Thread: Carrying Knives

Stood in line at a KFC for a lunch pack on my way to Wainuiomata River for an afternoon's brown trout fishing. Had my camo fishing vest on and a decent size sheath knife on my hip. Cop in uniform in line immediately behind me made no comment.

Might depend on the mood of the copper on the day.
Summary Offences Act 1981.
13A
Possession of knives
(1)
Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000 who, in any public place, without reasonable excuse, has any knife in his or her possession.
(2)
On convicting any person of an offence against subsection (1), the court may order that the knife be forfeited to the Crown.
Section 13A: inserted, on 28 October 1986, by section 2 of the Summary Offences Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 72).
Section 13A(1): amended, on 1 January 1998, by section 7 of the Summary Offences Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 97).
Section 13A(2): inserted, on 1 August 1987, by section 2 of the Summary Offences Amendment Act (No 2) 1987 (1987 No 171).