USE OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS PROHIBITED
Colorado Springs City Code § 9.7.202
in effect9.7.202: USE OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS PROHIBITED:
A. It is unlawful for any person to have in the person's possession, to sell, to offer for sale, to give away, to lend or to furnish, to use or threaten to use any device for dispensing mace, paralyzing gas, or any similar chemicals or combination of chemicals, or other ingredients, designed to injure, maim, paralyze, immobilize or cause the illness of a person or animal, whether or not the substance is packaged in a container under pressure. Any device designed to be carried in a handbag or pocket and which does not contain more than one and one-fourth (11/4) ounces of chemical may be possessed by and sold to persons eighteen (18) years of age and older and may be used by persons in self-defense.
B. Nothing in this section or section 9.7.201 of this part shall be construed to prohibit the use of the devices by peace officers and mailmen in the discharge of the person's duties, nor by employees of the City or any of its enterprises who have obtained the approval of the Mayor, the Chief Executive Officer of Colorado Springs Utilities, or the Chief Executive Officer for MHS Enterprise to use the devices in the performance of the person's duties.
C. It shall be a defense to an allegation of a violation of this section that the act was committed by a private security officer licensed by the City of Colorado Springs, in possession of more than one and one-fourth (11/4) ounces of chemical, but less than three (3) ounces of chemical, while exercising the privileges of the license. This defense shall not relieve the licensed private security officer of any civil liability incurred as a result of the use of the chemical. (1968 Code §8-15; Ord. 79-137; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 07-197; Ord. 08-64; Ord. 11-19; Ord. 15-66)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-17066Fetched: 11/1/2026