{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-248","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 248","heading":"","body":"Any person who, with the intent to interfere with the operation of an aircraft, willfully shines a light or other bright device, of an intensity capable of impairing the operation of an aircraft, at an aircraft, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]","CHAPTER 9. Assault and Battery [240. - 248.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0a84842f585a1bc3df7885c88032741220a1f7075ebbf6a27c02c74e84602181","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-247.5","next":"us-ca/pen-261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}