GroundRules
PEN § 16470
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Code - PEN
- PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]
- TITLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [16000. - 17360.]
- DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS [16100. - 17360.]
As used in this part, “dirk” or “dagger” means a knife or other instrument with or without a handguard that is capable of ready use as a stabbing weapon that may inflict great bodily injury or death. A nonlocking folding knife, a folding knife that is not prohibited by Section 21510, or a pocketknife is capable of ready use as a stabbing weapon that may inflict great bodily injury or death only if the blade of the knife is exposed and locked into position.
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