{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-10c","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, § 10C","heading":"Tear gas; use in commission of crimes","body":"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.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 269"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section10C","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:14Z","sha256":"e4ba146a1e0a4d9c7d251b1f13b3178c91f2025ada75ff67315618922a85a1da","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-10b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-10d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}