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2022 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
Chapter 11B - Chemical Weapons
Sec. 229C - Individual self-defense devices

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Citation 18 U.S.C. § 229C (2022)
Section Name §229C. Individual self-defense devices
Section Text

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any individual self-defense device, including those using a pepper spray or chemical mace.
Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title II, §201(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–869.)
Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 11B - CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Sec. 229C - Individual self-defense devices
Contains section 229C
Date 2022
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 5, 2023
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 112 Stat. 2681-869
Public Law References Public Law 105-277
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