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DIVISION 5. KNIVES AND SIMILAR WEAPONS [20200. - 21590.]

Division 5 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.

§§ 20200–21590 · 22 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions § 20200 · 1 section
    • § 20200 A knife carried in a sheath that is worn openly suspended from the waist of the wearer is not concealed within the meaning of Section 16140, 16340, 17350, or…
  2. CHAPTER 2. Disguised or Misleading Appearance §§ 20310–20990 · 15 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Air Gauge Knife §§ 20310–20390 · 2 sections
      • § 20310 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
      • § 20390 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any air gauge knife is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.
    2. ARTICLE 2. Belt Buckle Knife §§ 20410–20490 · 2 sections
      • § 20410 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
      • § 20490 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any belt buckle knife is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.
    3. ARTICLE 3. Cane Sword §§ 20510–20590 · 2 sections
      • § 20510 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
      • § 20590 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any cane sword is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.
    4. ARTICLE 4. Lipstick Case Knife §§ 20610–20690 · 2 sections
      • § 20610 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
      • § 20690 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any lipstick case knife is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.
    5. ARTICLE 5. Shobi-zue §§ 20710–20790 · 2 sections
      • § 20710 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
      • § 20790 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any shobi-zue is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.
    6. ARTICLE 6. Undetectable Knife §§ 20810–20820 · 3 sections
      • § 20810 (a) Any person in this state who commercially manufactures or causes to be commercially manufactured, or who knowingly imports into the state for commercial…
      • § 20815 Section 20810 does not apply to the manufacture or importation of any undetectable knife for sale to a law enforcement or military entity with a valid agency,…
      • § 20820 Section 20810 does not apply to the manufacture or importation of any undetectable knife for sale to a federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or…
    7. ARTICLE 7. Writing Pen Knife §§ 20910–20990 · 2 sections
      • § 20910 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
      • § 20990 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any writing pen knife is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.
  3. CHAPTER 3. Ballistic Knife §§ 21110–21190 · 2 sections
    • § 21110 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be…
    • § 21190 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any ballistic knife is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.
  4. CHAPTER 4. Dirk or Dagger §§ 21310–21390 · 2 sections
    • § 21310 Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who carries concealed upon the person any…
    • § 21390 The unlawful concealed carrying upon the person of any dirk or dagger, as provided in Section 21310, is a nuisance and is subject to Sections 18000 and 18005.
  5. CHAPTER 5. Switchblade Knife §§ 21510–21590 · 2 sections
    • § 21510 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…
    • § 21590 The unlawful possession or carrying of any switchblade knife, as provided in Section 21510, is a nuisance and is subject to Sections 18000 and 18005.