{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2502.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2502.13","heading":"Possession of self-defense sprays.","body":"(a)\nNotwithstanding 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.\n\n(b)\nNo person shall possess a self-defense spray which is of a type other than that specified in §§ 7-2502.12 to 7-2502.14.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 25. Firearms Control.","Subchapter II. Firearms and Destructive Devices."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2502.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"464f8736b69724af557a7d494f01602939901d523f81cc5745b9b69594dba76f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2502.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2502.13a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}