La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 40.3
Cyberstalking
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Section, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature, transmitted in whole or in part by wire, radio, computer, electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system.

(2) "Electronic mail" means the transmission of information or communication by the use of the Internet, a computer, a facsimile machine, a pager, a cellular telephone, a video recorder, or other electronic means sent to a person identified by a unique address or address number and received by that person.

B. Cyberstalking is action of any person to accomplish any of the following:

(1) Use in electronic mail or electronic communication of any words or language threatening to inflict bodily harm to any person or to such person's child, sibling, spouse, or dependent, or physical injury to the property of any person, or for the purpose of extorting money or other things of value from any person.

(2) Electronically mail or electronically communicate to another repeatedly, whether or not conversation ensues, for the purpose of threatening, terrifying, or harassing any person.

(3) Electronically mail or electronically communicate to another and to knowingly make any false statement concerning death, injury, illness, disfigurement, indecent conduct, or criminal conduct of the person electronically mailed or of any member of the person's family or household with the intent to threaten, terrify, or harass.

(4) Knowingly permit an electronic communication device under the person's control to be used for the taking of an action in Paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this Subsection.

C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of cyberstalking shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

(2) Upon a second conviction occurring within seven years of the prior conviction for cyberstalking, the offender shall be imprisoned for not less than one hundred and eighty days and not more than three years, and may be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

(3) Upon a third or subsequent conviction occurring within seven years of a prior conviction for stalking, the offender shall be imprisoned for not less than two years and not more than five years and may be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.

D. Any offense under this Section committed by the use of electronic mail or electronic communication may be deemed to have been committed where the electronic mail or electronic communication was originally sent, originally received, or originally viewed by any person.

E. This Section does not apply to any peaceable, nonviolent, or nonthreatening activity intended to express political views or to provide lawful information to others.

Acts 2001, No. 737, §1; Acts 2010, No. 763, §1; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 70.4
Access device fraud
Status: in_force

A. No person shall without authorization and with the intent to defraud transfer an access device to another person.

B. No person shall without authorization and with the intent to defraud possess an access device issued to another person.

C. No person shall with the intent to defraud use, possess, or transfer device-making equipment or a counterfeit access device.

D. No person shall knowingly and with the intent to defraud possess fifteen or more counterfeit or misappropriated access devices.

E. As used in this Section:

(1) "Access device" means a person's social security number, driver's license number, birth date, mother's maiden name, checking account numbers, savings account numbers, personal identification numbers, electronic identification numbers, digital signatures, gift card, account information related to a gift card, or other means of account access that can be used to obtain anything of value, whether contemporaneously or not.

(2) "Counterfeit access device" means an access device that is fictitious, altered, or forged.

(3) "Device-making equipment" means any instrumentality, mechanism, or impression designed or primarily used for making an access device or counterfeit access device.

(4) "Gift card" means a card, code, or device that is issued to a consumer on a prepaid basis in a specified amount and is redeemable in exchange for goods or services. The value of the gift is either the maximum face value of the card when it is held for sale by the merchant or the actual value of the funds deposited with the merchant at the time of the activation and purchase.

(5) "Transfer" means sell, give, provide, or transmit.

F.(1) A person who commits the crime of access device fraud when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand dollars or more shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.

(2) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of five thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than ten years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.

(3) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of one thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.

(4) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of less than one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

(5) Upon a third or subsequent conviction of theft, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.

G. In addition to any other penalty imposed under this Section, the court shall order restitution as a part of the sentence in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 883.2.

H. When there has been a misappropriation or taking by a number of distinct acts of the offender, the aggregate amount of the misappropriation or taking shall determine the grade of the offense. For purposes of this Subsection, distinctive acts of the offender do not have to involve the same victim.

Acts 1986, No. 555, §1; Acts 1999, No. 947, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2006, No. 143, §1; Acts 2008, No. 495, §1; Acts 2010, No. 585, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1; Acts 2025, No. 28, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:369 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 369
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of R.S. 14:368 shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than five years, or both. Any organization which shall fail to register as provided in R.S. 14:362 when required to do so under the terms of R.S. 14:358 through 373 shall, on the motion of the district attorney or the attorney general as the case may be, have all assets of said organization frozen by preliminary restraining order and injunction of the district court having jurisdiction in the matter and held secure under the jurisdiction of said court and unavailable to said organization until the required registration is completed or until the owners of the organization petition the said court for a distribution of the assets following a dissolution of the organization.

Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 359
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in R.S. 14:358 through 373:

(1) An "organization" is any corporation, trust, company, partnership, association, foundation, or fund, and includes any group of persons, whether or not incorporated, banded together for joint action on any subject or subjects.

(2) A "Communist Action Organization" is the Communist Party Of The United States, the communist party of any state or foreign nation, the Progressive Labor Movement, or any other organization (other than a diplomatic representative or mission of a foreign government accredited as such by the U.S. Department of State), which is substantially directed, controlled or dominated by any of the foreign governments controlling the world Communist movement described in R.S. 14:358, and shall include any section, branch, fraction or cell of any such organization as is described in this Section.

(3) A "Communist" is any person who has accepted the discipline of or has become a member of a communist action organization and has remained under the discipline thereof or remained a member thereof knowing it to be such an organization.

(4) A "Communist Front Organization" is any organization other than a communist action organization which is directed, controlled or dominated by a communist action organization or is primarily operated for the purpose of giving aid and support to a communist action organization, a Communist foreign government, or the world Communist movement referred to in R.S. 14:358.

(5) A "Communist Infiltrated Organization" is any organization (other than a communist action organization or a communist front organization) which is substantially directed, controlled or dominated by any person who is a communist or persons who are communists.

(6) A "Communist Organization" is any communist action organization, communist front organization or communist infiltrated organization.

(7) The term "world Communist movement" means a revolutionary movement, the purpose of which is to establish eventually a communist totalitarian dictatorship in any or all the countries of the world through the medium of an internationally coordinated Communist movement.

(8) A "Subversive Organization" is any organization which advocates the overthrow or destruction of the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof by revolution, force, violence or other unlawful means, and performs or carries out as a function of the organization, known, agreed to, or knowingly performed by any of the officers of the organization, any affirmative act, including abetting, materially assisting, advising or teaching such overthrow or destruction, with the intent to incite action rather than engage in the mere exposition of theory.

(9) A "Subversive Person" is any person who knowingly is a member of a subversive organization knowing the said organization to be subversive within the meaning of R.S. 14:358 through 373 or any person who commits any act intended to bring about the overthrow or destruction of the United States, the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof by revolution, force, violence or other unlawful means.

Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95.1.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 95.1.1
Illegally supplying a felon with a firearm
Status: in_force

A. Illegally supplying a felon with a firearm is the intentional giving, selling, donating, providing, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to any person known by the offender to be a person convicted of a felony and prohibited from possessing a firearm as provided for in R.S. 14:95.1.

B. Whoever commits the crime of illegally supplying a felon with a firearm shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years and may be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. At least one year of the sentence imposed shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Acts 2004, No. 385, §1; Acts 2018, No. 124, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 68
Unauthorized use of a movable
Status: in_force

A. Unauthorized use of a movable is the intentional taking or use of a movable which belongs to another, either without the other's consent, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, but without any intention to deprive the other of the movable permanently. The fact that the movable so taken or used may be classified as an immovable, according to the law pertaining to civil matters, is immaterial.

B. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized use of a movable having a value of one thousand dollars or less shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized use of a movable having a value in excess of one thousand dollars shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 692, §1; Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 1981, No. 293, §1; Acts 1993, No. 419, §1; Acts 2010, No. 396, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:80 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 80
Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile
Status: in_force

A. Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile is committed when:

(1) A person who is seventeen years of age or older has sexual intercourse, with consent, with a person who is thirteen years of age or older but less than seventeen years of age, when the victim is not the spouse of the offender and when the difference between the age of the victim and the age of the offender is four years or greater; or

(2) A person commits a second or subsequent offense of misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile, or a person who has been convicted one or more times of violating one or more crimes for which the offender is required to register as a sex offender under R.S. 15:542 commits a first offense of misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

B. As used in this Section, "sexual intercourse" means anal, oral, or vaginal sexual intercourse.

C. Lack of knowledge of the juvenile's age shall not be a defense. Emission is not necessary, and penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime.

D.(1) Whoever commits the crime of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or both, provided that the defendant shall not be eligible to have his conviction set aside or his prosecution dismissed in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 539, §1; Acts 1978, No. 757, §1; Acts 1990, No. 590, §1; Acts 1995, No. 241, §1; Acts 2001, No. 796, §1; Acts 2006, No. 80, §1; Acts 2008, No. 331, §1; Acts 2010, No. 763, §1; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:390.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 390.5
Warehousing and storage
Status: in_force

It is the duty of the sheriffs of the respective parishes, upon the finding of any bulk storage of any communist propaganda, to enter upon the premises where the material is found, clear the premises of all human occupants, and padlock the premises until judicially ordered to reopen them. The owner of any padlocked premises may, upon application to the district court of proper jurisdiction and upon showing the court that the premises can be immediately cleared of the prohibited contraband material, obtain an order from the court to the sheriff, authorizing him to supervise the removal of the contraband by the owner of the premises and to re-open the premises thereafter.

Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:43 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 43
Third degree rape
Status: in_force

A. Third degree rape is a rape committed when the anal, oral, or vaginal sexual intercourse is deemed to be without the lawful consent of a victim because it is committed under any one or more of the following circumstances:

(1) When the victim is incapable of resisting or of understanding the nature of the act by reason of a stupor or abnormal condition of mind produced by an intoxicating agent or any cause and the offender knew or should have known of the victim's incapacity.

(2) When the victim, through unsoundness of mind, is temporarily or permanently incapable of understanding the nature of the act and the offender knew or should have known of the victim's incapacity.

(3) When the victim submits under the belief that the person committing the act is someone known to the victim, other than the offender, and such belief is intentionally induced by any artifice, pretense, or concealment practiced by the offender.

(4) When the offender acts without the consent of the victim.

B. Whoever commits the crime of third degree rape shall be imprisoned at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, for not more than twenty-five years.

C. For all purposes, "simple rape" and "third degree rape" mean the offense defined by the provisions of this Section and any reference to the crime of simple rape is the same as a reference to the crime of third degree rape. Any act in violation of the provisions of this Section committed on or after August 1, 2015, shall be referred to as "third degree rape".

Acts 1978, No. 239, §1; Acts 1990, No. 722, §1; Acts 1995, No. 946, §2; Acts 1997, No. 862, §1; Acts 2001, No. 131, §1; Acts 2001, No. 301, §1; Acts 2003, No. 232, §1; Acts 2003, No. 759, §1; Acts 2010, No. 359, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §1; Acts 2015, No. 256, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:403.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 403.8
Failure to report the death of a child
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for a child's caretaker to fail to report to an appropriate authority the death of a child that occurs while the child is in the physical custody of the caretaker, within one hour of the caretaker's discovery of the child's death or one hour of the caretaker learning of the location of the child's body.

B. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Appropriate authority" includes:

(a) A state or local law enforcement agency.

(b) A 911 Public Safety Answering Point as provided in Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(c) The coroner of the parish in which the child's body is located.

(d) Emergency medical personnel.

(2) "Caretaker" means the child's parent, grandparent, guardian, or any person who, at the time of the child's death, has physical custody of the child.

