State Requirements

CivilianCEW possession or ownership is often regulated by state, county and/or local laws. Below is general information about TASER CEW regulations by state. However, it is the sole responsibility of the individual possessing the CEW to research the most recent laws and regulations applicable in their state.

State	Legal for Security Guard Use	Legal for Consumer Use/Possession	Permit Required for Consumers to Possess	Background Check Required	Other Restrictions on Sale*
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	Yes (no sales under 19 and 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 + on premises, business, or by invitation)	Yes	Yes	Yes (must only sell to FOID 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	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
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	Yes (as of Oct. 2017)	Yes (as of Oct. 2017)	No	Yes	Yes (no sales under 18)
New Mexico	Yes	Yes (permit required for concealed carry unless on own premises or in personal vehicle)	No	No	No
New York	Yes (as of April 2019)	Yes (as of April 2019)	No	No	There may be other county/local laws regulating 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 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

*Most states require the purchaser to be at least 18 years of age, unless otherwise noted.

State Requirement Information updated: April 2019.