District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 7-2502.13: Possession of self-defense sprays.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.
Chapter 25. Firearms Control.
Subchapter II. Firearms and Destructive Devices.

(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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