(3) "Child" means any person under the age of seventeen years.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years.

D. The period of time in which a caretaker is required to report the death of a child as required by Subsection A of this Section shall be suspended for the period of time in which the caretaker is unable to make a report due to circumstances beyond the caretaker's control.

Acts 2012, No. 454, §1; Acts 2012, No. 477, §1, eff. June 3, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:108 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 108
Resisting an officer
Status: in_force

A. Resisting an officer is the intentional interference with, opposition or resistance to, or obstruction of an individual acting in his official capacity and authorized by law to make a lawful arrest, lawful detention, or seizure of property or to serve any lawful process or court order when the offender knows or has reason to know that the person arresting, detaining, seizing property, or serving process is acting in his official capacity.

B.(1) The phrase "obstruction of" as used in this Section shall, in addition to its common meaning, signification, and connotation, mean the following:

(a) Flight by one sought to be arrested before the arresting officer can restrain him and after notice is given that he is under arrest.

(b) Any violence toward or any resistance or opposition to the arresting officer after the arrested party is actually placed under arrest and before he is incarcerated in jail.

(c) Refusal by the arrested or detained party to give his name and make his identity known to the arresting or detaining officer or providing false information regarding the identity of such party to the officer.

(d) Congregation with others on a public street and refusal to move on when ordered by the officer.

(e) Knowing interference with a police cordon resulting from the intentional crossing or traversing of a police cordon by an unauthorized person or an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The cordoned area includes the airspace above the cordoned area.

(i) For purposes of this Subparagraph, "police cordon" means any impediment or structure erected or established by an officer for crowd or traffic control, or to prevent or obstruct the passage of a person at the scene of a crime or investigation.

(ii) "Impediment or structure" includes but is not limited to crime scene tape, rope, cable, wire or metal barricades, or the posting of uniformed officers or other personnel otherwise identifiable as law enforcement officers.

(iii) "Unmanned aircraft system" shall have the same meaning as provided by R.S. 14:337(B).

(iv) If the flight of a UAS into the cordoned area endangers the public or an officer's safety, law enforcement personnel or fire department personnel are authorized to disable the UAS.

(f) Failure to provide or display the person's state-issued driver's license or identification on the officer's request when the person is an operator of a motor vehicle, the person has been lawfully detained for an alleged violation of a law, and the officer has exhausted all resources at his disposal to verify the identity of the person.

(2) The word "officer" as used herein means any peace officer, as defined in R.S. 40:2402, and includes deputy sheriffs, municipal police officers, probation and parole officers, city marshals and deputies, and wildlife enforcement agents.

C. Whoever commits the crime of resisting an officer shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 127, §4; Acts 1960, No. 76, §1; Acts 1963, No. 98, §1; Acts 1968, No. 647, §1; Acts 1984, No. 584, §1; Acts 1989, No. 206, §1; Acts 1991, No. 677, §1; Acts 1992, No. 302, §1; Acts 1993, No. 860, §1; Acts 1997, No. 565, §1; Acts 2001, No. 247, §1; Acts 2006, No. 132, §1; Acts 2016, No. 268, §1; Acts 2024, No. 276, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.4.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 68.4.1
Staging of a motor vehicle collision
Status: in_force

A. Staging of a motor vehicle collision is any of the following with an intent to defraud:

(1) Causing a motor vehicle collision for the purpose of obtaining anything of value.

(2) Providing information in connection with a motor vehicle collision, knowing that the collision was intentionally caused, for the purpose of obtaining anything of value.

(3) Providing false information in connection with a motor vehicle collision that did not occur for the purpose of obtaining anything of value.

B. Whoever commits the crime of staging of a motor vehicle collision shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

Acts 2021, No. 248, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 202
Contractors; misapplication of payments prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor, who has received money on account of a contract for the construction, erection, or repair of a building, structure, or other improvement, including contracts and mortgages for interim financing, shall knowingly fail to apply the money received as necessary to settle claims for material and labor due for the construction or under the contract.

B. When the amount misapplied is one thousand dollars or less, whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ninety days nor more than six months, or both.

C. When the amount misapplied is greater than one thousand dollars, whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than ninety days nor more than six months, or both, for each one thousand dollars in misapplied funds, provided that the aggregate imprisonment shall not exceed five years.

D. Any person, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor who knowingly fails to apply construction contract payments as required in Subsection A shall pay to the court, and the court shall transfer to the person whose construction contract payments were misapplied, an amount equal to the sum of the payments not properly applied and any additional legal costs resulting from the misapplication of construction fund payments, including a fee charged by the clerk of court for handling such payments.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 554, §1; Acts 1984, No. 372, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1040, §1; Acts 1986, No. 625, §1; Acts 1990, No. 690, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 67
Theft
Status: in_force

A. Theft is the misappropriation or taking of anything of value which belongs to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations. An intent to deprive the other permanently of whatever may be the subject of the misappropriation or taking is essential.

B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of theft when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand dollars or more shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, or may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.

(2) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of five thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.

(3) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of one thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or may be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.

(4)(a) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to less than a value of one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or may be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.

(b)(i) If the offender in such cases has been convicted of theft two or more times previously, upon any subsequent conviction, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.

(ii) If the offender in such cases commits the crime of theft of a package that has been delivered to an inhabited dwelling owned by another, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.

C. If the offender commits an assault upon a store or merchant's employee who is acting in the course and scope of his employment duties during the commission or attempted commission of theft, at least fifteen days of the sentence imposed under this Section shall be served without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence.

D. When there has been a misappropriation or taking by a number of distinct acts of the offender, the aggregate of the amount of the misappropriations or taking shall determine the grade of the offense.

E. In a prosecution under this Section where the property allegedly misappropriated or taken was held for sale by a merchant, an intent to permanently deprive the merchant of the property held for sale may be inferred when the defendant:

(1) Intentionally conceals, on his person or otherwise, goods held for sale.

(2) Alters or transfers any price marking reflecting the actual retail price of the goods.

(3) Transfers goods from one container or package to another or places goods in any container, package, or wrapping in a manner to avoid detection.

(4) Willfully causes the cash register or other sales recording device to reflect less than the actual retail price of the goods.

(5) Removes any price marking with the intent to deceive the merchant as to the actual retail price of the goods.

Acts 1990, No. 118, §1; Acts 1999, No. 338, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1251, §1; Acts 2001, No. 944, §4; Acts 2006, No. 82, §1; Acts 2010, No. 585, §1; Acts 2014, No. 255, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1; Acts 2018, No. 303, §1; Acts 2024, No. 267, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 223.5
Recording of performances without consent prohibited
Status: in_force

Any person who, without the consent of the owner and for commercial gain, knowingly transfers or causes to be transferred to any article, or sells, distributes, circulates, or causes to be sold, distributed, or circulated, directly or indirectly, or possesses for such purposes, a recording of any performance whether live before an audience or transmitted by wire or through the air by radio or television with intent to sell or cause to be sold or used to promote the sale of any article or product within the state of Louisiana shall be guilty of a criminal offense and punished as provided in R.S. 14:223.3.

Acts 1990, No. 122, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:102.29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 102.29
Unlawful possession, transfer, or manufacture of animal fighting paraphernalia
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to engage in, promote, or facilitate animal fighting in violation of R.S. 14:102.1, 102.5, or 102.23, or any other provision of law.

B. For purposes of this Section, "animal fighting paraphernalia" means equipment, products, implements, or materials of any kind that are used, intended for use, or designed for use in the training, preparation, conditioning, or furtherance of animal fighting, and includes but is not limited to the following:

(1) Breaking sticks.

(2) Cat mills.

(3) Treadmills.

(4) Fighting pits.

(5) Spring poles.

(6) Unprescribed veterinary medicine.

(7) Veterinary treatment supplies.

(8)(a) Spurs, gaffs, knives, leather training spur covers, slashers, heels, or any other sharp implement designed to be attached in place of the natural spur of a cock or game fowl.

(b) This Paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the possessing, buying, selling, or trading of any spurs, gaffs, knives, leather training spur covers, or any other items normally used in cockfighting that are at least five years old and have historical value.

C. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the training of animals or the use of equipment in the training of animals for any purpose not prohibited by law.

D. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Act 2021, No. 100, §1, eff. June 4, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:58 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 58
Contaminating water supplies
Status: in_force

A. Contaminating water supplies is the intentional performance of any act tending to contaminate any private or public water supply.

B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of contaminating water supplies, when the act foreseeably endangers the life or health of human beings, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than twenty years, or both.

(2) Whoever commits the crime of contaminating water supplies, when the act does not foreseeably endanger the life or health of human beings, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.

Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:98.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 98.8
Operating a vehicle while under suspension for certain prior offenses
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on a public highway where the operator's driving privileges have been suspended under the authority of R.S. 32:414(A)(1), (B)(1) or (2), (D)(1)(a), or R.S. 32:667. It shall not be a violation of the provisions of this Section when a person operates a motor vehicle to obtain emergency medical care for himself or any other person.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned for not less than fifteen days nor more than six months without benefit of suspension of imposition or execution of sentence, except as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

C. In addition to other penalties imposed pursuant to this Title, when the operator's driving privileges were suspended for manslaughter, vehicular homicide, negligent homicide, first degree vehicular negligent injuring, or a third or subsequent violation of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, the offender shall be imprisoned for not less than ninety days nor more than one year without benefit of suspension of imposition or execution of sentence.

Acts 2014, No. 385, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2022, No. 673, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:329.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 329.8
Applicability of other acts
Status: in_force

The provisions of R.S. 14:329.1 to 329.8 shall be supplemental and in addition to any other applicable laws of this state, including but not limited to the Louisiana Disaster Act of 1974, R.S. 29:701 through 716.

Amended by Acts 1990, No. 152, §1, eff. July 1, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 208
Operas, performance or representation without consent of owner prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person or company shall take part in or cause to be publicly performed or represented for profit any unpublished or undedicated dramatic or musical composition known as an opera without the consent of its owner or proprietor, or knowing an opera is unpublished or undedicated, shall permit, aid, or take part in a public performance or representation without the consent of the owner or proprietor.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall, for every performance, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days.

Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:41.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 41.1
Consent; victim in police custody
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Subpart, a person is deemed incapable of consent when the person is under arrest or otherwise in the actual custody of a police officer or other law enforcement official and the offender is a police officer or other law enforcement official who either:

(1) Arrested the person or was responsible for maintaining the person in actual custody.

(2) Knows or reasonably should know that the person is under arrest or otherwise in actual custody.

Acts 2018, No. 407, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:126 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 126
Inconsistent statements; false swearing
Status: in_force

It shall constitute false swearing whenever any person, having made a statement under sanction of an oath, or an equivalent affirmation, required by law, shall thereafter swear or affirm in a manner materially contradictory of or inconsistent with his former sworn or affirmed statement. It shall not be necessary for the prosecution, in such case, to show which of the contradictory or inconsistent statements was false; but it shall be an affirmative defense that at the time he made them, the accused honestly believed both statements to be true.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:387 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 387
Failure to file affidavit; penalty
Status: in_force

Failure to file the affidavit required by R.S. 14:386 shall constitute a misdemeanor, and the officers and members of such non-trading corporation, partnership or association of persons operating in this state and affiliated with such out of state or foreign organizations, failing to file such affidavit, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined $100.00 and imprisoned 30 days in the parish jail.

