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Penal Code § 20990

ARTICLE 7. Writing Pen Knife

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 20990Official source ↗Ask about this

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.

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.