TASER Laws
 


         
Laws and Restrictions

The M18, M18L, and C2 TASER® Weapons are legal in most areas, but it is your responsibility to know whether it is legal for you to own and possess in your specific geographical location. The guideline specified here is not a substitute for restrictions in your area, and we accept no responsibility for the accuracy of, and no responsibility for any omissions to the following list of laws, legislation and restrictions. Although this information is current to the best of our knowledge at the present time, you are solely responsible for knowledge of and compliance to the laws and restrictions in your area. If in doubt, check the statutes at your local courthouse.

TASER® Weapons will not be shipped to civilians in Canada, MA, MI, NJ, NY, HI, RI, WI, and some other municipal localities. Although TASER® Weapons are legal in most areas, it may not be legal to carry a TASER® Weapon on your person or as a concealed weapon in some states, municipalities and public buildings. You should be aware of the restrictions in your area before carrying a TASER® Weapon as a concealed weapon and before using it for anything other than household protection. Be familiar with the laws in your area before deciding to purchase a TASER®. Please remember that you possess and use a TASER® Weapon at your own risk. We assume no responsibility or liability for the possession or use of your TASER®.

Background checks are required for every TASER® purchase. Should you subsequently sell or give your TASER® to a third party, you would be well advised to keep a permanent record of that person's full name, address, phone, drivers license, DOB and social security number.

When traveling by air, pack your TASER® Weapon in with your checked luggage. Do not carry it onboard a flight or put it in your carry-on luggage. If you have any other questions not answered here, please write: info@taser.org or call 702-341-1620 or 1-800-352-5294.



State Police Use Consumer Use

 

Restriction(s)
Alabama Legal Legal


Alaska Legal Legal

Under 18 and On school grounds if under 21 without permission from school prohibited (11.61.210)

Class C felony if carried when violating a protective order (11.61.200)

Arizona Legal Legal
Arkansas Legal Legal
California Legal Legal Cannot possess TASER® in state or local public building or public open meeting (171b (a) (5)) or in sterile area of airport (171.5)
Colorado Legal Legal Use of stun gun in commission of criminal offense is a Class 5 felony (18-12-106.5)
Connecticut Legal Legal in home Carrying of electronic defense weapon unless peace officer is punishable by fine of less than $500 or less than 3 years in prison or both (53-206);

Cannot have in vehicle (29-38);

Criminal use of electronic defense weapon is Class D felony (53a-216);

Delaware Legal Legal
District of Columbia Legal

Legal with firearm registration

No person/organization may possess unless they hold a valid registration (7-2502.01)

No manufacturing of destructive device within District and dealer must have license (7-2504.01)

LE and military permitted use

Florida Legal Legal

Cannot carry electric weapon or device in concealed manner but can carry for self-defense purposes a nonlethal remote stun gun (790.01)

Must be authorized to have on school ground or at school functions (790.115)

Use by under 16 only with adult supervision; adult subject to penalty (790.22)

Georgia Legal Legal

Not expressly mentioned in concealed weapons statute (16-11-126)

Expressly mentioned to be prohibited from being carried in school safety zones, at school functions, or on school property (16-11-127.1)

Hawaii

Legal Prohibited

Electric guns are not to be possessed, sold, given, or delivered except to law enforcement (134.16)

Unlawful possession of electric gun is a misdemeanor (134.17)

Idaho Legal Legal
Illinois Legal Legal in home

Cannot carry/possess with unlawful intent or concealed unless at home or principal place of business (5/24-1)

More unlawful use limitations listed punishable at various levels (5/24-1)

Indiana Legal Legal TASER®s are subject to requirement of handgun license (35-47-8-4)
Iowa Legal Legal
Kansas Legal Legal Weapons as to schools includes electronic devices designed to discharge immobilizing levels of electricity aka stun gun (72-89a01)
Kentucky Legal Legal
Louisiana Legal Legal
Maine Legal Legal

 


Maryland Legal Legal
Massachusetts ? Prohibited No person shall sell or possess electrical weapons; punishable by fine between $500-1000 or 6mos-2yrs in prison or both
Michigan

Legal

Legal for bail agent, private investigator, or properly trained aircraft pilot or crew

Device capable of electro-muscular disruption must contain identification and tracking system that is traceable to the purchaser through the manufacturer

Permitted possession and use by a peace officer, employee of department of corrections authorized by director, local corrections officer authorized by county sheriff, probation officer, court officer, bail agent, license private investigator, or properly trained aircraft pilot or crew.

Minnesota Legal Legal

A person may use with reasonable force in defense of person or property

Devices must be according to local licensing requirement

Mississippi Legal Legal
Missouri Legal Legal

 


Montana Legal Legal
Nebraska Legal Legal
Nevada Legal Legal
New Hampshire Legal Legal

Felon possessing shall be guilty of Class B felony (159:21)

Sales are restricted to persons 18 and over (159:22)

Use against a LE officer or another person with intent to commit a crime is punishable as a misdemeanor or felony (159:23)

New Jersey

Prohibited

Prohibited

Any person who knowingly has in his possession any stun gun is guilty of a crime of the 4th degree (2C:39-3
New Mexico Legal Legal
New York Legal Prohibited

 

Possession is a Class A misdemeanor (265.01)

Possession by person with any previous conviction is a Class D felony (265.02)

Exemption for LE (265.20)

North Carolina Legal Legal

Must be carried openly

Stun guns not allowed openly on educational property (14-269.2)

Stun guns not allowed to be carried openly by felons (14-415.1)

North Dakota Legal Legal

Possession in liquor establishment or gaming site prohibited (62.1-02-04)

Other than LE, cannot carry in concealed manner (62.1-04-02)

Ohio Legal Legal
Oklahoma Legal Legal

Use of electronic dart gun while committing felony shall be guilty of separate offense (1287)

Electric dart gun not listed in Unlawful Carry statute (1272)

Oregon Legal Legal

 

Knowing discharge of electrical stun gun against a LE officer, EMT… is a Class C felony
Pennsylvania Legal Legal

 

Possession or use of electronic incapacitation device for unlawful purpose constitutes a 2nd degree felony with intent or 1st degree misdemeanor otherwise (908.1)

A person may use with reasonable force in defense of person or property (908.1)

No person prohibited from possessing firearm may possess electronic incapacitation device (908.1)

Rhode Island ? Prohibited

No person shall carry or possess or attempt to use against another

No person shall carry concealed upon his person

Punishable by fine less than $1,000 or imprisonment for less than 1 year or both and weapon shall be confiscated

South Carolina Legal Legal
South Dakota Legal Legal

 

Commission of felony while armed with stun gun is Class 5 felony (22-14-13.1)
Tennessee Legal Legal
Texas Legal Legal
Utah

Legal

Legal


Vermont

Legal

Legal


Virginia

Legal

Legal

Possession or transportation of TASER® by convicted felon is Class 6 felony (18.2-308.2)
Washington

Legal

Legal

 


West Virginia Legal Legal
Wisconsin Legal Prohibited

Selling, transporting, manufacturing or going armed with electric weapon is a Class H felony

Not applicable to peace officers, military, and corrections personnel

Wyoming Legal Legal