Exhibit 5.1
August 7, 2009
TASER International, Inc.
17800 N. 85 th Street
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of TASER International, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and in such capacity I have acted as counsel to the Company
in connection with the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), of
1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, that may be issued by
the Company upon the exercise of options granted under the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Original Issuance Shares”).
In my capacity as such counsel, I have reviewed the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8, the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan and the corporate actions of the Company taken in connection
with this matter, and have examined and relied upon the originals, or copies certified or otherwise
identified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records, documents, and other evidence as I have
deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the opinions hereinafter expressed.
Based upon the foregoing, and having regard for such legal considerations as I deem relevant,
I am of the opinion that the Original Issuance Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and when issued and sold by the Company against payment therefore pursuant to the
terms of the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, the Original Issuance Shares will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable. I am expressing my opinion only as to matters of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, including the statutory provisions, all applicable
provisions of the Delaware constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting those laws.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.
This consent is not to be construed as an admission that I am a person whose consent is required to
be filed with the Registration Statement under the provisions of the Act.
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TASER INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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/s/ Douglas E. Klint |
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Douglas E. Klint |
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Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel |