TASER State Restrictions and Background Check Requirements |
TASER weapons are legal to sell and own in 45 states and Puerto Rico with little to no restrictions. They are currently banned from civilian ownership in Washington DC, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. |
State |
Legal for Security Guard Use |
Legal for Consumer Use/Possession |
Permit Required for Consumers to Possess |
Background Check Required |
Other Restrictions on Sale[1] |
Alabama |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Alaska |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Arizona |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes (verify possession of valid gov’t ID) |
Arkansas |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes (no sales under 19) |
California |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Colorado |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Connecticut |
No |
Yes (in home only) |
No |
No |
No |
Delaware |
Yes |
Yes (permit required for concealed carry) |
No |
No |
No |
District of Columbia |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Florida |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Georgia |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Hawaii |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Idaho |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Illinois |
Yes (with FOIC) |
Yes (with FOIC + on premises, business, or by invitation) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (must only sell to FOIC holder + waiting period) |
Indiana |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Iowa |
Yes (with professional permit) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Kansas |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Kentucky |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Louisiana |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Maine |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Maryland |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Massachusetts |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes (verify identity and possession of CCW) |
Minnesota |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes (no sales under 19) |
Mississippi |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Missouri |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Montana |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Nebraska |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Nevada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
New Hampshire |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
New Jersey |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
New Mexico |
Yes |
Yes (permit required for concealed carry unless on own premises or in personal vehicle) |
No |
No |
No |
New York |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
North Carolina |
Yes (no concealed carry outside of own premises) |
Yes (no concealed carry outside of own premises) |
No |
No |
No |
North Dakota |
Yes |
Yes |
No (permit not required to conceal carry StrikeLight but required for all other CEWs) |
No |
No |
Ohio |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Oklahoma |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Oregon |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Pennsylvania |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Puerto Rico |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Rhode Island |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
South Carolina |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
South Dakota |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Tennessee |
Yes (permit required |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Texas |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Utah |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Vermont |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Virginia |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Washington |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
West Virginia |
Yes (permit required for concealed carry unless on own premises) |
Yes (permit required for concealed carry unless on own premises) |
No |
No |
No |
Wisconsin |
Yes (with CCW License) |
Yes (with CCW License or in own home/business) |
Yes |
No |
Yes (verify possession of CCW or that use is restricted to home/business) |
Wyoming |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
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[1] For further details on the restriction of please see TASER’s State Statute Chart and your local laws. This chart does not include the prohibition for sale to anyone under the age of 18 which many states have. |