Acts 1958, No. 260, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64.2.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 64.2.1
Carjacking; recruitment of juveniles
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person over the age of seventeen to intentionally recruit, entice, aid, solicit, or encourage any child under the age of eighteen to commit the offense of carjacking as defined in R.S. 14:64.2.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five years and for not more than twenty years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Acts 2022, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:62.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 62.5
Looting
Status: in_force

A. Looting is the intentional entry by a person without authorization of any of the following when normal security of property is not present by virtue of a hurricane, flood, fire, act of God, or force majeure of any kind, or by virtue of a riot, mob, or other human agency, and the person obtains, exerts control over, damages, or removes the property of another without authorization:

(1) Any dwelling or other structure belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a home or place of abode by a person.

(2) Any structure belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a place of business.

(3) Any vehicle, watercraft, building, plant, establishment, or other structure, movable or immovable.

B. Whoever commits the crime of looting shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than fifteen years, or both.

C. Whoever commits the crime of looting during the existence of a state of emergency, which has been declared pursuant to law by the governor or the chief executive officer of any parish, may be fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than three years nor more than fifteen years without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

Acts 1993, No. 667, §1; Acts 2005, No. 208, §1; Acts 2006, No. 165, §1; Acts 2019, No. 285, §1, eff. July 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:365 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 365
Election ballots
Status: in_force

No organization finally determined under the provisions of R.S. 14:358 through 373 to be a communist organization or a subversive organization shall have its name or the name of any of its nominees printed on any election ballot used in any primary or general election in the state of Louisiana.

Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 355
Property exempt from execution; penalty for deprivation of rights
Status: in_force

A. No person shall make any seizures prohibited under R.S. 13:3881 or shall, by any artifice or subterfuge, induce or procure another to sign away, by contract or otherwise, any of the rights he may have under R.S. 13:3881.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 64
Armed robbery
Status: in_force

A. Armed robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another or that is in the immediate control of another, by use of force or intimidation, while armed with a dangerous weapon.

B. Whoever commits the crime of armed robbery shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten years and for not more than ninety-nine years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 380, §1; Acts 1962, No. 475, §1; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1; Acts 1983, No. 70, §1; Acts 1999, No. 932, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:100.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 100.14
Giving false information regarding lawful presence in the United States in order to obtain a driver's license
Status: in_force

A. No alien student or nonresident alien shall falsify any information required in R.S. 32:409.1 for the purpose of obtaining a driver's license or a special identification card from the office of motor vehicles.

B. Upon arrest for falsifying information pursuant to this Section, the arresting agency shall immediately notify the INS of the name and location of the person.

C. Whoever commits the crime of falsifying information required for the purpose of obtaining a driver's license shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not less than six months, or both.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 46, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:356 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 356
Sheriffs, etc., solicitation of legal business prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No sheriff, clerk of court, constable, or their deputies, or any police officer or detective, whether commissioned without pay or otherwise, shall procure or solicit any legal business for any attorney at law under the expectation or promise, whether express or implied, of being paid in any manner.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years.

C. Proof of solicitation or procurement of any legal business for any attorney at law shall be considered prima facie evidence that the solicitation or procurement has been done for pecuniary reward.

Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:371 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 371
Screening of prospective public officials and employees
Status: in_force

Every person and every board, commission, council, department, court or other agency of the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof, who or which appoints or employs or supervises in any manner the appointment or employment of public officials or employees, shall establish by rules, regulations or otherwise, procedures designed to reasonably ascertain before any person, including teachers and other employees of any public educational institution in this state, is appointed or employed, that he or she is not a communist or a subversive person, and that there are no reasonable grounds to believe such person is a communist or a subversive person. In the event such reasonable grounds exist, he or she shall not be appointed or employed. In securing any facts necessary to ascertain the information herein required, the applicant may be required to sign a written affidavit containing answers to such inquiries as may be reasonably material.

Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 67.22
Fraudulent acquisition of a credit card
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, "credit card" shall mean any instrument or device whether known as a credit card, credit plate, bank service card, banking card, check guarantee card, debit card, or by any other name, including an account number, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of a cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything of value on credit or for use in an automated banking device to obtain any of the services offered through the device.

B. No person shall make or cause to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement as to his identity or that of any other person, firm, or corporation, knowing it to be false and with the intent that it be relied on, for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit card.

C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of fraudulent acquisition of a credit card and shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor for not more than ten years, or both.

(2) Upon a third or subsequent conviction of a violation of the provisions of this Section, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or both.

D. In addition to the penalties provided in Subsection C of this Section, a person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be ordered to make full restitution to the victim and any other person who has suffered a financial loss as a result of the offense. If a person ordered to make restitution pursuant to this Section is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's financial ability.

Acts 2003, No. 231, §1; Acts 2008, No. 495, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 283.1
Voyeurism; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Voyeurism is the viewing, observing, spying upon, or invading the privacy of a person by looking or using an unmanned aircraft system to look through the doors, windows, or other openings of a private residence without the consent of the victim who has a reasonable expectation of privacy for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desires of the offender.

B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of voyeurism, upon a first conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(2) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.

C. For purposes of this Section, "unmanned aircraft system" means an unmanned, powered aircraft that does not carry a human operator, can be autonomous or remotely piloted or operated, and can be expendable or recoverable.

Acts 2004, No. 888, §1; Acts 2016, No. 635, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:228 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 228
Interference with animal research facilities or animal management facilities
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person:

(1) To intentionally release, steal, or otherwise cause the loss of any animal from an animal research facility or an animal management facility.

(2) To damage, vandalize, or steal any property from or on an animal research facility or an animal management facility.

(3) To obtain access to an animal research facility or an animal management facility by false pretenses for the purpose of performing acts described in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection.

(4) To break and enter into any animal research facility or animal management facility with the intent to destroy, alter, duplicate, or obtain unauthorized possession of records, data, materials, equipment, or animals.

(5) To enter or remain on an animal research facility or an animal management facility with the intent to commit an act prohibited in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection.

(6) To knowingly obtain or exert unauthorized control, by theft or deception, over records, data, material, equipment, or animals of any animal research facility or animal management facility for the purpose of depriving the legal owner of an animal research facility or animal management facility of records, material, data, equipment, or animals or for the purpose of using, concealing, abandoning, or destroying such records, material, data, equipment, or animals.

(7) To possess or use records, material, data, equipment, or animals or in any way to copy or reproduce records or data of an animal research facility or animal management facility, knowing or reasonably believing such records, material, data, equipment, or animals to have been obtained by theft or deception or without authorization of that facility.

B.(1) "Animal research facility" as used herein means that portion of the premises of an accredited institution of higher learning located within the state that is engaged in legitimate scientific, medical, or veterinary medicine research involving the use of animals.

(2) "Animal management facility" as used herein means that portion of any vehicle, building, structure, or premises, where an animal is kept, handled, housed, exhibited, bred, or offered for sale, and any agricultural trade association properties. Animal management facility also means that portion of any vehicle, building, structure, premises, property, or equipment used in the conduction of authorized wildlife management practices, including but not limited to the control of animals that damage property, natural resources, or human health and safety.

C. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than one year, or both.

Acts 1989, No. 644, §1; Acts 1990, No. 445, §1.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:72.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 72.3
Identification of alleged offender
Status: in_force

A. When an alleged offender has been arrested and charged by a law enforcement agency with a violation of any crime enumerated in Subsection B of this Section, and which involves the use of the identity or personal information of another person, the person whose identity or personal information was used in the commission of the offense may request in writing that the arresting law enforcement agency release the identity of the alleged offender to that person. The request shall be signed by the person on a form provided by the arresting law enforcement agency. Upon receipt of the completed request form, the arresting law enforcement agency shall release the identity of the alleged offender to the person whose identity or personal information was used in the commission of the offense.

B. The provisions of this Section shall apply to alleged offenders who have been arrested and charged by a law enforcement agency with a violation of R.S. 14:67.3 (unauthorized use of "access card"), or a violation of R.S. 14:67.16 (identity theft), or a violation of R.S. 14:70.4 (access device fraud), or a violation of any other crime which involves the unlawful use of the identity or personal information of another person.

Acts 2003, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:92.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 92.3
Retaliation by a minor against a parent, legal custodian, witness, or complainant
Status: in_force

A. Retaliation by a minor against a parent, legal custodian, witness, or complainant is the willful, malicious, and repeated threats of force against or harassment of a person or his property by a minor under the age of eighteen accompanied by an overt act on the part of the minor or by the apparent capability of the minor to carry out the threat or harassment, against a parent, legal custodian, person who filed a complaint against the minor, or a witness in a criminal case in which the minor is the defendant or charged with a delinquency and the minor intends to place that person in a reasonable fear of death, serious bodily injury, or damage to property.

B. The provisions of Subsection A do not apply if the conduct of the parent, legal custodian, person who filed a complaint against the minor, or a witness in a criminal case in which the minor is the defendant or charged with a delinquency is acting in violation of any criminal law.

C. A minor who violates the provisions of this Section shall be placed in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for a period not to exceed six months. A minimum condition of probation shall be that the offender participate in forty hours of court-approved community service activities or a combination of forty hours of court-approved community service and attendance at a court-approved family counseling program by both a parent or legal custodian and the minor.

Acts 1995, No. 702, §2; Acts 2001, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2019, No. 104, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 18
Justification; general provisions
Status: in_force

The fact that an offender's conduct is justifiable, although otherwise criminal, shall constitute a defense to prosecution for any crime based on that conduct. This defense of justification can be claimed under the following circumstances:

(1) When the offender's conduct is an apparently authorized and reasonable fulfillment of any duties of public office; or

(2) When the offender's conduct is a reasonable accomplishment of an arrest which is lawful under the Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(3) When for any reason the offender's conduct is authorized by law; or

(4) When the offender's conduct is reasonable discipline of minors by their parents, tutors or teachers; or

(5) When the crime consists of a failure to perform an affirmative duty and the failure to perform is caused by physical impossibility; or

(6) When any crime, except murder, is committed through the compulsion of threats by another of death or great bodily harm, and the offender reasonably believes the person making the threats is present and would immediately carry out the threats if the crime were not committed; or

(7) When the offender's conduct is in defense of persons or of property under any of the circumstances described in Articles 19 through 22.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:102.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 102.13
Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious
Status: in_force

A. The district attorney, the sheriff, an animal control officer, or other designated representative, in the name of and on behalf of the parish and without the payment of any costs, shall be authorized to file a petition in the district court having jurisdiction requesting a hearing for the purpose of determining whether or not a dog should be declared dangerous as defined in R.S. 14:102.14(A) or vicious as defined in R.S. 14:102.15(A).

B. Upon the filing of the petition, the district judge shall immediately issue a rule on the owner of the dog to show cause why the dog should not be declared a dangerous or vicious dog. This rule shall, at the time of its issuance, be fixed for hearing not later than five days, including Sundays, half-holidays and holidays, from the date of its issuance, and shall be heard by preference over all other matters and cases fixed for the same day and shall be heard continuously day after day until submitted for adjudication.

C. Upon the showing made by the parties on the trial of the rule to show cause, the court shall determine whether the dog is a dangerous dog or a vicious dog and may make other orders authorized by this Section.

