Creates a civil cause of action for the manufacture, sale, or distribution of assault weapons or ghost guns within the state; aiding and abetting such manufacture, sale or distribution; or intending to aid and abet in such manufacture, sale or distribution; provides for a civil remedy of ten thousand dollars per violation.
Not law yet. Pending legislation.
Official status checked 2026-10-21 23:46 PT
NY Senate (Sepulveda)
Bill summary
Creates a civil cause of action for the manufacture, sale, or distribution of assault weapons or ghost guns within the state; aiding and abetting such manufacture, sale or distribution; or intending to aid and abet in such manufacture, sale or distribution; provides for a civil remedy of ten thousand dollars per violation.
Now vs if chaptered
NOW: referred to Judiciary; not law. IF CHAPTERED: same $10k/violation PRA as A 01598.
Defender utility
NY PDs: pending Senate twin of the AWB/ghost-gun civil PRA — not a client possessory count and not present law. Redirect possessory CAD/ghost-gun counts to live Ch. 55. Not a California charge.
Who this is for. Makers/dealers and NY PDs tracking the Senate twin of a pending AWB/ghost-gun civil PRA — not a client possessory charge; not present law.
Penalties (if chaptered)
Civil $10,000 per violation as introduced. Not a Penal Law count.
Bank hints
- PMF
- AWB
- civil-PRA