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RCW 9A.49.010 — Definitions
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.49: Lasers, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9A.49.010
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Aircraft" means any contrivance known or hereafter invented, used, or designed for navigation of or flight in air.
(2) "Laser" means any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic radiation by simulated [stimulated] emission which is visible to the human eye.
(3) "Laser sighting system or device" means any system or device which is integrated with or affixed to a firearm and which emits a laser light beam that is used by the shooter to assist in the sight alignment of that firearm.
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