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18 U.S.C. § 39A

Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 39A, Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448668
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This section does not prohibit aiming a beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft, or the flight path of such an aircraft, by—

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.