Autos and OTFs in NM

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ChillerMetal

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Hi there!! Im a big knife fan, and i sometimes carry a protech auto or a microtech OTF. In my state (New Mexico) switchblades are illegal. What would happen if i were to be stopped by a police officer? btw im 18 so no alcohol and what not like that for me. Thank you!

Also, all i want in an answer please not a smart alec one.
 
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What would happen if i were to be stopped by a police officer?
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Depends why he stopped you. Were you speeding? Or doing something else like buying weed, shoplifting, or getting in a fist fight? The point I'm making is that when you have a knife, a police officer has to find it first before you actually can get in trouble. And to find it, you have to have given him a reason to suspect you committed a crime (reasonable suspicion). 99.9% of knife arrests occur when the knife is found after the person is already under arrest for an unrelated crime. Possession of an illegal knife is generally grounds for arrest and confiscation. Jail time is rare for a knife alone, but as you can probably guess a knife is rarely if ever the only charge a person faces, so it could turn a fine/probation for burglary or assault into jail.

Wrote an essay related to this a while back: http://weaponlaws.wikidot.com/start
 
Hmm...well lets see...autos are illegal to carry in NM so it's a logical conclusion to make that if you are contacted by a LEO that something bad is going to happen...since you're young, jail might be pretty rough, especially if you're pretty. Personally, I suggest learning how to shower sitting down...
 
I've been a criminal defense lawyer in NM for a couple decades and I was a prosecutor before that - please don't bring us any more business. Do not possess switchblades in NM - they're not an especially hot topic, but - as you are well aware - they're not lawful to possess. A police officer who finds you have one is within his rights to charge you with a crime and is very likely to do so.

NMSA 1978, Section 30-7-8. Unlawful possession of switchblades.
Unlawful possession of switchblades consists of any person, either manufacturing, causing to be manufactured, possessing, displaying, offering, selling, lending, giving away or purchasing any knife which has a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or any knife having a blade which opens or falls or is ejected into position by the force of gravity or by any outward or centrifugal thrust or movement.
Whoever commits unlawful possession of switchblades is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-7-7, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 7-7.
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