D. In every case where the dog is established to be a dangerous dog, the court shall enter an order declaring the dog to be a dangerous dog and shall direct the owner of the dog to comply with conditions established for the restraint and confinement of the dog as provided by law.

E. In every case where the dog is established to be a vicious dog, the court shall enter an order declaring the dog to be a vicious dog and shall direct that the vicious dog be humanely euthanized.

F. Any person who fails to restrain and confine a dangerous dog as ordered by the court shall be guilty of contempt and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.

G. The pleading and practice in all cases under this Section shall be in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure and the laws and rules of court governing practice before the district courts of this state.

H. The owner of the dog may appeal to the court of competent jurisdiction an order of the district court determining the dog to be dangerous or vicious. Such appeal shall be perfected within five calendar days from the rendition of the order and shall be made returnable to the appropriate appellate court in not more than fifteen calendar days from the rendition of the order. The applicant for the determination may appeal to the court of competent jurisdiction for an order reversing the order of the district court.

I. No dog shall be declared dangerous or vicious if at the hearing authorized by this Section evidence presented is sufficient to establish any of the following:

(1) Any injury or damage is sustained by a person who, at the time the injury or damage was sustained, was committing a crime upon the property of the owner of the dog.

(2) Any injury or damage is sustained by a person who, at the time the injury or damage was sustained, was teasing, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog.

(3) Any injury or damage is sustained by a domestic animal which, at the time the injury or damage was sustained, was teasing, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog.

(4) If the dog was protecting or defending a person within the immediate vicinity of the dog from an unjustified attack or assault.

(5) If the injury or damage to a domestic animal was sustained while the dog was working as a hunting dog, herding dog, or predator control dog on the property of, or under the control of, its owner, and the damage or injury was to a species or type of domestic animal appropriate to the work of the dog.

J. The owner of a dog determined to be a vicious dog may be prohibited by the court from owning, possessing, controlling, or having custody of any dog for a period of up to three years, when it is found, after proceedings conducted pursuant to this Section, that ownership or possession of a dog by that person would create a significant threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public.

Acts 2001, No. 823, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:367 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 367
Labeling of propaganda
Status: in_force

Any publication of any type whatsoever of any organization finally determined to be a communist action organization, a communist front organization, a communist infiltrated organization or a subversive organization under the provisions of R.S. 14:358 through 373, which publication is intended to be, or which is, circulated or disseminated among two or more persons, shall be marked plainly in block letters in red ink, "Disseminated by __________, a Communist Organization" (or Subversive Organization if the organization has been so designated) inserting in the blank space the full name of the organization.

Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 17
Mistake of law
Status: in_force

Ignorance of the provision of this Code or of any criminal statute is not a defense to any criminal prosecution. However, mistake of law which results in the lack of an intention that consequences which are criminal shall follow, is a defense to a criminal prosecution under the following circumstances:

(1) Where the offender reasonably relied on the act of the legislature in repealing an existing criminal provision, or in otherwise purporting to make the offender's conduct lawful; or

(2) Where the offender reasonably relied on a final judgment of a competent court of last resort that a provision making the conduct in question criminal was unconstitutional.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:403.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 403.2
Abuse and neglect of adults
Status: in_force

A. Any person, who under R.S. 15:1504(A), is required to report the abuse or neglect of an adult and knowingly and willfully fails to so report shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

B. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or who knowingly and willfully obstructs the procedures for receiving and investigating reports of adult abuse or neglect, or who discloses without authorization confidential information about or contained within such reports shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

C. Any person who reports an adult as abused or neglected to an adult protection agency as defined in R.S. 15:1503 or to any law enforcement agency, knowing that such information is false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

D.(1) Any person who retaliates against an individual who reports adult abuse to an adult protection agency or to a law enforcement agency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(2) For the purposes of this Section, "retaliation" is defined as discharging, demoting, or suspending an employee who reports the adult abuse; or threatening, harassing, or discriminating against the reporter in any manner at any time provided the report is made in good faith for the purpose of helping the adult protection agency or law enforcement agency fulfill its responsibilities as set forth in Chapter 14 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 519, §1. Acts 1983, No. 98, §1; Acts 1985, No. 181, §1; Acts 1989, No. 703, §§1, 2, eff. July 8, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 534, §1; Acts 1991, No. 408, §1; Acts 1992, No. 975, §1, eff. July 9, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 841, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1183, §1; Acts 1999, No. 338, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §5; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 80, §1; Acts 2003, No. 244, §1; Acts 2005, No. 306, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 181, §1, eff. June 13, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:44 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 44
Aggravated kidnapping
Status: in_force

Aggravated kidnapping is the doing of any of the following acts with the intent thereby to force the victim, or some other person, to give up anything of apparent present or prospective value, or to grant any advantage or immunity, in order to secure a release of the person under the offender's actual or apparent control:

(1) The forcible seizing and carrying of any person from one place to another; or

(2) The enticing or persuading of any person to go from one place to another; or

(3) The imprisoning or forcible secreting of any person.

Whoever commits the crime of aggravated kidnapping shall be punished by life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 679, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:73.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 73.5
Computer fraud
Status: in_force

A. Computer fraud is the accessing or causing to be accessed of any computer, computer system, computer network, or any part thereof with the intent to:

(1) Defraud; or

(2) Obtain money, property, or services by means of false or fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, or through the fraudulent alteration, deletion, or insertion of programs or data.

B. Whoever commits computer fraud shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.

Acts 1984, No. 711, §1; Acts 1988, No. 184, §1, eff. July 1, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:43.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 43.4
Female genital mutilation
Status: in_force

A. A person is guilty of female genital mutilation when any of the following occur:

(1) The person knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of a female minor.

(2) The parent, guardian, or other person legally responsible or charged with the care or custody of a female minor allows the circumcision, excision, or infibulation, in whole or in part, of such minor's labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris.

(3) The person knowingly removes or causes or permits the removal of a female minor from this state for the purpose of circumcising, excising, or infibulating, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of such female.

B. It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that the conduct described in Subsection A of this Section is required as a matter of custom, ritual, or religious practice, or that the minor on whom it is performed, or the minor's parent or legal guardian, consented to the procedure.

C. If the action described in Subsection A of this Section is performed by a licensed physician during a surgical procedure, it shall not be a violation of this Section if either of the following is true:

(1) The procedure is necessary to the physical health of the minor on whom it is performed.

(2) The procedure is performed on a minor who is in labor or who has just given birth and is performed for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth.

D. Whoever commits the crime of female genital mutilation shall be punished by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not more than fifteen years.

Acts 2012, No. 207, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 70.9
Government benefits fraud
Status: in_force

A. The crime of government benefits fraud is the act of any person who, with intent to defraud the state or any person or entity through any government benefits administered by any state department, agency, or political subdivision, does any of the following:

(1) Presents for allowance or payment any false or fraudulent claim for furnishing services, merchandise, or payments.

(2) Knowingly submits false information for the purpose of obtaining greater compensation than that to which he is legally entitled for furnishing services, merchandise, or payments.

(3) Knowingly submits false information for the purpose of obtaining authorization for furnishing services, merchandise, or payments.

(4) Knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or representation of material fact on an application or form for assistance, goods, services, or payments when the false statement or representation is made for the purpose of determining the person's eligibility to receive benefits or payments.

(5) Knowingly conceals or fails to disclose any material fact affecting the applicant's or recipient's initial or continued eligibility to receive benefits or payments.

B. Whoever commits the crime of government benefits fraud shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both imprisoned and fined.

C. For the purpose of this Section, government benefits include any record, voucher, payment, money or thing of value, good, service, right, or privilege provided or administered by a state government entity.

Acts 2018, No. 707, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:73.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 73.6
Offenses against electronic mail service provider
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to use a computer, a computer network, or the computer services of an electronic mail service provider to transmit unsolicited bulk electronic mail in contravention of the authority granted by or in violation of the policies set by the electronic mail service provider. Transmission of electronic mail from an organization to its members or noncommercial electronic mail transmissions shall not be deemed to be unsolicited bulk electronic mail.

B. It is unlawful for any person to use a computer or computer network without authority with the intent to falsify or forge electronic mail transmission information or other routing information in any manner in connection with the transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail through or into the computer network of an electronic mail service provider or its subscribers. It is also unlawful for any person knowingly to sell, give, or otherwise distribute or possess with the intent to sell, give, or distribute software which is any of the following:

(1) Primarily designed or produced for the purpose of facilitating or enabling the falsification of electronic mail transmission information or other routing information.

(2) Has only limited commercially significant purpose or use other than to facilitate or enable the falsification of electronic mail transmission information or other routing information.

(3) Marketed by that person or another acting in concert with that person with that person's knowledge for use in facilitating or enabling the falsification of electronic mail transmission information or other routing information.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars.

D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to interfere with or prohibit terms or conditions in a contract or license related to computers, computer data, computer networks, computer operations, computer programs, computer services, or computer software, or to create any liability by reason of terms or conditions adopted by, or technical measures implemented by, an electronic mail service provider to prevent the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail in violation of this Section.

Acts 1999, No. 1180, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:86 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 86
Enticing persons into prostitution
Status: in_force

A. Enticing persons into prostitution is committed when any person over the age of seventeen entices, places, persuades, encourages, or causes the entrance of any other person under the age of twenty-one into the practice of prostitution, either by force, threats, promises, or by any other device or scheme. Lack of knowledge of the other person's age shall not be a defense.

B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of enticing persons into prostitution shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than ten years.

(2) Whoever commits the crime of enticing persons into prostitution when the person being enticed into prostitution is under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least five years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

(3) Whoever commits the crime of enticing persons into prostitution when the person being enticed into prostitution is under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least ten years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

C.(1) It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that the person being enticed is actually a law enforcement officer or peace officer acting in his official capacity.

(2) It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that the person being enticed consented to the activity.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 434, §1; Acts 2010, No. 763, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2013, No. 83, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1; Acts 2017, No. 180, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2; Acts 2025, No. 230, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:122.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 122.2
Threatening a public official or law enforcement officer; penalties; definitions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Threatening a public official or law enforcement officer is engaging in any verbal or written communication that communicates a true threat to a public official or law enforcement officer.

(2) Whoever commits the crime of threatening a public official or law enforcement officer shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

B. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Law enforcement officer" means any employee of the state, a municipality, a sheriff, or other public agency, whose permanent duties actually include the making of arrests, the performing of searches and seizures, or the execution of criminal warrants, and who is responsible for the prevention or detection of crime or for the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws of this state.

(2) "Public official" means any executive, ministerial, administrative, judicial, or legislative officer of the state of Louisiana.

(3) "True threats" occur when a person communicates a serious expression of an intent to commit an unlawful act of violence upon a person or group of persons with the intent to place such persons in fear of bodily harm or death. The person need not actually intend to carry out the threat.

(4) "Verbal or written communication" means any textual, visual, written, or oral communication, including communications made through social media.

Acts 1984, No. 607, §1; Acts 2019, No. 249, §1; Acts 2019, No. 311, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 223.6
Rental or sale of improperly labeled articles prohibited
Status: in_force

Any person who advertises, offers for rental, sale, resale, distribution, or circulation, or rents, sells, resells, distributes, or circulates, or causes to be sold, resold, distributed, or circulated, or possesses for such purposes, any recording the cover, label, or jacket of which fails to conspicuously display thereon in clearly readable print, the true name and address of the manufacturer and the name of any actual performer or group thereof shall be guilty of a criminal offense and punished as provided in R.S. 14:223.3.

