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legal/us/code/title-46/chapter-700/section-70014.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "46 U.S.C. § 70014"
+description: "Aiming laser pointer at vessel"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 46
+title_name: "SHIPPING"
+chapter_number: "700"
+chapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
+section: "70014"
+citation: "46 U.S.C. § 70014"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s70014"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 46 U.S.C. § 70014 - Aiming laser pointer at vessel
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Prohibition.— It shall be unlawful to cause the beam of a laser pointer to strike a vessel operating on the navigable waters of the United States.
+
+(b) Exceptions.— This section shall not apply to a member or element of the Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security acting in an official capacity for the purpose of research, development, operations, testing, or training.
+
+(c) Laser Pointer Defined.— In this section the term “laser pointer” means any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam designed to be used by the operator as a pointer or highlighter to indicate, mark, or identify a specific position, place, item, or object.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII, § 8342(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4709.)