N.Y. GBS Law § 396-EEEE — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 396-EEEE
Three-dimensional printers
Status: in_force

* § 396-eeee. Three-dimensional printers. 1. No person, firm,\npartnership, association, or corporation shall sell or deliver any\nthree-dimensional printer in the state of New York unless such printer\nis equipped with blocking technology. As used in this section, the terms\n"three-dimensional printer" and "blocking technology" shall have the\nsame meaning as such terms are defined in subdivision one of section\neight hundred thirty-seven-aa of the executive law.\n  2. Whenever the attorney general shall believe from evidence\nsatisfactory to them that any person, firm, partnership, corporation or\nassociation or agent or employee thereof has engaged in or is about to\nengage in conduct prohibited by this section they may bring an action in\nthe name and on behalf of the people of the state of New York to enjoin\nsuch unlawful acts or practices and to obtain restitution of any moneys\nor property obtained directly or indirectly by any such unlawful acts or\npractices. In such action preliminary relief may be granted under\narticle sixty-three of the civil practice law and rules.\n  3. Any gun industry member, as such term is defined in section eight\nhundred ninety-eight-a of this chapter, determined by a court to have\nviolated this section shall be liable to the people of the state of New\nYork for a civil penalty of five thousand dollars for each qualified\nproduct that is unlawfully sold, transferred, imported, distributed,\nmanufactured, marketed, or offered for wholesale or retail sale in New\nYork state.\n  4. Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association that has\nbeen damaged as a result of any person, firm, partnership, association,\nor corporation whose acts or omissions that violate the provisions of\nthis section shall be entitled to bring an action for recovery of\ndamages or to enforce this section.\n  5. The provisions of subdivision one of this section shall not apply\nto the sale or delivery of a three-dimensional printer to any person,\nfirm, partnership, association, or corporation in this state that has\nboth:  (a) a valid gunsmith license issued pursuant to section 400.00 of\nthe penal law; and (b) a valid federal firearms license, issued pursuant\nto section 922 of title 18 of the United States Code; provided, however,\nthat prior to purchasing or accepting delivery of a three-dimensional\nprinter that is not equipped with blocking technology, such person,\nfirm, partnership, association, or corporation shall make a written\nrequest to the attorney general to authorize such purchase. Upon receipt\nof such a written request, the attorney general shall verify the\nvalidity of the state and federal firearms licenses issued to the\nperson, firm, partnership, association, or corporation to whom the\nthree-dimensional printer would be sold and delivered. Upon verifying\nthe validity of the licenses required by this subdivision, the attorney\ngeneral shall issue a written notice authorizing the sale and delivery\nof a three-dimensional printer that is not equipped with blocking\ntechnology to the person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation\nto whom the licenses were issued. The attorney general may promulgate\nrules and regulations, as necessary, to ensure compliance with this\nsubdivision, including, but not limited to, developing and publishing\nrules and guidance for the submission of requests for authorization and\nthe form of written authorization of sales and delivery of\nthree-dimensional printers that are not equipped with blocking\ntechnology.\n  * NB Effective one year after the promulgation of rules as specified\nin subdivision 3 of section 837-aa of the general business law (see Ch.\n55 of 2026, Part C, Subpart B, § 6)\n