Is a knife in a bag considered concealed?

[zxjonathan]

I'm under 21 years old, and live in Alaska. We have very lenient knife regs here, but there is one law that I am having trouble discerning. "It is illegal for people under 21 years of age to carry a concealed knife that is not a pocket knife."
I have a large bowie which I use as a survival knife. I was wondering that if carrying it in my bag would be considered a concealed weapon, and if it were, then how to make it legal without simply slapping the entire knife onto my belt for all the world to see.

AK knife laws: http://www.knifeup.com/alaska-knife-laws/

 

[Clang!]

IANAL, but as I understand it, "Concealed" requires both accessible and not apparent. So a blade in a backpack that you're wearing is not concealed as it requires you to take off the pack and dig through it so it is not accessible. But, under a shirt or jacket is concealed as it's both readily accessible and not apparent. On the belt, in full view, is not concealed Caveat Emptor, I don't know how a CCW pack like a MaxP Gearslinger fit into this as they're designed for both concealment and rapid access.

 

[zxjonathan]

IANAL, but as I understand it, "Concealed" requires both accessible and not apparent. So a blade in a backpack that you're wearing is not concealed as it requires you to take off the pack and dig through it so it is not accessible. But, under a shirt or jacket is concealed as it's both readily accessible and not apparent. On the belt, in full view, is not concealed Caveat Emptor, I don't know how a CCW pack like a MaxP Gearslinger fit into this as they're designed for both concealment and rapid access.

Thanks! The last thing I need is a misdemeanor of some sorts on my record.

 

[Charlie_K]

The definition of concealed has two meanings. One is what the law defines it as, and the other is whatever the officer on duty says it means. Whichever interpretation a judge agrees with is a toss up.