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Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Article VIII — WEAPONS

San Bernardino Municipal Code Ch. 9.80 Concealed Weapons

San Bernardino Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Bernardino

Cite as: San Bernardino Municipal Code Chapter 9.80 · Text as of 2026-10-04

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Statutory reference:

For provisions on concealed weapons, see Cal. Penal Code, §§ 12001 et seq.

§ 9.80.010 DEFINITION.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

DANGEROUS or DEADLY WEAPON. Any knife, dirk or dagger with a fixed blade four inches or more in length; any ice pick or similar sharp stabbing tool with a fixed blade four inches or more in length; or any straight-edge razor or any razor blade four inches or more in length fitted to a handle.

(Ord. MC-651, passed 2-7-1989)

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§ 9.80.015 CARRYING A WEAPON IN PLAIN VIEW PROHIBITED.

It is unlawful for any person to carry on his or her person in plain view, including, but not limited to, carrying in sheaths openly suspended from the waist of the wearer, any deadly or dangerous weapon, as defined in § 9.80.010.

(Ord. MC-651, passed 2-7-1989)

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§ 9.80.020 RESERVED.

[Reserved]

(Repealed by Ord. MC-651, passed 2-7-1989)

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§ 9.80.030 RESERVED.

[Reserved]

(Repealed by Ord. MC-651, passed 2-7-1989)

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§ 9.80.040 RESERVED.

[Reserved]

(Repealed by Ord. MC-651, passed 2-7-1989)

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§ 9.80.050 EXEMPTION.

Section 9.80.015 shall not apply to the carrying of tools or equipment for use in a lawful occupation or for the purpose of lawful recreation.

(Ord. MC-651, passed 2-7-1989)

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§ 9.80.060 VIOLATION - PENALTY.

Any person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, which, upon conviction thereof, is punishable in accordance with provisions of § 1.12.010.

(Ord. MC-651, passed 2-7-1989)

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