REPORT TITLE:
Laser Pointing Devices


DESCRIPTION:
Prohibits sale of laser pointing devices to minors and possession
of laser pointing devices by minors; prohibits the sale of laser
pointing devices without providing buyer with printed warning
regarding dangers of improper usage; prohibits adults from using
laser pointing devices to harass or alarm other persons or
animals; specifies penalties. (SD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 


BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended by adding
 
 2 a new chapter to be appropriately designated and to read as
 
 3 follows:
 
 4                             "CHAPTER
 
 5                      LASER POINTING DEVICES
 
 6         -1  Definitions.  As used in this chapter, "laser
 
 7 pointing device" means a hand-held device that emits a light beam
 
 8 amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible
 
 9 to the human eye.
 
10         -2  Harrassment; prohibited.  No person eighteen years
 
11 of age or over shall intentionally focus, point, or shine a laser
 
12 pointing device directly or indirectly into the eye or eyes of
 
13 another person, or upon another person or animal, in such a
 
14 manner as would reasonably be expected to annoy, harass, or alarm
 
15 the person or animal.
 
16         -3  Sale to minors; prohibited.  It shall be unlawful to
 
17 sell or furnish a laser pointing device to any person under
 
18 eighteen years of age.
 
19         -4  Disclosure.  No person shall sell a laser pointing
 

 
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 1 device without providing to the buyer at the time of sale a 
 
 2 written warning explaining the dangers of the improper usage of
 
 3 the device.
 
 4         -5  Possession of laser pointing devices by minors
 
 5 prohibited.  It shall be unlawful for any minor to possess a
 
 6 laser pointing device.
 
 7         -6  Penalties.(a)  Any violation of section    -2 is
 
 8 punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and imprisonment for
 
 9 a definite term to be fixed by the court not to exceed thirty
 
10 days.
 
11      (b)  Any violation of section    -3,    -4, or    -5 is
 
12 punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000."
 
13      SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect upon approval;
 
14 provided that section    -4 of section 1 shall take effect on
 
15 January 1, 2000.