Massachusetts Statutes

§ 10C — Tear gas; use in commission of crimes

Massachusetts § 10C

JurisdictionMassachusetts

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 269CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, § 10C (2026).

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Section 10C. Whoever uses tear gas cartridges, or any device or instrument which contains a liquid, gas, powder, or any other substance designed to incapacitate for the purpose of committing a crime shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than seven years.

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Violations of Sec. 10 by persons previously convicted of violent crimes or serious drug offenses; punishment

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