Knife Question? CA Carry laws?

[till44]

Till44, do you have a better citation for this? It isn't in California Education Code - that has 'knife' in 48915, and it's very different from what you wrote, above.

Education Code 92440.5 is - nothing at all to do with weapons, but it DOES give the regents the authority to make rules for non-students. Perhaps some UC regs someplace?

The above weapon listing is a new sub-section to 92440.5 EC, not a complete new section. This is new code recently put on the books. I don't remember where I initially found the info, but I posted it first in a thread by pullnshoot about getting a taser/knife for college. A friend who works at UC Berkeley initially showed me a training bulletin from their dept. concerning.

[tombinghamthegreat]

I carry this one (wave feature)

http://www.coldsteel.com/rajahseries.html

and a smaller 3-4 inch folder with the wave feature.

Its always good to have a decent sized pocket knife when you do not want to draw attention like going to school, shopping ect. I tend to have my pocket knife partly visible so i can access it quickly.

[Kid Stanislaus]

Does the "wave feature" provide some advantage or is that just personal preference.

[pullnshoot25]

Does the "wave feature" provide some advantage or is that just personal preference.

A quick freaking draw! I have a Waved Spyderco Endura 4 and it is lightning quick on the draw.

[JDay]

A quick freaking draw! I have a Waved Spyderco Endura 4 and it is lightning quick on the draw.

I have a Spyderco Delica 4 with the VG-10 blade and my only complaint is that there's no thumb stud on their knives. I hate using that hole.

[Librarian]

The above weapon listing is a new sub-section to 92440.5 EC, not a complete new section. This is new code recently put on the books. I don't remember where I initially found the info, but I posted it first in a thread by pullnshoot about getting a taser/knife for college. A friend who works at UC Berkeley initially showed me a training bulletin from their dept. concerning.

Not suggesting it's any of your doing, but putting that set of restrictions in that part of the education code doesn't make sense; that whole chapter is

CHAPTER 5. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA REVENUE BOND ACT OF
1947
Article 1. General Provisions ............................. 92400-92410
Article 2. Powers of Regents .............................. 92430-92450
Article 3. Revenue Bonds .................................. 92470-92492
Article 4. Indentures ..................................... 92510-92533
Article 5. Funding or Refunding Bonds ..................... 92570-92571

and the detail doesn't actually affect the listed power of the Regents - as posted, it's an exercise of that power and belongs someplace else. For example, penal Code 626 addresses some of the same conditions:

626.7. (a) If a person who is not a student, officer, or employee
of a public school, and who is not required by his or her employment
to be on the campus or any other facility owned, operated, or
controlled by the governing board of that school, enters a campus or
facility outside of the common areas where public business is
conducted, and it reasonably appears to the chief administrative
officer of the campus or facility, or to an officer or employee
designated by the chief administrative officer to maintain order on
the campus or facility, that the person is committing any act likely
to interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the
campus or facility, or has entered the campus or facility for the
purpose of committing any such act, the chief administrative officer
or his or her designee may direct the person to leave the campus or
facility. If that person fails to do so or if the person returns
without following the posted requirements to contact the
administrative offices of the campus, he or she is guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows:
(1) Upon a first conviction, by a fine of not more than five
hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period
of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

1. New section filed 10-17-2008; operative 10-28-2008. Submitted to OAL for
printing only pursuant to Education Code section 92440.5 (Register 2008,
No. 42).

So, DING DING DING! New knife Reg for University of California!

Illegal to carry

B. Any knife having a blade two and one-half inches or more in length.

C. Any folding knife with a blade that locks into place.

if one is not a student or an employee.

Thanks, till44!

Stupid reg.

As long as I was cruising CCR, I looked at Community Colleges and Cal State system; neither of those appears to have a similar reg.

[Decoligny]

You can also legally open carry a sheathed sword around, no max blade length in the law.

There may not be any STATE law against it, but knife laws in CA don't have the benefit of preemption. So local ordinances do exist covering knife lenght and open carry of knives.

Be sure to know the local Code to be sure you stay legal.

Such as:

LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE

13.62.010 Knives and daggers defined.

As used in this chapter, the terms “knives and daggers” shall include any knife having a blade of three inches or more in lengthor where the carrying of a knife or dagger is a recognized religious practice.

[Joe]

The kershaw leek is an awesome folder perfect for carrying. It has an assisted opening feature and is thin so it conceals easily in the pocket and doesn't get in the way. Its also razor sharp, I was shaving with it. They can be bought from ebay for pretty cheap and are pretty damn durable.

[JDay]

lawful recreation

What does the LA County Code have to do with state law?

ETA: There's also an exception in there for "lawful recreation". Who are the police to tell you that walking down the street with a sword strapped to your back for exercise is not lawful recreation?