PEN 7.2
California Code, PEN 417.25.
Statute versions
| Statute ID | Title | Version Date | Active | Source ID | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEN:417.25 | California Code, PEN 417.25. | 2000-01-01 | Y | - | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=417.25.&... |
Text
Penal Code - PEN 417.25. PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.] TITLE 11. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE [403. - 420.1.] (a) Every person who, except in self-defense, aims or points a laser scope, as defined in subdivision (b), or a laser pointer, as defined in subdivision (c), at another person in a threatening manner with the specific intent to cause a reasonable person fear of bodily harm is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for up to 30 days. For purposes of this section, the laser scope need not be attached to a firearm. (b) As used in this section, “laser scope” means a portable battery-powered device capable of being attached to a firearm and capable of projecting a laser light on objects at a distance. (c) As used in this section, “laser pointer” means any hand held laser beam device or demonstration laser product that emits a single point of light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible to the human eye. Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 621, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.
Matching cases
| Case | Filed | Division / type | Status | Named litigant | Events | Charges | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRI-26007830 | 2026-04-09 | criminal | - | RONAL MENENDEZ | 19 | 8 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-26005137 | 2026-03-10 | criminal | - | XIONIS MANZANARES | 30 | 11 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-25028203 | 2025-12-30 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | JONATHAN GIOVANNI LOPEZ | 54 | 10 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-25024355 | 2025-11-13 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | MAX CHAIM SHERMAN | 66 | 18 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-25007328 | 2025-04-09 | criminal | - | KATIE V NAVARROCHAIRE | 17 | 15 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-25001029 | 2025-01-16 | criminal | - | AARON GUESS | 12 | 6 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-24013616 | 2024-07-26 | criminal | Sentencing Observed | JOSE CASERESESTRADA | 82 | 11 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-24011410 | 2024-06-24 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | IVAN ROLDAN | 87 | 28 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-24010304 | 2024-06-06 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | JAPAUL HERBERT BROOKS | 70 | 24 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-24007646 | 2024-04-30 | criminal | Sentencing Observed | MOLIMAU MASANIAI | 61 | 37 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-24001069 | 2024-01-23 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | JORGE GARCIA | 99 | 20 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-23020490 | 2023-12-19 | criminal | - | ALBER HERNANDEZ | 0 | 34 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-23016361 | 2023-10-10 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | MELVIN FLORESCRUZ | 33 | 13 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-22013782 | 2022-11-16 | criminal | - | LANITA RENEEY NEWSON | 20 | 25 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-22013686 | 2022-11-16 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | DALE MICHAEL MELVIN | 199 | 26 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-22005466 | 2022-06-07 | criminal | - | JAIME GUTIERREZVENEGAS | 31 | 21 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-22003331 | 2022-04-07 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | VICTOR MANUEL RODRIGUEZ | 26 | 10 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-22002426 | 2022-03-16 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | JD CALLAHAN COBB | 168 | 48 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-21007156 | 2021-07-22 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | ANGEL REYES | 44 | 15 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-21001262 | 2021-02-05 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | LAJUAN BIBBS | 105 | 18 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-21000084 | 2021-01-04 | criminal | - | DEMARIO JESSE FLOWERS | 12 | 19 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-20010531 | 2020-09-30 | criminal | - | CESAR AGUILARROMERO | 10 | 9 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-20006203 | 2020-05-29 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | DARWIN JOSUE LICONA LICONA | 41 | 8 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-20006191 | 2020-05-29 | criminal | - | MILTON JOSUE LEALMIRALDA | 2 | 8 | sfda_arrests |
| CRI-20002448 | 2020-02-20 | criminal | Dismissal Observed | GEORGE F KENNEDY | 62 | 37 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
First statute record
| Statute ID | PEN:417.25 |
| Code | PEN |
| Section | 417.25 |
| Version Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Title | California Code, PEN 417.25. |
| Source URL | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=417.25.&... |
| Inserted At | 2026-06-05 |
| Updated At | 2026-06-05 |
| Law Section Version ID | id_678d5cc4-2920-11d9-9844-b32bb8dfae52 |
| Active Flg | Y |
| Pubinfo Archive URL | https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip |
| History | Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 621, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000. |
| Source Record Ids | california_codes_leginfo:section:PEN:417.25 |
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