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2012 SESSION

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HB 87 Aircraft; person who projects point of light from laser at an aircraft is guilty of misdemeanor.

Introduced by: Barry D. Knight | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Projecting a laser at an aircraft; penalty.  Provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally projects a point of light from a laser, laser gun sight, or any other device that simulates a laser at an aircraft is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Projecting a laser at an aircraft; penalty.  Provides that any person, except as authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration or the armed forces of the United States, who projects a laser at an aircraft and interferes with the operation of the aircraft threatening life and safety and therefore is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Projecting a laser at an aircraft; penalty.  Provides that any person, except as authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration or the armed forces of the United States, who projects a laser at an aircraft shall be deemed to have interfered with or threatened to interfere with the operation of the aircraft and therefore is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor or, if a life is endangered, a Class 6 felony.