§1243. Manufacture, sale, or possession within specific jurisdictions; penalty
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As of today
15 U.S.C. § 1243
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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Pub. L. 85–623, § 3, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 562.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the sixtieth day after Aug. 12, 1958, see section 6 of Pub. L. 85–623, set out as a note under section 1241 of this title.