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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to self-propelled knives; amending s. | ||
| 3 | 790.225, F.S.; clarifying the definition of self-propelled | ||
| 4 | knife, the unlawful manufacture, display, sale, ownership, | ||
| 5 | possession, or use of which is prohibited; providing | ||
| 6 | nonapplicability; providing a penalty; providing an | ||
| 7 | effective date. | ||
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 790.225, Florida Statutes, is amended | ||
| 12 | to read: | ||
| 13 | 790.225 Ballisticself-propelled knives; unlawful to | ||
| 14 | manufacture, sell, or possess; forfeiture; penalty.-- | ||
| 15 | (1) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, display, | ||
| 16 | sell, own, possess, or use a ballisticself-propelled knife | ||
| 17 | which is a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile | ||
| 18 | and which physically separates the blade from the deviceby | ||
| 19 | means of a coil spring, elastic material, or compressed gas. A | ||
| 20 | ballisticself-propelled knife is declared to be a dangerous or | ||
| 21 | deadly weapon and a contraband item. It shall be subject to | ||
| 22 | seizure and shall be disposed of as provided in s. 790.08(1) and | ||
| 23 | (6). | ||
| 24 | (2) This section shall not apply to: | ||
| 25 | (a) Any device from which a knifelike blade opens, where | ||
| 26 | such blade remains physically integrated with the device when | ||
| 27 | open. | ||
| 28 | (b)Any device which propels an arrow, a bolt, or a dart | ||
| 29 | by means of any common bow, compound bow, crossbow, or | ||
| 30 | underwater spear gun. | ||
| 31 | (3) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (1) | ||
| 32 | is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as | ||
| 33 | provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. | ||
| 34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. | ||