§ 7-2502.13. Possession of self-defense sprays.

Current through October 23, 2012

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7-2501.01(7)(C), a person 18 years of age or older may possess and use a self-defense spray in the exercise of reasonable force in defense of the person or the person's property only if it is propelled from an aerosol container, labeled with or accompanied by clearly written instructions as to its use, and dated to indicate its anticipated useful life.

(b) No person shall possess a self-defense spray which is of a type other than that specified in §§ 7-2502.12 to 7-2502.14.

                
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(Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, title II, § 213, as added Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-244, § 2, 40 DCR 647; May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 10-255, § 10(b), 41 DCR 5193.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-2323.

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 9-244, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2502.12.

For legislative history of D.C. Law 10-255, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2502.12.