45-8-331. Switchblade knives. (1) Every person who carries or bears upon his person, who carries or bears within or on any motor vehicle or other means of conveyance owned or operated by him, or who owns, possesses, uses, stores, gives away, sells, or offers for sale a switchblade knife shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 6 months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
     (2) A bona fide collector whose collection is registered with the sheriff of the county in which said collection is located is hereby exempted from the provisions of this section.
     (3) For the purpose of this section a switchblade knife is defined as any knife which has a blade 1 1/2 inches long or longer which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 243, L. 1957; Sec. , R.C.M. 1947; redes. by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, .