Acts 1990, No. 122, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 71.1
Bank fraud
Status: in_force

A. Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice to do any of the following shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both:

(1) To defraud a financial institution.

(2) To obtain any of the monies, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by or under the custody or control of a financial institution by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, practices, transactions, representations, or promises.

B. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of a violation of the provisions of this Section, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than ten years and may, in addition, be required to pay a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars.

C. In addition to the penalties provided in Subsection A of this Section, a person convicted under the provisions of this Section shall be ordered to make full restitution to the victim and any other person who has suffered a financial loss as a result of the offense in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 883.2.

D. As used in this Section, the term "financial institution" means any federally insured depository institution chartered under the laws of the United States, this state, or any other state.

Acts 1992, No. 104, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 495, §1; Acts 2025, No. 188, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:130 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 130
Jury misconduct
Status: in_force

A. Jury misconduct is committed when:

(1) Any petit or grand juror shall make any promise or agreement to give a verdict or finding for or against any party.

(2) Any petit juror shall intentionally permit any person to influence him, or attempt to influence him, in respect to his verdict in any cause pending, or about to be brought before him, otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial of such cause.

(3) Any petit juror shall either use or consume any beverage of low or high alcoholic content during the time he is in actual service as juror.

(4) Any petit juror accepts or offers to accept anything of apparent present or prospective value, before he is discharged from his services as a juror, even if the thing of value is not to be received, delivered, or come to fruition until after discharge from jury service, for his interpretation, impression, analysis or narrative, verbal or written, regarding any element of the criminal trial or jury deliberations.

B. Whoever commits the crime of jury misconduct, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 80, §1; Acts 1991, No. 967, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:102.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 102.8
Injuring or killing of a police animal
Status: in_force

A. Injuring or killing of a police animal is the intentional infliction of great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death upon a police animal.

B. As used in this Section:

(1) "Police animal" means:

(a) Any dog which is owned or the service of which is used by any state or local law enforcement agency for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of offenders.

(b) Any dog which is owned or the service of which is used by any public safety agency and which is trained in accordance with the standards of a national or regional search and rescue association to respond to instructions from its handler in the search for possibly deceased individuals and in the search and rescue of lost or missing individuals and which dog, together with its handler, is prepared to render search and rescue services at the request of a public safety agency.

(c) Any horse which is used by a state or local law enforcement officer in the course of his official duty.

(2) "Public safety agency" means any agency of the state or political subdivision of the state which provides or has authority to provide law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, emergency preparedness services, or any other type of emergency services.

C. It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Section when the injuring or killing of a police animal is committed with the reasonable belief by one not involved in or being apprehended for the commission of any offense or by one taken into custody that:

(1) He is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the injuring or killing is necessary to save himself from that danger.

(2) Another person not involved in or being apprehended for the commission of any offense is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the injury or killing is necessary to save that person from that danger.

(3) His animal or other property not involved in the commission of any offense or in the apprehension of any person for an offense is in imminent danger of being destroyed or receiving grave injury or damage that may result in its destruction.

D.(1) Whoever commits the crime of injuring or killing of a police animal shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than three years, or both.

(2) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, regardless of whether the second or subsequent offense occurred before or after the first conviction, the offender shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than five years nor more than seven years, or both.

E. In addition to the foregoing penalties, a person convicted under this Section shall be ordered to make full restitution to the public safety agency suffering a financial loss from the injury or killing of a police animal. If a person ordered to make restitution pursuant to this Section is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's financial ability.

Acts 1984, No. 534, §1; Acts 1986, No. 997, §1, eff. July 16, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 921, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 82, §1; Acts 1995, No. 208, §1; Acts 1997, No. 130, §1; Acts 2001, No. 213, §1; Acts 2008, No. 158, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 204
Fire-raising on lands of another by criminal negligence; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Fire-raising on lands of another by criminal negligence is the performance of any of the following acts:

(1) The setting fire to any grass, leaves, brush, or debris on lands by the owner, or by the owner's agent or lessee, and allowing the fire to spread or pass to lands of another.

(2) The starting of fire with wood or other fuel on lands of another, without malice, for camping or other purposes, with failure to exercise sufficient precautions so as to prevent the fire from spreading to grass, leaves, brush, or other debris on the lands.

(3) The setting fire to grass, leaves, brush, or other debris on lands of another by means of casting aside a lighted match or lighted cigar or cigarette stub.

(4) The burning over or causing burning over to be done on any land which adjoins woodlands of another within the boundaries of any parish of this state wherein an organized fire protection unit is maintained by the state or federal government, or both, without first giving the protecting agency written notice of intention to burn over the lands, giving a description of the property which will reasonably describe the location where the burning shall begin, and the date on which the lands are to be burned over. For the purpose of this Section, an "organized fire protection unit" is defined to be any area in which an organized system of fire prevention and control is in effect.

B. Whoever commits the crime of fire-raising on lands of another by criminal negligence shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.

Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:356.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 356.2
Unlawful appearance bond procurement
Status: in_force

A. No police officer, employee of any police department, sheriff, deputy sheriff, employee of any sheriff's office, employee of a district attorney's or clerk of court's office, or any law enforcement personnel or employee or agent of any law enforcement agency shall negotiate for, procure, solicit, sell, or in any way participate in the negotiation for, procuration, solicitation, or sale of a bond taken to secure the appearance of any person before any court with criminal jurisdiction in the state of Louisiana for any fee, commission, or the receipt of anything of value.

B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall upon conviction be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 703, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:220 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 220
Rented or leased motor vehicles; obtaining by false representation, etc.; failure to return; defenses; penalties
Status: in_force

A. If any person rents or leases a motor vehicle and obtains or retains possession of the motor vehicle by means of any false or fraudulent representation including but not limited to a false representation as to his name, residence, employment, or operator's license, or by means of fraudulent concealment, or false pretense or personation, or trick, artifice, or device; or, if the person with fraudulent intent willfully refuses to return the leased vehicle to the lessor after the expiration of the lease term as stated in the lease contract, the person shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to the penalty provided for in Subsection B of this Section. Except as provided in Subsection D of this Section, the offender's failure to return or surrender the motor vehicle within seven calendar days after notice to make such return or surrender has been sent by certified mail to the offender's last known address, or has been delivered by commercial courier as defined in R.S. 13:3204(D), shall be presumptive evidence of his intent to defraud, and the lessor may report to any law enforcement agency that the rented or leased motor vehicle has been stolen.

B. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than five years with or without hard labor, or both.

C. It shall be a complete defense to any civil action arising out of or involving the arrest or detention of any person renting or leasing a motor vehicle that any representation made by him in obtaining or retaining possession of the vehicle is contrary to the fact.

D. It shall be a complete defense to any civil action arising out of or involving the arrest or detention of any person, upon whom such demand was personally made or personally served, that he failed to return the vehicle to the place specified in the rental agreement within such seventy-two hour period.

Acts 1964, No. 442, §§1 to 4. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 607, §1. Acts 1984, No. 146, §1; Acts 1997, No. 790, §1; Acts 2003, No. 596, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:390 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 390
Declaration of public policy
Status: in_force

In the interpretation and application of R.S. 14:390 and the Subsections thereof, and as a result of certain evidence having been presented to the Joint Legislative Committee on Un-American Activities of this Legislature, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows:

There exists a clear, present and distinct danger to the security of the state of Louisiana and the well-being and security of the citizens of Louisiana arising from the infiltration of a significant amount of communist propaganda into the state. In addition, this state is a stopping place or "way station" for sizeable shipments of dangerous communist propaganda to the rest of the United States and to many foreign countries.

The danger of communist propaganda lies not in its being "different" in the philosophy it expresses from the philosophy generally held in this state and nation, but instead in the fact that it is a specific tool or weapon used by the communists for the express purpose of bringing about the forcible total destruction or subjugation of this state and nation and the total eradication of the philosophy of freedom upon which this state and nation were founded. "Words are bullets" and the communists know it and use them so. Whatever guarantees of sovereignty and freedom are enjoyed by this state and its citizens are certain to vanish if the United States of America is destroyed or taken over by the communists, and we therefore declare that any communist effort by propaganda infiltration or otherwise against the United States is and should rightly be considered an attack upon or clear and present danger to the state of Louisiana and its citizens. Such attacks should therefore be the subject of concurrent jurisdiction through remedial legislation such as is now in effect on both the state and federal level concerning such dangers as the narcotics traffic, bank robbery, kidnapping, etc. We hereby declare that the danger of communist propaganda infiltration is even greater than the danger from narcotics, pornographic literature, switch blade knives, burglar tools or illicit alcohol in dry jurisdictions, all of which have been the subject of valid statutory regulation by the States within the constitutional framework. The federal legislation on this subject matter is either inadequate in its scope, or not being effectively enforced, as much communistic propaganda material unlabeled and unidentified as such, is in fact entering the state of Louisiana at this time.

We further declare that communist propaganda, properly identified in terms similar to those used in the Foreign Agents Registration Act of the United States, is hereby identified as illicit dangerous contraband material. We further declare that certain exemptions hereinafter provided are for the purpose of allowing bona fide students of foreign languages, foreign affairs or foreign political systems, other interested individuals, and also bona fide educational institutions, to obtain this contraband upon specifically requesting its delivery for the purpose of personal or institutional use in the due course of the educational process. We do not believe that the possession or use of such material by knowing and informed individuals for their personal use is any significant danger, and in fact it might be of some benefit in informing such individuals of the cynical and insidious nature of the communist party line. In view of these facts and so that any user of such materials will be adequately forewarned, we declare that all such material in any way entering the state of Louisiana should be required to be clearly labeled as communist propaganda as hereinafter provided.

Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:132 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 132
Injuring public records
Status: in_force

A. First degree injuring public records is the intentional removal, mutilation, destruction, alteration, falsification, or concealment of any record, document, or other thing, filed or deposited, by authority of law, in any public office or with any public officer.

B. Second degree injuring public records is the intentional removal, mutilation, destruction, alteration, falsification, or concealment of any record, document, or other thing, defined as a public record pursuant to R.S. 44:1 et seq. and required to be preserved in any public office or by any person or public officer pursuant to R.S. 44:36.

C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of first degree injuring public records shall be imprisoned for not more than five years with or without hard labor or shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or both.

(2) Whoever commits the crime of second degree injuring public records shall be imprisoned for not more than one year with or without hard labor or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or both.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 454, §1; Acts 1999, No. 671, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 112
False personation
Status: in_force

A. False personation is the performance of any of the following acts with the intent to injure or defraud, or to obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage:

(1) Impersonating any public officer, or private individual having special authority by law to perform an act affecting the rights or interests of another, or the assuming, without authority, of any uniform or badge by which such officer or person is lawfully distinguished; or

(2) Performing any act purporting to be official in such assumed character.

B. Whoever commits the crime of false personation shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.

Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95.2.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 95.2.1
Illegal carrying of a firearm at a parade with any firearm used in the commission of a crime of violence
Status: in_force

A.(1) Whoever commits the crime of illegal carrying of weapons pursuant to R.S. 14:95 with any firearm used in the commission of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B), within one thousand feet of any parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued by a governmental entity, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than five years, or both. The entire sentence of imprisonment, not to exceed the first three years for sentences greater than three years, shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

(2) Any sentence issued pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection and any sentence issued pursuant to a violation of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) shall be served consecutively.

