California Codes > Penal Code > Part 6 > Title 3 > Division 5 > Chapter 5 – Switchblade Knife
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| § 21510 | Every person who does any of the following with a switchblade knife … |
| § 21590 | The unlawful possession or carrying of any switchblade knife, as … |
Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 6 > Title 3 > Division 5 > Chapter 5 - Switchblade Knife
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
- switchblade knife: means a knife having the appearance of a pocketknife and includes a spring-blade knife, snap-blade knife, gravity knife, or any other similar type knife, the blade or blades of which are two or more inches in length and which can be released automatically by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle, flip of the wrist or other mechanical device, or is released by the weight of the blade or by any type of mechanism whatsoever. See California Penal Code 17235