Source: https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/delaware/
Timestamp: 2019-01-19 18:41:36
Document Index: 4082794

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 20', '§ 1446', '§ 1446', '§ 1446', '§ 1441', '§ 1442', '§ 222', '§ 1457']

Delaware Knife Laws - American Knife and Tool Institute
Concealment is an issue.
No deadly weapon in a safe school or recreation zone.
The Delaware State Constitution provides as follows:
Del. Const., Ar:f. I, § 20
Delaware state law regarding the possession and carrying of knives may be found at Title 11 of the Delaware Code, which is captioned Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
A switchblade knife, defined as a knife the blade of which is released by a spring mechanism or gravity. 11 Del. C.§ 1446.
It is unlawful to sell, offer to sell, or otherwise deal, with a switchblade knife. 11 Del. C. § 1446.
Delaware law also prohibits manufacturing (on a commercial scale or commerce in) undetectable knives. Essentially, this pertains to knives not readily discernible by a metal detector or magnetometer.
11 Del.C. § 1446A
Concealment is an issue. In particular, it is a crime to carry a “deadly weapon,” as statutorily defined, upon or about the person, without a license to do so, as provided by§ 1441 of this Title. 11 Dei.C. § 1442. Deadly weapon is defined as:
(5) ‘Deadly weapon’ includes a ‘firearm’, as defined in paragraph (12) of this section, a bomb, a knife of any sort (other th.an an ordinary pocketknife carried in a closed position), switchblade knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, metal knuckles, slingshot, razor, bicycle chain or ice pick or any ‘dangerous instrument’, as defined in paragraph (4) of this section, which is used, or attempted to be used, to cause death or serious physical injury. For the purpose of this definition, an ordinary pocketknife shall be a folding knife having a blade not more than 3 inches in length . .
11 Dei.C. § 222 (5)
Essentially, a knife of any sort, other than an ordinary pocketknife having a blade of three inches (3″) or less in length, is considered a “deadly weapon” and cannot be carried in a concealed manner.
§ 1457 of the Delaware Crimes Code prohibits possession of a firearm or deadly weapon in a safe school or recreation zone.
Not more than 3 inches–length limitation for “ordinary pocketknife.”