Bill Summaries: H439 (2025-2026 Session)

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  • Summary date: Mar 18 2025 - View summary

    Amends GS 14-269 (prohibiting carrying concealed knives and other listed deadly weapons), as follows. Amends the definition of ordinary pocket knife, which is exempt from the statute when carried in a closed position, so that it now means a folding knife with a blade not more than 6 inches long (was, a small knife, designed for carrying in a pocket or purse, that has its cutting edge and point entirely enclosed by its handle, and that may not be opened by a throwing, explosive, or spring action). Adds that the statute does not apply if: (1) the weapon is a knife (defined as a bowie knife, dirk, dagger, switchblade, or a bladed weapon of like kind to these weapons described not including an ordinary pocket knife); (2) the person carrying the concealed knife is at least 18 years old; (3) the person carries valid identification at all times that they are carrying a concealed knife and displays the identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer; (4) the person has not been convicted of a felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States; and (5) the person is not carrying a concealed knife in or on a place where a concealed handgun is prohibited from being carried under subsection (c) of GS 14-415.11. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.