GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1985 SESSION
CHAPTER 810
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION AND SALE OF SPRING-LOADED KNIVES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Article 35 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes of North Carolina is amended by adding a new section G.S. 14-269.6 to read:
"§ 14-269.6. Possession and sale of spring-loaded projectile knives prohibited.-(a) On and after October 1, 1986, it shall be unlawful for any person including law enforcement officers of the State, or of any county, city, or town to possess, offer for sale, hold for sale, sell, give, loan, deliver, transport, manufacture or go armed with any spring-loaded projectile knife, a ballistic knife, or any weapon of similar character. Except that it shall be lawful for a law enforcement agency to possess such weapons solely for evidentiary, education or training purposes.
(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished in the discretion of the court by fine or imprisonment or by both."
Sec. 2. This act shall become effective October 1, 1986.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of June, 1986.