[§134-53]  Butterfly knives; prohibitions;penalty.  (a)  Whoever knowingly manufactures, sells, transfers, possesses,or transports in the State any butterfly knife, being a knife having a bladeencased in a split handle that manually unfolds with hand or wrist action withthe assistance of inertia, gravity or both, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b)  Whoever knowingly possesses orintentionally uses or threatens to use a butterfly knife while engaged in thecommission of a crime shall be guilty of a class C felony. [L 1999, c 285, §1]