15 U.S.C. § 1243

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 1243 - Manufacture, sale, or possession within specific jurisdictions; penalty

Whoever, within any Territory or possession of the United States, within Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18), or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18), manufactures, sells, or possesses any switchblade knife, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

15 U.S.C. § 1243

Pub. L. 85-623, §3, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 562.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective on the sixtieth day after Aug. 12, 1958, see section 6 of Pub. L. 85-623 set out as a note under section 1241 of this title.

switchblade knife

The term "switchblade knife" means any knife having a blade which opens automatically- (1) by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle of the knife, or(2) by operation of inertia, gravity, or both.