TITLE XII
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 159
PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS

Self-Defense Weapons

Section 159:23

    159:23 Criminal Use of Electronic Defense or Aerosol Self-Defense Spray Weapons. –
I. Any person who uses an electronic defense or aerosol self-defense spray weapon on a law enforcement officer or another person with intent to commit a crime punishable as a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
II. Any person who uses an electronic defense or aerosol self-defense spray weapon on a law enforcement officer or another person with intent to commit a crime punishable as a felony shall be guilty of a class B felony.
III. Neither the whole nor any part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section shall be served concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.

Source. 1986, 46:1. 1994, 139:3, eff. July 1, 1995.