{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-229c","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 229C","heading":"Individual self-defense devices","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any individual self-defense device, including those using a pepper spray or chemical mace.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 11B—CHEMICAL WEAPONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"e528ea786b2de9a213dd478a0cc03c930f411635502e1db26143634fce4463e0","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-229b","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-229d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}