law § 400.20: Waiting period in connection with the sale or transfer of a rifle or shotgun

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.20

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. PEN Law § 400.20
- **Heading:** Waiting period in connection with the sale or transfer of a rifle or shotgun
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act PEN / Part 4 / Title W / Article 400 / Section 400.20

## Text

§ 400.20 Waiting period in connection with the sale or transfer of a\n rifle or shotgun.\n When a national instant criminal background check is required pursuant\nto state or federal law to be conducted through the National Instant\nCriminal Background Check System (NICS) or its successor in connection\nwith the sale or transfer of a rifle or shotgun to any person, before\ndelivering a rifle or shotgun to such person, either (a) NICS has issued\na "proceed" response to the seller or transferor, or (b) thirty calendar\ndays shall have elapsed since the date the seller or transferor\ncontacted NICS to initiate a national instant criminal background check\nand NICS has not notified the seller or transferor that the transfer of\nthe rifle or shotgun to such person should be denied.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.00 Licensing and other provisions relating to firearms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.00.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.01 License to carry and possess firearms for retired sworn members of the division of state police](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.01.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.02 Statewide license and record database](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.02.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.03 Sellers of ammunition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.03.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.05 Disposition of weapons and dangerous instruments, appliances and substances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.05.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.06 National instant criminal background checks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.06.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.10 Report of theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.10.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.20 Waiting period in connection with the sale or transfer of a rifle or shotgun](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.20.md)
- [N.Y. PEN Law § 400.30 Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APEN_P4_TW_A400_S400.30.md)

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