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Title 13 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Division 7 — OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST MINORS

Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 13.58 Sale of Knives to Minors

Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County

Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Chapter 13.58 · Text as of 2026-10-04

13.58.010 - Sale of knives to minors prohibited—Exceptions.

Every person who sells to any minor any dirk or dagger, or any knife with a blade three inches or more in length, or any snap- blade or spring-blade knife, regardless of the length of the blade, unless such minor is accompanied by an adult person and unless the person selling such dagger or knife keeps a full and complete record of the name and address of the purchaser, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 6635 § 1, 1955.)

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13.58.020 - Violation—Penalty.

Every person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 6635 § 2, 1955.)

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