Okay, I know that the information you're looking for is specific to
the county you're in...
That's kind of tough to locate. However I found some interesting
items regarding knives relevant
to STATE law, I hope it helps....
MCL 750.226 is the first excerpt...it basically states that you CANNOT
carry any weapon, or knife
over the length of 3 INCHES with the intent to do your fellow man
harm...here's the excerpt:
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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931
750.226 Firearm or dangerous weapon; carrying with unlawful intent.
Sec. 226.
Carrying firearm or dangerous weapon with unlawful intent?Any person
who, with intent to use the same
unlawfully against the person of another, goes armed with a pistol or
other firearm or dagger, dirk,
razor, stiletto, or knife having a blade over 3 inches in length, or
any other dangerous or deadly
weapon or instrument, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by
imprisonment in the state prison for
not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than 2,500 dollars.
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MCL 750.226a is the next excerpt, basically this one says, that there
is NO WAY you can sell or possess
a switchblade or ANY type of flick knife unless your disability requires it....
In other words....no switchblades unless you're a one-armed man
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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931
750.226a Pocket knife opened by mechanical device; unlawful sale or
possession; persons exempted.
Sec. 226a.
Any person who shall sell or offer to sell, or any person who shall
have in his possession any knife
having the appearance of a pocket knife, the blade or blades of which
can be opened by the flick of a
button, pressure on a handle or other mechanical contrivance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed 1 year
or by a fine of not to exceed
$300.00, or both.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any one-armed person
carrying a knife on his person in
connection with his living requirements.
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This seems to be the relevant information here, MCL 750.227 clearly
states, that you are forbidden to
carry any form of knife excepting a "hunting" knife concealed on your
person. Unless you are on your
owned property. But it never specifies length.
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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931
750.227 Concealed weapons; carrying; penalty.
Sec. 227.
(1) A person shall not carry a dagger, dirk, stiletto, a double-edged
nonfolding stabbing instrument of
any length, or any other dangerous weapon, except a hunting knife
adapted and carried as such,
concealed on or about his or her person, or whether concealed or
otherwise in any vehicle operated or
occupied by the person, except in his or her dwelling house, place of
business or on other land
possessed by the person.
(2) A person shall not carry a pistol concealed on or about his or her
person, or, whether concealed or
otherwise, in a vehicle operated or occupied by the person, except in
his or her dwelling house, place
of business, or on other land possessed by the person, without a
license to carry the pistol as provided
by law and if licensed, shall not carry the pistol in a place or
manner inconsistent with any
restrictions upon such license.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony,
punishable by imprisonment for not more
than 5 years, or by a fine of not more than $2,500.00.
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That's all I could find as far as state law concerning knives....
There were no specific lengths mentioned
as far as knives go, the focus was instead on the type of knife,
whether it was concealed or not, and
the intended use for the knife.
From what I can tell though, the primary concern is whether the knife
was concealed or not
I hope this helps...I got all of this info from
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=mcl-chap750
-johnny_moniker
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