Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-3-210. Unlawfully aiming a laser device at an aircraft--definitions

(a) Is an authorized individual conducting research and development or flight test operations for an aircraft manufacturer or the federal aviation administration, or any other person authorized by the federal aviation administration to conduct research and development or flight test operations;

(b) Is a member of the United States department of defense or the United States department of homeland security acting in an official capacity for the purpose of research, development, operations, testing, or training; or

(c) Uses a laser device with the intent of sending an emergency distress signal.

(a) “Aircraft” means a device manned by a person that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air.

(b) “Laser device” means any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam in the ultraviolet, visible, or infrared region of the spectrum.