B. As used in this Section, the following words mean:

(1) "Firearm" means any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, submachine gun, or assault rifle, which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition or from which a shot or projectile is discharged by an explosive.

(2) "Parade" for the purposes of this Section shall be defined as any celebration of Mardi Gras or directly related pre-Lenten or carnival related festivities, school parades, parish parades, state parades or municipal parades, or any demonstration for which a permit is issued by a governmental entity.

(3) "Parade route" means any public sidewalk, street, highway, bridge, alley, road, or other public passageway upon which a parade travels.

C. Lack of knowledge that the prohibited act occurred on or within one thousand feet of the parade route shall not be a defense.

Acts 2004, No. 661, §1; Acts 2024, No. 58, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 136
Public salary extortion
Status: in_force

A. Public salary extortion is committed when any person shall:

(1) Solicit or receive, or attempt to solicit or receive, either directly or indirectly, the payment of any money or other thing of value from any public officer or public employee to himself or any other person or political organization, through any means or form whatsoever and for any purpose whatsoever, when such payment is obtained or solicited upon suggestion or threat that the failure to make such payment shall result in the loss or impairment of value to such officer or employee of his office or employment, or when such payment shall be a reward or remuneration for securing such office or employment; and proof that such payments were collected from or paid by such officers or employees on a uniform or progressive percentage or amount basis, shall be presumptive evidence that payments were made under duress or upon the considerations set forth hereinbefore; however, a written request made pursuant to R.S. 14:135 shall serve to rebut the presumption that payment was made under duress; or

(2) Solicit or receive or attempt to solicit or receive, either directly or indirectly, the contribution of any money or other thing of value for any general, primary or special election or for any other political purpose, from any person holding any office or employment for remuneration or profit, including those persons who work on a commission basis, with the state, who receive a remuneration of two hundred dollars per month or less from such employment; provided that this Subdivision shall not apply where the person solicited or whose contribution was received was an elective public officer or a candidate for any elective public office.

B. Whoever commits the crime of public salary extortion shall be imprisoned for not more than five years with or without hard labor or shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or both.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 454, §1; Acts 1999, No. 318, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 67.1
Theft of livestock
Status: in_force

A. Any of the following acts shall constitute theft of livestock:

(1) The misappropriation or taking of livestock belonging to another or proceeds derived from the sale of such livestock or its meat, whether done without the consent of the owner to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, with the intent to deprive the owner permanently of the livestock or proceeds derived from the sale of the livestock or its meat.

(2) Transporting or causing the transportation of livestock to a slaughterhouse or a livestock market as defined in R.S. 3:663, for purposes of selling or keeping the livestock or meat with the intent to deprive the owner permanently of the livestock or meat or proceeds derived from the sale of the livestock or meat.

(3) Failing or refusing to pay for livestock purchased from an agent, dealer, livestock market as defined in R.S. 3:663, or owner, or acquired with the consent of the agent, dealer, livestock market, or owner, within thirty days of the date the livestock was purchased or acquired or the date payment was due, whichever is longer, with the intent to permanently deprive the other of the livestock or the value of the livestock.

B. Either of the following acts shall constitute presumptive evidence of the intent to permanently deprive the other of the livestock or meat, or proceeds derived from sale of the livestock or meat:

(1) Assignment of the livestock in a record book maintained by a slaughterhouse or livestock market as defined in R.S. 3:663, in a name other than that of the owner.

(2) Failing to pay for the livestock within ten days after notice of a request for payment or return of the livestock or meat has been sent by the agent, dealer, livestock market as defined in R.S. 3:663, or owner, to the offender's last known address by either registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by actual delivery by a commercial courier.

C. Affirmative defenses shall include but not be limited to a contract establishing longer terms for payment and fraud with regard to the quality of the livestock.

D. "Livestock" means any animal except dogs and cats, bred, kept, maintained, raised, or used for profit, that is used in agriculture, aquaculture, agritourism, competition, recreation, or silvaculture, or for other related purposes or used in the production of crops, animals, or plant or animal products for market. This definition includes but is not limited to cattle, buffalo, bison, oxen, and other bovine; horses, mules, donkeys, and other equine; goats; sheep; swine; chickens, turkeys, and other poultry; domestic rabbits; imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, farm-raised white-tailed deer, farm-raised ratites, and other farm-raised exotic animals; fish, pet turtles, and other animals identified with aquaculture which are located in artificial reservoirs or enclosures that are both on privately owned property and constructed so as to prevent, at all times, the ingress and egress of fish life from public waters; any commercial crawfish from any crawfish pond; and any hybrid, mixture, or mutation of any such animal.

E. The Livestock Brand Commission shall have primary responsibility for the enforcement and collection of information in such cases, and livestock brand inspectors shall aid all law enforcement agencies in such investigations.

F. Whoever commits the crime of theft of livestock shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or both.

Acts 2018, No. 68, §1; Acts 2020, No. 306, §2, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:55 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 55
Aggravated criminal damage to property
Status: in_force

A. Aggravated criminal damage to property is the intentional damaging of any structure, watercraft, or movable, wherein it is foreseeable that human life might be endangered, by any means other than fire or explosion.

B. Whoever commits the crime of aggravated criminal damage to property shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than fifteen years, or both.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 6
Civil remedies not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Code shall affect any civil remedy provided by the law pertaining to civil matters, or any legal power to inflict penalties for contempt.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 70.7
Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of fraudulent documents for identification purposes
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally produce, manufacture, distribute, or possess fraudulent documents for identification purposes.

B. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Distribute fraudulent documents for identification purposes" means to sell, give, transport, issue, provide, lend, deliver, transfer, transmit, distribute, or disseminate fraudulent documents for identification purposes.

(2) "Fraudulent documents for identification purposes" means documents which are presented as being bona fide documents which provide personal identification information but which are, in fact, false, forged, altered, or counterfeit.

(3) "Personal identification information" shall include but not be limited to a person's:

(a) Social security card.

(b) Driver's license.

(c) Credit card.

(d) Debit card.

(e) Electronic identification number.

(f) Birth certificate.

(g) Voter registration card.

(h) Any proof of residency, including utility bills, bank statements, or other government document showing the name and address of a person.

(i) State-issued identification card.

(j) Armed forces identification card.

(k) Government-issued identification card.

(l) Financial institution account card.

(m) Visa or passport.

(n) Student identification card.

(4) "Possess fraudulent documents for identification purposes" means to possess fraudulent documents for identification purposes.

(5) "Produce or manufacture fraudulent documents for identification purposes" means to develop, prepare, design, create, or process fraudulent documents for identification purposes.

C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section by possessing a fraudulent document for identification purposes shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(2) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section by distributing, manufacturing, or producing a fraudulent document for identification purposes shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than three years, or both.

D. It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that a fraudulent document for identification purposes contains words indicating that it is a novelty item or an indication that it is not a document for identification purposes.

Acts 2008, No. 253, §1; Acts 2017, No. 87, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 64.3
Armed robbery; attempted armed robbery; use of firearm; additional penalty
Status: in_force

A. When the dangerous weapon used in the commission of the crime of armed robbery is a firearm, the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for an additional period of five years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The additional penalty imposed pursuant to this Subsection shall be served consecutively to the sentence imposed under the provisions of R.S. 14:64.

B. When the dangerous weapon used in the commission of the crime of attempted armed robbery is a firearm, the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for an additional period of five years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The additional penalty imposed pursuant to this Subsection shall be served consecutively to the sentence imposed under the provisions of R.S. 14:27 and 64.

Acts 1999, No. 932, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 679, §1; Acts 2006, No. 208, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:59 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 59
Criminal mischief
Status: in_force

A. Criminal mischief is the intentional performance of any of the following acts:

(1) Tampering with any property of another, without the consent of the owner, with the intent to interfere with the free enjoyment of any rights of anyone thereto, or with the intent to deprive anyone entitled thereto of the full use of the property.

(2) Giving of any false alarm of fire or notice which would reasonably result in emergency response.

(3) Driving of any tack, nail, spike or metal over one and one-half inch in length into any tree located on lands belonging to another, without the consent of the owner, or without the later removal of the object from the tree.

(4) The felling, topping, or pruning of trees or shrubs within the right-of-way of a state highway, without prior written approval of the chief engineer of the Department of Transportation and Development or his designated representative, provided prior written approval is not required for agents or employees of public utility companies in situations of emergency where the person or property of others is endangered.

(5) Giving of any false report or complaint to a sheriff, or his deputies, or to any officer of the law relative to the commission of, or an attempt to commit, a crime.

(6) Throwing any stone or any other missile in any street, avenue, alley, road, highway, open space, public square, or enclosure, or throwing any stone, missile, or other object from any place into any street, avenue, road, highway, alley, open space, public square, enclosure, or at any train, railway car, or locomotive.

(7) Taking temporary possession of any part or parts of a place of business, or remaining in a place of business after the person in charge of such business or portion of such business has directed such person to leave the premises and to desist from the temporary possession of any part or parts of such business.

(8) The communication to any person for the purpose of disrupting any public utility water service, when the communication causes any officer, employee, or agent of the service reasonably to be placed in sustained fear for his or another person's safety, or causes the evacuation of a water service building, or causes any discontinuance of any water services.

(9) The discharging of any firearm at a train, locomotive, or railway car.

(10) Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 8, §2.

B. Whoever commits the crime of criminal mischief shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than six months in the parish jail, or both.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 232, §1; Acts 1958, No. 174, §1; Acts 1960, No. 77, §1; Acts 1963, No. 97, §1; Acts 1968, No. 647, §1; Acts 1977, No. 126, §1; Acts 1983, No. 428, §1; Acts 1986, No. 164, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 118, §1; Acts 1995, No. 882, §1; Acts 2006, No. 11, §1; Acts 2008, No. 8, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:512 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 512
Aggravated loansharking; penalty
Status: in_force

A. A person is guilty of aggravated loansharking when, in the commission of loansharking or any attempt thereof, he engages in acts which do injury to the person or property of another, or which places that other person in fear that such injury will be done.

B. Whoever commits the crime of aggravated loansharking is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than five nor more than thirty years with or without hard labor, or both.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 165, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 20
Justifiable homicide
Status: in_force

A. A homicide is justifiable:

(1) When committed in self-defense by one who reasonably believes that he is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the killing is necessary to save himself from that danger.

(2) When committed for the purpose of preventing a violent or forcible felony involving danger to life or of great bodily harm by one who reasonably believes that such an offense is about to be committed and that such action is necessary for its prevention. The circumstances must be sufficient to excite the fear of a reasonable person that there would be serious danger to his own life or person if he attempted to prevent the felony without the killing.

(3) When committed against a person whom one reasonably believes to be likely to use any unlawful force against a person present in a dwelling or a place of business, or when committed against a person whom one reasonably believes is attempting to use any unlawful force against a person present in a motor vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:1(40), while committing or attempting to commit a burglary or robbery of such dwelling, business, or motor vehicle.

(4)(a) When committed by a person lawfully inside a dwelling, a place of business, or a motor vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:1(40) when the conflict began, against a person who is attempting to make an unlawful entry into the dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle, or who has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle, and the person committing the homicide reasonably believes that the use of deadly force is necessary to prevent the entry or to compel the intruder to leave the dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle.

