{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.49.030","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.49.030","heading":"Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree.","body":"(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:\n(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\n(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\n(c) At a person in order to intimidate or threaten that person.\n(2) Except as provided in RCW 9A.49.040, unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.49"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.49.030","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:43Z","sha256":"0e285a386e3f75489026ffc204534a352ab733141dc05e11043e59254fc9463d","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.49.020","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.49.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}