Main Citation

•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)

•Cannot have in vehicle (29-38);

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

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

•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)

•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

•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)

•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)

17 AMRS §2 Dangerous weapon definition

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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.

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

•Devices must be according to local licensing requirement

556.061 Dangerous instrument and deadly weapon definitions

•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)

Prohibited

Prohibited

265.00 Electronic dart gun = designed to momentarily stun, knock out or paralyze a person by passing an electrical shock by means of a dart or projectile;
Electric stun gun = designed to stun, cause mental disorientation, knock out or paralyze a person by passing a high voltage electrical shock

•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)

•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)

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

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

•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)

161.015 Physical force includes the use of an electrical stun gun

908 Offensive weapon = any stun gun, taser or other electronic or electric weapon
908.1 Electronic incapacitation device

•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)

•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

22-1-2 Stun gun = battery-powered, pulsed electrical device of high voltage or low/no amperage that can disrupt the central nervous system and cause temporary loss of person's voluntary muscle control

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9.41.250 Dangerous weapon definition

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

•Not applicable to peace officers, military, and corrections personnel