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New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 265.06 (2026)

Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds

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§ 265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.
  It shall be unlawful for any person age sixteen or older to knowingly
possess any air-gun, spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in which
the propelling force is a spring, air, piston or CO2 cartridge in or
upon a building or grounds, used for educational purposes, of any
school, college or university, without the written authorization of such
educational institution.
  Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds is a violation.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: People v. Berrezueta, 31 N.Y.3d 1091 (N.Y. 2018).
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People v. Berrezueta, 31 N.Y.3d 1091 (N.Y. 2018). “Penal Law §§ 265.06 [banning "spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in which the propelling force is a spring" on school grounds], 265.”
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