97-35-49 - Focusing laser beam at law enforcement officer, fire fighter or other emergency personnel; penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 97-35-49. Focusing laser beam at law enforcement officer, fire fighter or other emergency personnel; penalties.
 

(1)  It shall be unlawful for a person intentionally and without legal justification to focus, point or aim a laser beam directly or indirectly at a law enforcement officer, fire fighter or any emergency personnel who is in uniform and engaged in the performance of official duty in such a manner as to harass, annoy or injure such law enforcement officer, fire fighter or emergency personnel. 

(2)  A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). 
 

Sources: Laws, 2003, ch. 537, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 21, 2003.)