9 NYCRR 472.7 — read free

Operation of regional CoBIS centers

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Dates and status

Compiling agency: Executive Department
Text status: Phase2b Dequote Reversal
Register checked through: July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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Source snapshot: May 19, 2026

(a)Locations.

Regional CoBIS centers shall be maintained and operated at the following locations and at other permanent or temporary locations deemed appropriate by the superintendent:

(1)New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center Building 30, 1220 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12226-3000 (518) 457-1208

(2)New York State Police Troop A Headquarters 4525 West Saile Drive Batavia, NY 14020-1095 (716) 343-2200

(3)New York State Police Troop B Headquarters Route 86, Box 100 Ray Brook, NY 12977-0100 (518) 897-2000

(4)New York State Police Troop D Headquarters Route 5, P.O. Box 30 Oneida, NY 13421-0030 (315) 366-6000

(5)New York State Police Troop F Headquarters Crystal Run Road Middletown, NY 10941-9755 (845) 344-5300

(6)New York State Police Troop L Headquarters 7140 Republic Airport Farmingdale, NY 11735-1597 (631) 756-3300

(b)Hours of operation.

Regional CoBIS centers shall operate between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. except on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

(c)Scheduling appointments.

Dealers shall contact a regional CoBIS center to arrange an appointment prior to collection of any ballistic sample. The regional CoBIS staff may limit the number of firearms to be processed to ensure that all dealers receive equal access.

(d)Upon arrival at a regional CoBIS center, dealers shall:

(1)transfer all firearms to CoBIS personnel in a safe and unloaded condition. All firearms must be operable and include any magazine, ammunition feeding device or other parts required for safe operation; and

(2)provide two rounds of reduced lead ammunition for each firearm in the appropriate caliber. All ammunition must be certified by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI); or

(3)provide two rounds of ammunition with standard primers and full metal jacketed (FMJ) or total metal jacketed (TMJ) projectiles for each firearm for which reduced lead ammunition is not commercially available in the appropriate caliber. All ammunition must be certified by SAAMI; and

(4)return to the regional CoBIS center at a predetermined time to retrieve the firearm(s) and certificate(s) of compliance. Dealers will not be allowed into the ballistic sample collection area.

(e)Issuance of certificates of compliance.

After a pistol or revolver is transferred to a member of the CoBIS staff it will be test fired, the ballistic sample will be collected, and the collection will be recorded in a computer system. Upon completion of this process the firearm will be returned to the submitting dealer, who will be provided with a certificate of compliance certifying that a ballistic sample has been secured at the CoBIS center. The ballistic sample will be forwarded to CoBIS headquarters and will not be returned to the dealer.

Operation of regional CoBIS centers

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