{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-16470","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 16470","heading":"","body":"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.","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":"7c31882f0eef51289335303656924bef51cc654e7d4d2e82b8563bf04302b2c6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-16460","next":"us-ca/pen-16480"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}