Washington statute
RCW 9A.49.030 — Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.49: Lasers, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9A.49.030
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.
(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.
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Is unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree is a Gross Misdemeanor in Washington under RCW 9A.49.030.
Which Washington statute covers unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree?
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree is governed by RCW 9A.49.030 (Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree).
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