First, unpublished opinions make no sense. You cannot base a legal argument on them, and until recently it was misconduct to mention them in court. I would have liked to read this before leaving a comment. It was informative, thank you. I would add something to your description of yourself and what you do: you are a “lawyer”, there are no lawyers in this country, since there is no “law”, which brings me to my second point; There are no laws/laws in this country – since we are under the jurisdiction of the sea (maritime/admiralty) and most living people agree to be a legal fiction (without knowing it), therefore, laws, codes, regulations, etc. are subject to a corporate fiction known as legal fiction or “person”. I`m really sorry for you for what happened to you! Sometimes cops and those in the justice system are just a bunch of A-holes, as if they have nothing better to do than play with young women. Maybe the cop thought he was getting sexual favors from you for letting you go? The law is the law and is indomitable to the idiots who apply it. He could have just confiscated it or laughed at your $2 memory. God will repay him! It`s just a shame that all this happened and ruined your life. According to an investigative psychiatrist I know from the police department, 1/3 of police officers are psychos, 1/3 are neither good nor bad, 1/3 are really good cops.

You need to get rid of the very bad. Everyone must show grace whenever they find it justifies it, rather than cold persecution! When pit bulls are endemic, is it legal to carry a samurai sword on your back to protect yourself from a pit bull attack? I will never own a firearm. Do the laws specify whether it is legal to throw knives and axes on your own property? This information is presented as a brief summary of the law and not as legal advice. AKTI is not and cannot be a legal service provider. The use of the website does not create a relationship between the lawyer and the client. Laws are interpreted differently by law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges. AKTI suggests that you consult a lawyer for advice. “It`s good for the knife industry,” Martin said. “There are now many states that have legalized automatisms, and I just want to congratulate Mr. Glenn Youngkin for signing the bill for us.” Randy, that would be nice in Virginia, as long as your shirt, jacket or backpack doesn`t hang over the belt sheath.

If your clothes, bag or purse cover the case of your belt and prevent it from being seen. Then, “hide” a Switchblade that puts you in illegal transport problems. And here`s why. While it is legal to OWN a SWITCHING BLADE in VA, it is illegal to SELL one, and the law makes wearing a switching blade prima facie proof (basically, it means it is considered automatic proof) of intent to sell. law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-311/ All knives are prohibited on school grounds, on school grounds where school events take place, and on Commonwealth of Virginia school buses, with one exception: pocket knives. The legal BLADE length in VA of a pocket knife on the school grounds is less than 3 inches. Longer than that, and the carrier can be charged with a crime. I`m a licensed attorney in Virginia, so I know what I`m talking about. However, laws are constantly changing, and although this has been the state of the law for the past five years, this could change with a new court case or during the current legislative year. In addition, police officers, lawyers (prosecution and defense) and judges are known to get the law wrong from time to time. That is, being in the law does not always make you “safe”.

I myself was arrested (the charges were dropped), and I represented clients who were arrested (and convicted, although this was overturned) for possessing and carrying knives that were not illegal. Knives make police officers nervous, and when cops get nervous, even if they`re not illegal, they`re unlikely to brighten up your day. It is not wise to carry a switching blade knife. In Virginia, it is illegal to sell or trade a Switchblade knife. The interesting thing. A police officer may arrest you for trying to sell or trade a Switchblade knife simply because you own it. Mere possession is proof of intent to sell. The burden of proof would be on you – in court. The above information cites a case where a butterfly knife was classified as Dirk. As far as minors are concerned, the question to the minor would be how you obtained this knife, that is, which adult provided it to you; which would put this adult in legal difficulty, as the law currently says: § 18.2-309.

Penalty.A. If a person sells, exchanges, gives or delivers, exchanges, delivers or provides a minor with a Dirk, Switchblade or Bowie knife and has reasonable grounds to believe that he or she is a minor, that person is guilty of a Class 1 offence.law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter7/section18.2-309/ What about Kerambit knives? Are they legal for hidden and overt port? Since about 1995, when VA decided to move to the “must issue” state, the only licence available has been a “CHP” for the covert approval of handguns. It is illegal to hide a knife, whether or not you have a secret transport permit. Pam, you should be a little more specific about what you mean by “pocket knife.” Unfortunately, the law here in Virginia is intentionally ambiguous to make it harder for citizens to carry certain types or types of knives safely. In general, if it is a normal folding pocket knife (single-edged blade – not a switching blade), the answer to your question is yes. It doesn`t matter if the blade was 7 inches long – it would still be legal to carry it in the car or in your pocket or purse. The problem comes into play when police decide to claim that the pocket knife seems to them as if it could be considered “of a similar type” for other types of knives that it is illegal to hide here in Virginia – such as dirks, daggers, etc. Of course, all of this would be decided later in court, where you would argue that a Buck 110 folding knife is not a Dirk or anything. TL;DR: Regular folding ash knives of any size are legal in Virginia to hide the port.

But easy-to-open knives will soon be legal after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a switching blade bill that was passed by the politically divided General Assembly with overwhelming support. When did it become legal to openly own or wear the “Switchblade” in Virginia? I had no idea. I still see laws that say it is illegal. I just want to be sure because people still can`t sell them here, as far as I know. I am not trying to repeat a question. In Virginia, there are important exceptions to secret port laws. The following people are allowed to hide legal knives on their person: A ballistic knife is something like a switching blade in which a piece of the knife is designed to be ejected from the knife or driven.

The law also says that anything similar to what is listed above is illegal. This article seems to imply that it is legal to carry a hidden knife if it does not belong to the forbidden types and does not resemble any of them. However, the article does not address the issue of length. I was confused by what I read about the legally limited length of a concealed knife with a fixed blade. Is it legal at 3 inches or 3 1/4 inches? Let me be clear. Open transport means as long as I wear it with the pocket clip so that the clip is displayed at any time, which is considered an open transport in VA and I can legally wear it in VA like that. Do I understand correctly? Alfonso Lopez, D-Arlington, spoke out against the bill, saying its wording was too broad and would allow people with bad intentions to legally wear a switch blade. I use a stick. Sometimes 2. (Legitimate orthopedic necessity.) Are swords/pipe knives in any form or type of veil legal? Thank you very much! Virginia Code 18.2-308: It is illegal to wear a Dirk.

A Dirk (dagger) turned out in court to be almost any type of knife carrying with a fixed blade.