{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-122c","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 122C","heading":"Illegal sale or possession of self-defense spray; penalty for violation","body":"Section 122C. (a) Whoever, not being licensed as provided in section 122, sells self-defense spray shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 years.\n(b) Whoever licensed under section 122 sells self-defense spray to a person younger than 18 years of age, if the person younger than 18 years of age does not have a self-defense spray permit, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300.\n(c) A person under 18 years of age who possesses self-defense spray and who does not have a self-defense spray permit shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section122C","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:18Z","sha256":"678e0ec605c25954ab580ac2cd3d606e9eefdd214c840cea76fdad224af426f9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-122b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-122d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}