NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 16-06 — Requirement to Report Theft, Loss or Misdelivery.

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(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity who has received permission to transport weapons pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and who suffers a loss or theft of any part of her/his weapons shipment while it is located within New York City, shall forthwith report such loss or theft to the near

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§ 16-06 Requirement to Report Theft, Loss or Misdelivery.

RCNY § 16-06

(a)Any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity who has received permission to transport weapons pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and who suffers a loss or theft of any part of her/his weapons shipment while it is located within New York City, shall forthwith report such loss or theft to the nearest Police Department facility and shall comply with all reasonable requests for assistance by police officers who investigate the circumstances of the loss or theft.

(b)Any person, firm, corporation or other business entity who has received permission to transport weapons pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and who knows or reasonably should know that any part of her/his weapons shipment was delivered to a person other than the person designated in 38 RCNY § 16-03(b)(5), shall forthwith report such misdelivery to the Police Department's Operations Unit, at (212) 374-5580.

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