N.Y. PEN Law § 265.06
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 265.06, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds
Official statutory text
§ 265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.\n It shall be unlawful for any person age sixteen or older to knowingly\npossess any air-gun, spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in which\nthe propelling force is a spring, air, piston or CO2 cartridge in or\nupon a building or grounds, used for educational purposes, of any\nschool, college or university, without the written authorization of such\neducational institution.\n Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds is a violation.\n
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