(b) The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply when the person committing the homicide is engaged, at the time of the homicide, in the acquisition of, the distribution of, or possession of, with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance in violation of the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law.

B. For the purposes of this Section, there shall be a presumption that a person lawfully inside a dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle held a reasonable belief that the use of deadly force was necessary to prevent unlawful entry thereto, or to compel an unlawful intruder to leave the dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle when the conflict began, if both of the following occur:

(1) The person against whom deadly force was used was in the process of unlawfully and forcibly entering or had unlawfully and forcibly entered the dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle.

(2) The person who used deadly force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry was occurring or had occurred.

C. A person who is not engaged in unlawful activity and who is in a place where he or she has a right to be shall have no duty to retreat before using deadly force as provided for in this Section, and may stand his or her ground and meet force with force.

D. No finder of fact shall be permitted to consider the possibility of retreat as a factor in determining whether or not the person who used deadly force had a reasonable belief that deadly force was reasonable and apparently necessary to prevent a violent or forcible felony involving life or great bodily harm or to prevent the unlawful entry.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 655, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 392, §1; Acts 1983, No. 234, §1; Acts 1993, No. 516, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1378, §1; Acts 2003, No. 660, §1; Acts 2006, No. 141, §1; Acts 2014, No. 163, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:37.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 37.3
Unlawful use of a laser on a police officer
Status: in_force

A. Unlawful use of a laser on a police officer is the intentional projection of a laser on or at a police officer without consent of the officer when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the officer is a police officer acting in the performance of his duty and that the officer will be injured, intimidated, or placed in fear of bodily harm.

B. For purposes of this Section the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Laser" means any device that projects a beam or point of light by means of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation or any device that emits light which simulates the appearance of a laser.

(2) "Police officer" shall include commissioned police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, and probation and parole officers.

C. Whoever commits the crime of unlawful use of a laser on a police officer shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1999, No. 1076, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:224 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 224
Transportation of water from St. Tammany Parish prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person, firm, corporation, public body, quasi-public body or political subdivision shall transport underground water or surface water from the parish of St. Tammany to any person, firm, corporation, municipality or city located outside of said parish; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling or furnishing to consumers bottled water from wells which are situated within the said parish.

B. Any violation of this law shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by a jail sentence of not more than six months, and each day of continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.

Acts 1968, No. 284, §§1, 2. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 42, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:87.6.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 87.6.1
Coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud
Status: in_force

A. Coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud is committed when a person knowingly and intentionally engages in the use of an abortion-inducing drug on a pregnant woman, without her knowledge or consent, with the intent to cause an abortion.

B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, whoever commits the crime of coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five nor more than ten years, fined not less than ten thousand nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars, or both.

(2) Whoever commits the crime of coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud when the unborn child is more than three months of gestational age shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten nor more than twenty years, fined not less than fifty thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both.

C. The prosecution of a person pursuant to this Section shall not be a defense against the prosecution under any other provision of law, including murder or attempted murder, should the person commit the crime of coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud and the use of an abortion-inducing drug results in the death or serious bodily injury of the pregnant woman.

Acts 2024, No. 246, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:82.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 82.2
Purchase of commercial sexual activity; penalties
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly give, agree to give, or offer to give anything of value to another in order to engage in sexual intercourse with a person who receives or agrees to receive anything of value as compensation for such activity.

B. For purposes of this Section, "sexual intercourse" means anal, oral, or vaginal intercourse or any other sexual activity constituting a crime pursuant to the laws of this state.

C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both. One-half of the fines collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.

(2) On a second conviction, the offender shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both, and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.

(3) On a third and subsequent conviction, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two nor more than four years and shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than four thousand dollars and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.

(4) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section with a person the offender knows to be under the age of eighteen years, or with a person the offender knows to be a victim of human trafficking as defined by R.S. 14:46.2 or trafficking of children for sexual purposes as defined by R.S. 14:46.3, shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least five years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. One-half of the fines collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.

(5) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section with a person the offender knows to be under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least ten years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. One-half of the fines collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.

D. In addition to the penalties provided for in Subsection C of this Section, the court shall order the offender to complete the Buyer Beware Program, as provided for in R.S. 15:243, to educate the offender about the harms, exploitation, and negative effects of prostitution. The court shall impose additional court costs in the amount of two hundred dollars to defer the costs of the program.

E.(1) Any child under the age of eighteen determined to be a victim of this offense shall be eligible for specialized services for sexually exploited children.

(2) Any person, eighteen years of age or older, determined to be a victim of this offense shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for sexually exploited persons to the extent that such services are available.

F. It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that the person who receives or agrees to receive anything of value is actually a law enforcement officer or peace officer acting within the official scope of his duties.

Acts 2014, No. 564, §1; Acts 2018, No. 663, §1; Acts 2025, No. 230, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 23
Parties classified
Status: in_force

The parties to crimes are classified as:

(1) Principals; and

(2) Accessories after the fact.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:206.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 206.1
Engaging in life safety and property protection contracting without authority prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of life safety and property protection contracting, as defined in R.S. 40:1664.3, unless he holds an active license as required by R.S. 40:1664.4.

B. It shall be sufficient for the indictment, affidavit, or complaint to allege that the accused unlawfully engaged in life safety and property protection contracting without authority from the office of state fire marshal.

C.(1) Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for not more than ninety days, fined not more than five hundred dollars per day of the violation, or both.

(2) Notwithstanding any action taken by the office of state fire marshal, any person who does not possess a license as required by R.S. 40:1664.4, and who violates any provision of this Section and causes harm or damage to another in excess of five hundred dollars, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for up to six months, fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:571.11, any fine assessed and collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be remitted to the Louisiana Life Safety and Property Protection Trust Dedicated Fund Account provided for in R.S. 40:1664.9.

Acts 2017, No. 170, §1; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:69.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 69.1
Illegal possession of stolen firearms
Status: in_force

A.(1) Illegal possession of stolen firearms is the intentional possessing, procuring, receiving, or concealing of a firearm which has been the subject of any form of misappropriation.

(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of this Section that the offender had no knowledge that the firearm was the subject of any form of misappropriation.

(3) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of this Section that the alleged offender has or had possession of the firearm pursuant to his regular course of business, is in possession of a valid federal firearms license, is routinely in the possession of firearms for sale, pawn, lease, rent, repair, modification, or other legitimate acts as part of his normal scope of business operations, and is enforcing a privilege pursuant to R.S. 9:4502.

B. Whoever commits the crime of illegal possession of firearms shall be punished as follows:

(1) For a first offense, the penalty shall be imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than five years.

(2) For second and subsequent offenses, the penalty shall be imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than ten years.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 116, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 141, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 223
Sound reproductions without consent prohibited
Status: in_force

Any person who, for commercial gain, knowingly transfers or causes to be transferred, sells, distributes, circulates, or causes to be sold, distributed, or circulated, directly or indirectly, or possesses for such purposes, any sounds recorded on any article for a consideration without the consent of the owner within the state of Louisiana shall be guilty of a criminal offense and punished as provided in R.S. 14:223.3. This Section applies only to sound recordings and does not apply to motion pictures or other audiovisual works.

Acts 1972, No. 350, §1; Acts 1990, No. 122, §1; Acts 2007, No. 104, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 42
First degree rape
Status: in_force

A. First degree rape is a rape committed upon a person sixty-five years of age or older or where the anal, oral, or vaginal sexual intercourse is deemed to be without lawful consent of the victim because it is committed under any one or more of the following circumstances:

(1) When the victim resists the act to the utmost, but whose resistance is overcome by force.

(2) When the victim is prevented from resisting the act by threats of great and immediate bodily harm, accompanied by apparent power of execution.

(3) When the victim is prevented from resisting the act because the offender is armed with a dangerous weapon.

(4) When the victim is under the age of thirteen years. Lack of knowledge of the victim's age shall not be a defense.

(5) When two or more offenders participated in the act.

(6) When the victim is prevented from resisting the act because the victim is a person with a disability.

(7) When the offender commits the act when engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of any violation of Subsubpart 3 of Subpart A of Part III of this Chapter, relative to burglary offenses.

B. For purposes of Paragraph (A)(5) of this Section, "participate" shall mean:

(1) Commit the act of rape.

(2) Physically assist in the commission of such act.

C. For purposes of this Section, "person with a disability" means a person with a mental, physical, or developmental disability that substantially impairs the person's ability to provide adequately for his or her own care or protection.

D.(1) Whoever commits the crime of first degree rape shall be punished by life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

(2) However, if the victim was under the age of thirteen years, as provided by Paragraph (A)(4) of this Section:

(a) And if the district attorney seeks a capital verdict, the offender shall be punished by death or life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, in accordance with the determination of the jury. The provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 782 relative to cases in which punishment may be capital shall apply.

(b) And if the district attorney does not seek a capital verdict, the offender shall be punished by life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 782 relative to cases in which punishment is necessarily confinement at hard labor shall apply.

E. For all purposes, "aggravated rape" and "first degree rape" mean the offense defined by the provisions of this Section and any reference to the crime of aggravated rape is the same as a reference to the crime of first degree rape. Any act in violation of the provisions of this Section committed on or after August 1, 2015, shall be referred to as "first degree rape".

Acts 1978, No. 239, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 707, §1; Acts 1984, No. 579, §1; Acts 1993, No. 630, §1; Acts 1995, No. 397, §1; Acts 1997, No. 757, §1; Acts 1997, No. 898, §1; Acts 2001, No. 301, §1; Acts 2003, No. 795, §1; Acts 2006, No. 178, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §1; Acts 2015, No. 256, §1; Acts 2022, No. 173, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 141
Prohibited splitting of profits, fees or commissions; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Section, "splitting of profits, fees or commissions" means the giving, offering to give, receiving or offering to receive, directly or indirectly, anything of apparent present or prospective value by or to a public officer or public employee or to any fund or fiduciary existing for the benefit of or use by such public officer or employee, when such value is derived from any agreement or contract to which the state or any political subdivision thereof is a party.

B. There shall be no splitting of profits, fees or commissions, past or present, derived from the sale of any commodity, goods, services, insurance, or anything of value to the state or any political subdivision thereof from which a public officer or public employee, representing the state or a political subdivision, as the case may be, in his official capacity, receives or offers to receive a portion of the profits, fees and/or commissions. The contract shall be a public record.

C. Whoever commits the crime of receiving or offering to receive a portion of the profits, fees or commissions as provided by this Section shall upon conviction be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or both.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 760, §1; Acts 2011, No. 343, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:99 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 99
Reckless operation of a vehicle
Status: in_force

A. Reckless operation of a vehicle is the operation of any motor vehicle, aircraft, vessel, or other means of conveyance in a criminally negligent or reckless manner.

B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of reckless operation of a vehicle shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.

(2) On a second or subsequent conviction the offender shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.

C.(1) In addition to the penalties imposed pursuant to this Section, upon conviction of the first offense, the offender shall also be fined an additional five dollars.

(2) In addition to the penalties imposed under this Section, upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, the offender shall also be fined an additional ten dollars.

(3) Monies collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be forwarded by the sheriff to the state treasurer within thirty days of collection.

(4) After allocation to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the state treasurer shall deposit the collections into the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund as established in R.S. 40:2845.

