Senate BillNo. 606


Introduced by Senator De León

February 22, 2013


An act to amend Section 16220 of the Penal Code, relating to deadly weapons.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 606, as introduced, De León. Deadly weapons: ballistic knives.

Existing law generally makes it a crime to manufacture, import, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, lend, or possess any ballistic knife. Under existing law a ballistic knife is a nuisance. Existing law defines a ballistic knife as a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil spring, elastic material, or compressed gas.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 16220 of the Penal Code is amended to
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16220.  

As used in this part, “ballistic knife” means a device
4begin delete thatend deletebegin insert whichend insert propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a
5coil spring, elastic material, or compressed gas. Ballistic knife
6does not include any device that propels an arrow or a bolt by
P2    1means of any common bow, compound bow, crossbow, or
2underwater speargun.



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