California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 20990

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.

Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any writing pen knife is a nuisance and is subject to Section 18010.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 20990 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-3-weapons-and-devices-other-than-firearms/division-5-knives-and-similar-weapons/chapter-2-disguised-or-misleading-appearance/article-7-writing-pen-knife/section-20990

Other sections in Article 7 - Writing Pen Knife

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