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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 70014"
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description: "Aiming laser pointer at vessel"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "700"
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chapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
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section: "70014"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 70014"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 70014 - Aiming laser pointer at vessel
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## Text
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII, § 8342(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4709.)
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