TITLE 18

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 33

FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS

18-3327.  Consistency in Knife regulation. (1) Except as provided in sections 18-3302 and 18-3302A, Idaho Code, a city, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall not enact any ordinance, rule, or tax relating to the transportation, possession, carrying, sale, transfer, purchase, gift, devise, licensing, registration, or use of a knife or knife making components in this state.

(2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the following entities may regulate the possession of a knife:

(a)  Public schools, including public charter schools;

(b)  Any court of record for any courthouse;

(c)  All law enforcement facilities;

(d)  All places of involuntary confinement, including:

(i)   Prisons and jails established pursuant to title 20, Idaho Code; and

(ii)  Entities managed and operated pursuant to section 56-203, Idaho Code; and

(e)  A city, county, or other political subdivision of the state in order to regulate child care facility safety standards.

(3)  A city, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall not enact any rule or ordinance relating to the manufacture of a knife that is more restrictive than any rule or ordinance relating to the manufacture of any other commercial goods.

(4)  Except as provided in sections 18-3302 and 18-3302A, Idaho Code, any rule or ordinance of a city, county, or political subdivision of this state that contradicts the provisions of this section shall be null, void, and of no force and effect.

History:

[18-3327, added 2024, ch. 221, sec. 1, p. 777.]