{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1002","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §1002","heading":"Criminal use of disabling chemicals","body":"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.\n2.   Criminal use of disabling chemicals is a Class D crime.\n3.   This section shall not apply to the use of those disabling chemicals when that use is for the purpose of:\nA.  Defending a person under section 108;\nB.  Defending premises under section 104; or\nC.  Retaking property, preventing that taking or preventing criminal mischief under section 105;\nas authorized for the use of nondeadly force.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 41: CRIMINAL USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec1002.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"764a05f7feb0ef204f73878b2ced6b89be199a96fe813f1433b2f5b02d4edc83","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1001","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1002-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}