Laser pointer laws in Tennessee
We found no Tennessee law restricting the sale or shipping of laser pointers. Federal rules still apply.
What we searched
- 2025 Pub. Ch. 88 (HB 191, HA0011) https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0011.pdf
- 1999 Pub. Ch. 146 (HB 857) and GA 106 HB 815 (laser at officers/EMS) via BillInfo; 2000 'Laser Safety Act' HB 2277 failed
- Keyword 'laser' in https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillSearch/BillSearchAdvanced for GA 99-115
Only use offenses (pointing a laser at drivers, officers or emergency personnel); no sale or power law found.
Federal
Applies in every state.
BannedDon't sell a laser marketed as a pointer (or for amusement/demonstration) whose output exceeds 5 mW (Class IIIa/3R); FDA treats such products as violative anywhere in the US.
21 CFR 1040.11(b), (c) · draft
Exact text
(b) Surveying, leveling, and alignment laser products. Each surveying, leveling. or alignment laser product shall comply with all of the applicable requirements of § 1040.10 for a Class I, IIa, II or IIIa laser product and shall not permit human access to laser radiation in excess of the accessible emission limits of Class IIIa. (c) Demonstration laser products. Each demonstration laser product shall comply with all of the applicable requirements of § 1040.10 for a Class I, IIa, II, or IIIa laser product and shall not permit human access to laser radiation in excess of the accessible emission limits of Class I and, if applicable, Class IIa, Class II, or Class IIIa.