Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree.
RCW 9A.49.030
in effect(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.
(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.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9A.49&full=trueFetched: 6/28/2026