13-3117. Remote stun guns; sales records; use;
classification; definitions


A. It is unlawful for a person or entity to do any of the following:


1. Sell an authorized remote stun gun without keeping an accurate sales record as
to the identity of the purchaser with the manufacturer of the authorized remote stun gun.
The identification that is required by this paragraph shall be verified with a government
issued identification. This requirement does not apply to secondary sales.


2. Knowingly use or threaten to use a remote stun gun or an authorized remote stun
gun against a law enforcement officer who is engaged in the performance of the officer's
official duties.


B. This section does not:


1. Preclude the prosecution of any person for the use of a remote stun gun or an
authorized remote stun gun during the commission of any criminal offense.


2. Preclude any justification defense under chapter 4 of this title.


C. The regulation of remote stun guns and authorized remote stun guns is a matter
of statewide concern.


D. A violation of:


1. Subsection A, paragraph 1 is a petty offense.


2. Subsection A, paragraph 2 is a class 4 felony.


E. For the purposes of this section:


1. "Authorized remote stun gun" means a remote stun gun that has all of the
following:


(a) An electrical discharge that is less than one hundred thousand volts and less
than nine joules of energy per pulse.


(b) A serial or identification number on all projectiles that are discharged from
the remote stun gun.


(c) An identification and tracking system that, on deployment of remote electrodes,
disperses coded material that is traceable to the purchaser through records that are kept
by the manufacturer on all remote stun guns and all individual cartridges sold.


(d) A training program that is offered by the manufacturer.


2. "Remote stun gun" means an electronic device that emits an electrical charge and
that is designed and primarily employed to incapacitate a person or animal either through
contact with electrodes on the device itself or remotely through wired probes that are
attached to the device or through a spark, plasma, ionization or other conductive means
emitting from the device.