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Colorado Switchblade & Automatic Knife Laws (2026)

Permitted: Switchblades and gravity knives are legal — removed from the prohibited-weapon list by SB 17-008 (2017).

PermittedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Switchblades and gravity knives are legal — removed from the prohibited-weapon list by SB 17-008 (2017). Under C.R.S. 18-12-102 only a ballistic knife remains a 'dangerous weapon,' and blackjacks, gas guns and metallic knuckles remain 'illegal weapons' — switchblades and gravity knives are no longer listed.

Official source: cbi.colorado.gov →

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Switchblade & Automatic Knife Laws in states bordering Colorado

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ArizonaPermitted
Automatic/switchblade knives are legal to own and carry; Arizona designates no prohibited knife type and reserves all knife regulation to the state (ARS 13-3120).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: azleg.gov · Full Arizona rule →
KansasPermitted
Automatic/switchblade knives are legal to own and carry; Kansas repealed its switchblade ban in 2013, and K.S.A. 21-6301 no longer lists switchblades among prohibited weapons.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: ksrevisor.gov · Full Kansas rule →
NebraskaPermitted
No Nebraska statute bans switchblade/automatic knives; only minors and prohibited persons are barred from carrying concealed weapons, so an adult may own and carry an automatic (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1202).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
New MexicoRestricted
Possessing, carrying, selling or making a switchblade (or any knife opening automatically or by gravity/centrifugal force) is a petty misdemeanor in New Mexico (NMSA 30-7-8).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: nmonesource.com · Full New Mexico rule →
OklahomaPermitted
Oklahoma removed switchblades/automatics (HB 1911, 2015) and all other knives (SB 1159, 2016) from the 1272 carry ban; any knife is legal to own and carry (21 O.S. 1272).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: oscn.net · Full Oklahoma rule →
UtahPermitted
No switchblade ban; a knife is a 'dangerous weapon' only by use (Utah Code 76-11-101), and only 'restricted persons' are barred, so autos are legal to own/carry for ordinary adults.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: le.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →
WyomingPermitted
No Wyoming statute bans or restricts switchblade, automatic (OTF), gravity or any knife by type; such knives may be freely owned and carried (W.S. Title 6).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: wyoleg.gov · Full Wyoming rule →

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