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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 59-23 Dangerous knives – Transfer, etc.; Commercial displays.">
  <section prefix="§" num="59-23" heading="Dangerous knives – Transfer, etc.; Commercial displays.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Definitions.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">In this section, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Dangerous knife.">“Dangerous knife” means any:<para num="(i)">Bowie knife;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">dirk knife;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">gravity knife;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">shooting knife, as described in &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gcr|4-105"&gt;State Criminal Law Article § 4-105&lt;/cite&gt;;</para>
        <para num="(v)">star knife, as defined in &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gcr|4-101"&gt;State Criminal Law Article § 4-101&lt;/cite&gt;;</para>
        <para num="(vi)">straight razor;</para>
        <para num="(vii)">switchblade knife, as described in &lt;cite data-path="|19|§59-22"&gt;§ 59-22 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt; or in &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gcr|4-105"&gt;State Criminal Law Article § 4-105&lt;/cite&gt;; or</para>
        <para num="(viii)">any knife with a blade that is longer than 3 inches.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Prohibited transfer, etc., to individuals under 21.">No person may sell, give, or otherwise transfer a dangerous knife to, or permit the use or possession of a dangerous knife by, any individual that the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under the age of 21.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Commercial display.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="Placement in windows or glass display cases prohibited.">
        <para num="(i)">Except as provided in part (ii) of this paragraph, no person may place a dangerous knife in an exterior window or glass display case of a commercial establishment that offers knives for sale.</para>
        <para num="(ii)">The display of a dangerous knife in a glass display case is permitted in a commercial establishment that sells primarily sporting goods.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Placement in establishments open to individuals under 21.">In any commercial establishment open to individuals under the age of 21, a dangerous knife available for sale must be placed behind a sales counter and be inaccessible to individuals under the age of 21.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Penalties.">Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject  to a fine of not more than  $1,000 or to imprisonment for not  more than 12 months or to both fine and imprisonment for each offense.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-466</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-144</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
