Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§1242 Introduction, Manufacture for Introduction, Transportation or Distribution in Interstate Commerce; Penalty
Title 15 › Chapter 29— MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF SWITCHBLADE KNIVES › § 1242
Summary
Knowingly moving/manufacturing switchblades across state lines: fine $2,000, jail 5 years, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §1242
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Whoever knowingly introduces, or manufactures for introduction, into interstate commerce, or transports or distributes in interstate commerce, any switchblade knife, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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Effective Date
Section effective on the sixtieth day after Aug. 12, 1958, see section 6 of Pub. L. 85–623, set out as a note under section 1241 of this title.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1242
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60