California Statutes
§ 17290. — 17290. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.)
California § 17290.
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Bluebook
Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 17290. (2026).
Text
As used in this part, “undetectable knife” means any knife or other instrument, with or without a handguard, that satisfies all of the following requirements:
(a)It is capable of ready use as a stabbing weapon that may inflict great bodily injury or death.
(b)It is commercially manufactured to be used as a weapon.
(c)It is not detectable by a metal detector or magnetometer, either handheld or otherwise, which is set at standard calibration.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.
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