Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.49.030
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree
Washington · Revised Code of Washington Chapter 9A.49 — Lasers · Status: effective
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- Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.49.030, Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree, Washington, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1489907
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(1) A person is guilty of unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree if he or she knowingly and maliciously discharges a laser, under circumstances not amounting to unlawful discharge of a laser in the first degree or malicious mischief in the first or second degree:
(a) At a person, not described in RCW 9A.49.020(1) (a) through (f), who is operating a motor vehicle at the time, causing an impairment of the safety or operation of a motor vehicle by negatively affecting the driver; or(b) At a person described in RCW 9A.49.020(1) (b) through (f), causing a substantial risk of an impairment or interruption as described in RCW 9A.49.020(1) (b) through (f); or(c) At a person in order to intimidate or threaten that person.
(2) Except as provided in RCW 9A.49.040, unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.