§ 233. Municipal gun buyback program.
1.There is hereby established\nwithin the division of the state police a municipal gun buyback program.\nAgencies approved by the superintendent may participate subject to\navailable appropriations and funds in the municipal gun buyback fund\nestablished pursuant to section ninety-seven-cc of the state finance\nlaw.\n 2. The division of state police shall administer the municipal gun\nbuyback program and promulgate rules and regulations the superintendent\ndeems necessary for the implementation of such program. Such rules shall\ninclude, but not be limited to:\n (a) the manner in which an agency may apply for funds to support a\nmunicipal gun buyback program and the manner in which such funds will be\nallocated and distributed;\n (b) guidelines f
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§ 233. Municipal gun buyback program. 1. There is hereby established\nwithin the division of the state police a municipal gun buyback program.\nAgencies approved by the superintendent may participate subject to\navailable appropriations and funds in the municipal gun buyback fund\nestablished pursuant to section ninety-seven-cc of the state finance\nlaw.\n 2. The division of state police shall administer the municipal gun\nbuyback program and promulgate rules and regulations the superintendent\ndeems necessary for the implementation of such program. Such rules shall\ninclude, but not be limited to:\n (a) the manner in which an agency may apply for funds to support a\nmunicipal gun buyback program and the manner in which such funds will be\nallocated and distributed;\n (b) guidelines for the safe storage and disposal of firearms, rifles,\nshotguns, and ammunition received as part of the program in the\npossession of the participating agency, return of any recovered stolen\nproperty to its rightful owner as appropriate, and retention for\nevidence of any firearm, rifle, or shotgun suspected to have been used\nin a crime;\n (c) guidelines for an agency participating in the program to\ncoordinate with community groups within its jurisdiction; and\n (d) guidelines for allowing individuals to surrender firearms, rifles\nand shotguns and eligibility for monetary rewards.\n 3. The provisions of subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of subdivision\na of section 265.20 of the penal law shall apply to any person\nvoluntarily surrendering a firearm, rifle or shotgun pursuant to this\nsection.\n 4. Any agency shall be authorized to develop and implement its own\nmunicipal gun buyback program provided it is otherwise permitted by law\nand conforms to the rules and regulations promulgated by the\nsuperintendent and outlined in subdivision two of this section.\n 5. For purposes of this section "agency" means the police force or\ndepartment of any county, city, town, or village or a county sheriff.\n