Maine Statutes
§ 17-A §1002 — Criminal use of disabling chemicals
Maine § 17-A §1002
JurisdictionMaine
Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
Ch. 41CRIMINAL USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED CRIMES
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §1002 (2026).
Text
1.A person is guilty of criminal use of disabling chemicals if he intentionally sprays or otherwise uses upon any other person chemical mace or any similar substance composed of a mixture of gas and chemicals which has or is designed to have a disabling effect upon human beings.
2.Criminal use of disabling chemicals is a Class D crime.
3.This section shall not apply to the use of those disabling chemicals when that use is for the purpose of:
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Legislative History
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 55 (AMD).
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Maine § 17-A §1002, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/17-A%20%C2%A71002.