TASER Regulations By State

Any background check showing felonies, violent crimes or sex related offenses in the past 10 years, and misdemeanors involving violent crimes or sex related offenses in the past 5 years, will result in an automatic background check fail.

State	Legal for Security Guard Use	Legal for Consumer Use/Possession	Permit Required for Consumers to Possess	Background Check Required	Other Restrictions
Alabama	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Alaska	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes (verify possession of valid government ID)
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes (no sales under 19)
California	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes (no sales under 19 & no felony convictions)
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	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
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 FOID)	Yes (with FOID and on premises, business, or by invitation)	Yes	Yes	Yes (must only sell to FOID holder and 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	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (submit a copy of resident firearms license, Massachusetts ID, and MA Basic Firearms Safety Course certificate)
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
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	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
State	Legal for Security Guard Use	Legal for Consumer Use/Possession	Permit Required for Consumers to Possess	Background Check Required	Other Restrictions
New Mexico	Yes	Yes (permit required for concealed carry unless on own premises or in personal vehicle	No	No	No
New York	Yes	Yes	No	No	There may be other county/local laws civilian CEW possession within the State of New York. It is the sole responsibility of the individual possessing the CEW to research and comply with all laws.
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 the 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