H. B. No. 231 As Introduced

Representatives Mason, McGregor, Otterman, Allen, Brown, Chandler, Williams, Carano, S. Smith, Boccieri, Fende, Driehaus, Ujvagi, Harwood, Oelslager, C. Evans, Key, S. Patton, DeBose, Collier, Reidelbach, Yuko, Beatty

A BILL

To amend section 2909.21 and to enact section 1
2909.081 of the Revised Code to prohibit a person 2
from knowingly discharging a laser into the 3
cockpit of an aircraft. 4

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That section 2909.21 be amended and section 5
2909.081 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 6

       Sec. 2909.081. (A) No person shall knowingly discharge a 7
laser or other device that creates visible light into the cockpit 8
of an aircraft that is in the process of taking off or landing or 9
is in flight. Whoever violates this section is guilty of 10
interfering with the operation of an aircraft with a laser, a 11
felony of the second degree. 12

        (B) As used in this section, "laser" means both of the 13
following: 14

       (1) Any device that utilizes the natural oscillations of 15
atoms or molecules between energy levels for generating coherent 16
electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet, visible, or infrared 17
region of the spectrum and when discharged exceeds one milliwatt 18
continuous wave; 19

       (2) Any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic 20
radiation by simulated emission that is visible to the human eye. 21

       Sec. 2909.21. As used in sections 2909.21 to 2909.25 of the 22
Revised Code: 23

       (A) "Act of terrorism" means an act that is committed within 24
or outside the territorial jurisdiction of this state or the 25
United States, that constitutes a specified offense if committed 26
in this state or constitutes an offense in any jurisdiction within 27
or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States 28
containing all of the essential elements of a specified offense, 29
and that is intended to do one or more of the following: 30

       (1) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population; 31

       (2) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or 32
coercion; 33

       (3) Affect the conduct of any government by the act that 34
constitutes the offense. 35

       (B) "Material support or resources" means currency, payment 36
instruments, other financial securities, financial services, 37
lodging, training, ~~safehouses~~safe houses, false documentation or 38
identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, 39
lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and 40
other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials. 41

       (C) "Payment instrument" means a check, draft, money order, 42
traveler's check, cashier's check, teller's check, or other 43
instrument or order for the transmission or payment of money, 44
regardless of whether the item in question is negotiable. 45

       (D) "Response costs" means all costs a political subdivision 46
incurs as a result of, or in making any response to, a threat of a 47
specified offense made as described in section 2909.23 of the 48
Revised Code or a specified offense committed as described in 49
section 2909.24 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited 50
to, all costs so incurred by any law enforcement officers, 51
firefighters, rescue personnel, or emergency medical services 52
personnel of the political subdivision and all costs so incurred 53
by the political subdivision that relate to laboratory testing or 54
hazardous material cleanup. 55

       (E) "Specified offense" means any of the following: 56

       (1) A felony offense of violence, a violation of section 57
2909.04, 2909.081, or 2927.24 of the Revised Code, or a felony of 58
the first degree that is not a violation of any provision in 59
Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code; 60

       (2) An attempt to commit, complicity in committing, or a 61
conspiracy to commit an offense listed in division (E)(1) of this 62
section. 63

       Section 2. That existing section 2909.21 of the Revised Code 64
is hereby repealed. 65

Section 1. That section 2909.21 be amended and section	5
2909.081 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	6

Sec. 2909.081. (A) No person shall knowingly discharge a	7
laser or other device that creates visible light into the cockpit	8
of an aircraft that is in the process of taking off or landing or	9
is in flight. Whoever violates this section is guilty of	10
interfering with the operation of an aircraft with a laser, a	11
felony of the second degree.	12

(B) As used in this section, "laser" means both of the	13
following:	14

(1) Any device that utilizes the natural oscillations of	15
atoms or molecules between energy levels for generating coherent	16
electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet, visible, or infrared	17
region of the spectrum and when discharged exceeds one milliwatt	18
continuous wave;	19

(2) Any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic	20
radiation by simulated emission that is visible to the human eye.	21

Sec. 2909.21. As used in sections 2909.21 to 2909.25 of the	22
Revised Code:	23

(A) "Act of terrorism" means an act that is committed within	24
or outside the territorial jurisdiction of this state or the	25
United States, that constitutes a specified offense if committed	26
in this state or constitutes an offense in any jurisdiction within	27
or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States	28
containing all of the essential elements of a specified offense,	29
and that is intended to do one or more of the following:	30

(2) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or	32
coercion;	33

(3) Affect the conduct of any government by the act that	34
constitutes the offense.	35

(B) "Material support or resources" means currency, payment	36
instruments, other financial securities, financial services,	37
lodging, training, ~~safehouses~~safe houses, false documentation or	38
identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons,	39
lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and	40
other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials.	41

(C) "Payment instrument" means a check, draft, money order,	42
traveler's check, cashier's check, teller's check, or other	43
instrument or order for the transmission or payment of money,	44
regardless of whether the item in question is negotiable.	45

(D) "Response costs" means all costs a political subdivision	46
incurs as a result of, or in making any response to, a threat of a	47
specified offense made as described in section 2909.23 of the	48
Revised Code or a specified offense committed as described in	49
section 2909.24 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited	50
to, all costs so incurred by any law enforcement officers,	51
firefighters, rescue personnel, or emergency medical services	52
personnel of the political subdivision and all costs so incurred	53
by the political subdivision that relate to laboratory testing or	54
hazardous material cleanup.	55

(1) A felony offense of violence, a violation of section	57
2909.04, 2909.081, or 2927.24 of the Revised Code, or a felony of	58
the first degree that is not a violation of any provision in	59
Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code;	60

(2) An attempt to commit, complicity in committing, or a	61
conspiracy to commit an offense listed in division (E)(1) of this	62
section.	63

Section 2. That existing section 2909.21 of the Revised Code	64
is hereby repealed.	65