Proposed Int. No. 313-A
By Council Members Vallone, James and Cabrera (by request of the Mayor)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to fees for firearm licenses and rifle and shotgun permits.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of subdivision a of section 10-131 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 37 for the year 2004, are amended to read as follows:
2. Every license to have and carry or have and possess a pistol or revolver in the city may be issued for a term of no less than one or more than three years. Every applicant for a license to have and carry or have and possess a pistol or revolver in the city shall pay [therefor, a fee of three hundred forty dollars for each original or renewal application] for a three year license period or part thereof, a fee of:
(a) seventy dollars for each original application for a license to have and possess in a dwelling or place of business;
(b) twenty-five dollars for each renewal application for a license to have and possess in a dwelling or place of business;
(c) one hundred ten dollars for each original application for a license to have and carry concealed, except that the fee shall be fifty dollars for a retired law enforcement officer;
(d) forty dollars for each renewal application for a license to have and carry concealed, except that the fee shall be twenty-five dollars for a license that is valid only when the holder is actually engaged in a work assignment as a security guard or gun custodian, for a license that is valid only for carrying a handgun to and from specific locations during specific days and times, and for a license for a retired law enforcement officer; and
(e) ten dollars for each replacement application of a lost license, provided that the police commissioner may waive such fee if the applicant lost the license as a result of being the victim of a crime.
3. Every applicant to whom a license has been issued by any person other than the police commissioner, except as provided in paragraph five of this subdivision, for a special permit from the commissioner granting it validity within the city of New York, shall pay for such permit a fee of [three hundred forty] one hundred ten dollars, for each renewal a fee of [three hundred forty] twenty-five dollars, and for each replacement of a lost permit a fee of ten dollars.
§ 2. Subdivision d of section 10-303 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 37 for the year 2004, is amended to read as follows.
d. Fees. The fee for an application for a rifle and shotgun permit [or renewal thereof] shall be [one hundred forty dollars] sixty-five dollars for an original application and twelve dollars for a renewal application.
§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately and shall govern original applications for licenses and permits filed on or after the date of its enactment and renewal applications for licenses that expire on or after the date of its enactment.
09/21/10