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Michigan Switchblade & Automatic Knife Laws (2026)

Permitted: Michigan repealed its switchblade/automatic-knife ban (MCL 750.226a) via Public Act 96 of 2017, so automatic knives are legal to own and carry.

PermittedVerified Jul 7, 2026
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Switchblade & Automatic Knife Laws in states bordering Michigan

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

  • IndianaPermitted

    Switchblade/automatic knives are legal to own and carry statewide; Indiana repealed its switchblade ban in 2013, and IC 35-47-5-2 now bans only ballistic (projectile-blade) knives.

    Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: iga.in.gov · Full Indiana rule →

  • OhioPermitted

    SB 140 (eff. 4/12/2021) repealed Ohio's switchblade/gravity-knife ban; only 'ballistic knives' remain restricted, so automatic knives are legal to own and carry (ORC 2923.11).

    Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio rule →

  • WisconsinPermitted

    Wisconsin repealed its switchblade ban via 2015 Act 149; no statute restricts automatic, OTF, gravity or other knives by type, and any adult may own and carry them (Wis. Stat. 941.23).

    Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov · Full Wisconsin rule →

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