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LegalText 15 U.S.C. § 1241 Definitions us united_states_code code_section 15 COMMERCE AND TRADE 29 MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF SWITCHBLADE KNIVES 1241 15 U.S.C. § 1241 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc15@119-100.zip /us/usc/t15/s1241 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-15/usc15.xml 290daa6dcb0cce749af517bfea906a772b26e4cc85192e9f14c8989261489dc7 6982338d990ef19d6b52bff6825089bdd6d0ee1233d9382673faf533decd5059 6756771f0b1205824c710c5e0dfcbe006f968a11f686482f5e3f7ab9049fad21 2026-07-04 official
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15 U.S.C. § 1241 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter—

(a) The term “interstate commerce” means commerce between any State, Territory, possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof.

(b) The term “switchblade knife” means any knife having a blade which opens automatically—

(1) by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle of the knife, or

(2) by operation of inertia, gravity, or both.

(Pub. L. 85623, § 1, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 562.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 85623, which enacted sections 1241 to 1244 of this title and amended section 1716 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DatePub. L. 85623, § 6, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 563, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 1716 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] shall take effect on the sixtieth day after the date of its enactment [Aug. 12, 1958].”

Short Title of 1986 AmendmentPub. L. 99570, title X, § 10001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207166, provided that: “This title [enacting section 1245 of this title, amending section 1716 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1245 of this title] may be cited as the Ballistic Knife Prohibition Act of 1986.”

Short TitlePub. L. 85623, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 562, which enacted this chapter, is popularly known as the “Federal Switchblade Act”.