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

District of Columbia Statutes

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

District of Columbia § 7-2502.13

Title 7Human Health Care and Safety.

Ch. 25Firearms Control.

Subch. IIFirearms and Destructive Devices.

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Bluebook

D.C. Code § 7-2502.13 (2026).

Text

(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7-2501.01(7)(C) , a person 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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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7-2501.01(7)(C) , a person 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 .

Legislative History

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; Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, § 213a