New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIII - Office of Mental Health
Part 543 - Certificate Of Relief From Disabilities Related To Firearms Possession
Section 543.2 - Legal base
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Section 7.09 (b) of the Mental Hygiene Law grants the commissioner of the Office of Mental Health the power and responsibility to adopt regulations that are necessary and proper to implement matters under his or her jurisdiction.
(b) Section 7.09 (j) of the Mental Hygiene Law gives the Commissioner of Mental Health the power and responsibility to establish within the Office of Mental Health an administrative process to permit a person who has been or may be disqualified pursuant to an adjudication under New York State law from possessing a firearm to petition for relief from that disability, and to promulgate regulations for this purpose.