{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-16220","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 16220","heading":"","body":"As used in this part, “ballistic knife” means a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil spring, elastic material, or compressed gas. Ballistic knife does not include any device that propels an arrow or a bolt by means of any common bow, compound bow, crossbow, or underwater speargun.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [16000. - 17360.]","DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS [16100. - 17360.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0229e3d8623da0a35e1fa074c32a052e8cd8da3e5780a2ec3162b67b3d9ee6db","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-16200","next":"us-ca/pen-16230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}