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O.C.G.A. § 16-11-136: Restrictions on possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of knives.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses
- CHAPTER 11 Offenses Against Public Order and Safety
- Article 4 Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices
- PART 3 Carrying and Possession of Firearms
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) “Courthouse” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-11-127.
(2) “Government building” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-11-127.
(3) “Knife” means any cutting instrument with a blade and shall include, without limitation, a knife as such term is defined in Code Section 16-11-125.1.
(b) Except for restrictions in courthouses and government buildings, no county, municipality, or consolidated government shall, by rule or ordinance, constrain the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of a knife more restrictively than the provisions of this part.
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