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Cal. Penal Code § 21510
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Title 3: Weapons and Devices Other Than Firearms, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 21510
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
Every person who does any of the following with a switchblade knife having a blade two or more inches in length is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Possesses the knife in the passenger’s or driver’s area of any motor vehicle in any public place or place open to the public. (b) Carries the knife upon the person. (c) Sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, loans, transfers, or gives the knife to any other person.
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