Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

15 U.S.C. § 1243: Manufacture, sale, or possession within specific jurisdictions; penalty

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Manufacturing, selling, or possessing a switchblade knife in U.S. territories, Indian country, or federal maritime jurisdiction is punishable by up to five years imprisonment and/or a fine up to $2,000.

Read the full statutory text

Whoever, within any Territory or possession of the United States, within Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18 ), or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18 ), manufactures, sells, or possesses any switchblade knife, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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