Acts 2014, No. 791, §7; Acts 2025, No. 194, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 68.3
Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties
Status: in_force

A. No one, except upon a court order, shall remove a motor vehicle from a garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility when there is a charge due such garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility for repair work, mechanical service, or storage rendered to such vehicle without paying the charge or making arrangements acceptable to the management of the garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility to pay the charge.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

Acts 1991, No. 568, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:51.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 51.1
Injury by arson
Status: in_force

A. Injury by arson is the intentional damaging by any explosive substance or the setting fire to any structure, watercraft, or other movable belonging to another if either of the following occurs:

(1) Any person suffers great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement as a result of the fire or explosion.

(2) A firefighter, law enforcement officer or first responder who is present at the scene and acting in the line of duty is injured as a result of the fire or explosion.

B. Whoever commits the crime of injury by arson shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than six nor more than twenty years, and shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. Two years of such imprisonment at hard labor shall be without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Acts 2010, No. 972, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:83.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 83.3
Prostitution by massage
Status: in_force

A. Prostitution by massage is the erotic stimulation of the genital organs of another by any masseur, masseuse, or any other person, whether resulting in orgasm or not, by instrumental manipulation, touching with the hands, or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse or unnatural carnal copulation, when done for money.

B. As used in this Section, the terms:

(1) "Masseur" means a male who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.

(2) "Masseuse" means a female who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.

C. Whoever commits the crime of prostitution by massage shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

D.(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that, during the time of the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant was a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposes as provided in R.S. 14:46.3(E). Any child determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be eligible for specialized services for sexually exploited children.

(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that, during the time of the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant is determined to be a victim of human trafficking pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 14:46.2(F). Any person determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for sexually exploited persons to the extent that such services are available.

Acts 1984, No. 580, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:511 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 511
Loansharking; penalty
Status: in_force

A. A person is guilty of loansharking when he knowingly solicits, or receives any money or anything of value, including services, as interest or compensation for a loan, or as forbearance of any right to money or other property, at a rate exceeding forty-five percentum per annum or the equivalent rate for a longer or shorter period. This Section shall not apply to any transaction under Title 6, Title 9, or Sections 1751 through 1770 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or under R.S. 9:3500.

B. Whoever commits the crime of loansharking is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than five years with or without hard labor, or both.

C. For the purposes of this Part, the term "person" shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, or combination of individuals.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 165, §1; Acts 1986, No. 878, §1; Acts 2004, No. 743, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 32.12
Criminal assistance to suicide
Status: in_force

A. Criminal assistance to suicide is:

(1) The intentional advising or encouraging of another person to commit suicide or the providing of the physical means or the knowledge of such means to another person for the purpose of enabling the other person to commit or attempt to commit suicide.

(2) The intentional advising, encouraging, or assisting of another person to commit suicide, or the participation in any physical act which causes, aids, abets, or assists another person in committing or attempting to commit suicide.

B. For the purposes of this Section, "suicide" means the intentional and deliberate act of taking one's own life through the performance of an act intended to result in death.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any licensed physician or other authorized licensed health care professional who either:

(1) Withholds or withdraws medical treatment in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:1151.7.

(2) Prescribes, dispenses, or administers any medication, treatment, or procedure if the intent is to relieve the patient's pain or suffering and not to cause death.

D. Whoever commits the crime of criminal assistance to suicide shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.

Acts 1995, No. 384, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:102.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 102.23
Cockfighting
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) Organize or conduct any commercial or private cockfight wherein there is a display of combat or fighting among one or more domestic or feral chickens and in which it is intended or reasonably foreseeable that the chickens would be injured, maimed, mutilated, or killed; or

(2) Possess, train, purchase, or sell any chicken with the intent that the chicken shall be engaged in an unlawful commercial or private cockfight as prohibited in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

B. As used in this Section, the following words and phrases have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Chicken" means any game fowl or rooster whether domestic or feral normally used in a cockfight.

(2) "Cockfight" means a contest wherein chickens are set against one another with the intention that they engage in combat.

C. Possessing, manufacturing, buying, selling, or trading of paraphernalia such as spurs, gaffs, knives, leather training spur covers, and other items or substances normally used in cockfighting with the intent that they shall be used in a cockfight together with evidence that the paraphernalia is being used or intended for use in the unlawful training of a chicken to fight with another chicken, shall be admissible as evidence of a violation of this Section. Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection, upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. However, the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit the possessing, buying, selling, or trading of any spurs, gaffs, knives, leather training spur covers, or any other items normally used in cockfighting which are at least five years old and have historical value.

D.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section, on conviction of a first offense, shall be fined not less than seven hundred fifty dollars, nor more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both. In addition to any other penalty imposed, on a conviction of a first offense, the offender shall be ordered to perform fifteen eight-hour days of court-approved community service. The community service requirement shall not be suspended.

(2) On a conviction of a second offense, the offender shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than two thousand dollars, and shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than three years. At least six months of the sentence imposed shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

E. For the purposes of this Section, when more than one chicken is subject to an act that would constitute cockfighting, each chicken involved shall constitute a separate offense.

F. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit the raising of any chicken, rooster, or gamefowl for the purposes of personal enjoyment, exhibition, or agricultural pursuits as long as the purpose of such pursuits are legal.

Acts 2007, No. 425, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 395, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:329.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 329.7
Punishment
Status: in_force

A. Whoever willfully is the offender or participates in a riot, or is guilty of inciting a riot, or who fails to comply with a lawful command to disperse, or who is guilty of wrongful use of public property, or violates any other provision hereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

B. Where as a result of any willful violation of the provisions of R.S. 14:329.1 through 329.8 there is any serious bodily injury or any property damage in excess of five thousand dollars, such offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than five years.

C. Where, as a result of any willful violation of the provisions of R.S. 14:329.1 through 329.8, the death of any person occurs, such offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not to exceed twenty-one years.

Acts 1969, No. 176, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 95.10
Possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery and certain offenses of battery of a dating partner
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of any of the following offenses to possess a firearm or carry a concealed weapon:

(1) Domestic abuse battery (R.S. 14:35.3).

(2) A second or subsequent offense of battery of a dating partner (R.S. 14:34.9).

(3) Battery of a dating partner when the offense involves strangulation (R.S. 14:34.9(K)).

(4) Battery of a dating partner when the offense involves burning (R.S. 14:34.9(L)).

B. Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than twenty years without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, and shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.

C. A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of domestic abuse battery or battery of a dating partner for purposes of this Section unless the person was represented by counsel in the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case; and in the case of a prosecution for an offense described in this Section for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried, either the case was tried by a jury, or the person knowingly and intelligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise. A person shall not be considered convicted of R.S. 14:34.9 or 35.3 for the purposes of this Section if the conviction has been expunged, set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or had civil rights restored unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, possess, or receive firearms.

D. For the provisions of this Section, "firearm" means any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, submachine gun, black powder weapon, or assault rifle which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition or from which a shot or projectile is discharged by an explosive.

E. The provisions of this Section prohibiting the possession of firearms and carrying concealed weapons by persons who have been convicted of the offenses set forth in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any person who has not been convicted of any of the offenses set forth in Subsection A of this Section for a period of ten years from the date of completion of sentence, probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

Acts 2014, No. 195, §1; Acts 2017, No. 84, §1; Acts 2018, No. 367, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:63.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 63.4
Aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person shall incite, solicit, urge, encourage, exhort, instigate, or procure any other person to go into or upon or to remain in or upon any structure, watercraft, or any other movable, which belongs to another, including public buildings and structures, ferries, and bridges, or any part, portion, or area thereof, knowing that such other person has been forbidden to go or remain there, either orally or in writing, including by means of any sign hereinafter described, by the owner, lessee, or custodian of the property or by any other authorized person.

(2) For the purposes of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection,"sign" means either:

(a) A sign or signs posted on or in the structure, watercraft or any other movable, including public buildings and structures, ferries and bridges, or part, portion or area thereof, at a place or places where such sign or signs may be reasonably expected to be seen.

(b) The placement of identifying purple paint marks on the trees or posts on the property, provided that such marks are:

(i) Vertical lines of not less than eight inches in length and not less than one inch in width.

(ii) Placed so that the bottom of the mark is not less than three feet from the ground nor more than five feet from the ground.

(iii) Placed at locations that are readily visible to any person approaching the property and no more than one hundred feet apart on forest land, as defined in R.S. 3:3622, or one thousand feet apart on land other than forest land.

B. Any law enforcement officer investigating a complaint that the provisions of this Section are being or have been violated or any such officer making any arrest for violation of the provisions of this Section, is hereby vested with authority to require any person involved in such investigation or arrest to identify himself to such officer. Upon demand of such officer, the person involved shall inform the officer of his true name and address.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A or B of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the parish jail for not more than six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 79, §1. Amended by Acts 1963, No. 99, §1; Acts 1968, No. 647, §1; Acts 1977, No. 445, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §4, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 347, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:334 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 334
Ignition interlock device offenses
Status: in_force

A. No person who, as a condition of probation, is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle unless it is equipped with an ignition interlock device as provided in R.S. 15:306 shall:

(1) Operate, lease, or borrow a motor vehicle unless that vehicle is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device.

(2) Request or solicit any other person to blow into an ignition interlock device or to start a motor vehicle equipped with the device for the purpose of providing the person so restricted with an operable motor vehicle.

B. No person shall blow into an ignition interlock device or start a motor vehicle equipped with the device for the purpose of providing an operable motor vehicle to a person who is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device.

C. No person shall intentionally attempt to tamper with, defeat, or circumvent the operation of an ignition interlock device.

D. Any person convicted of a violation of this Section may be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

Acts 1992, No. 982, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:93.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 93.1
Model glue; use of; abuse of toxic vapors; unlawful sales to minors; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Definitions:

(1) The term "model glue" shall mean any glue or cement of the type commonly used in the building of model airplanes, boats and automobiles and which contains one or more of the following volatile solvents: (a) toluol, (b) hexane, (c) trichlorethylene, (d) acetone, (e) toluene, (f) ethyl acetate, (g) methyl ethyl ketone, (h) trichlorochthane, (i) isopropanol, (j) methyl isobutyl ketone, (k) methyl cellosolve acetate, (l) cyclohexanone, or (m) any other solvent, material, substance, chemical or combination thereof having the property of releasing toxic vapors.

(2) "Abuse of toxic vapors" shall mean to smell or inhale the fumes of any solvent, material, substance, chemical or combinations thereof having the property of releasing toxic vapors for the purpose of causing a condition of or inducing a symptom included in Subsection B of this Section.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any type of model glue or toxic vapors for the purpose of causing a condition of or inducing symptoms of intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, excitement, irrational behavior, exhilaration, paralysis, stupefaction or dulling of the senses or nervous system; or for the purpose of, in any manner, changing, distorting or disturbing the audio, visual or mental processes. This Section shall not apply to the inhalation of any anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any type of model glue to a minor for any reason whatsoever.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise transfer possession of any type of model glue to any minor for any purpose whatsoever, unless the minor receiving possession of the model glue is the child or ward of and under the lawful custody of the vendor, donor or transferor of the glue.

E. Any person violating any provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days for each such offense or both.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 110, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 215, §1; Acts 1997, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:353 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 353
Documents simulating official court papers for collection purposes, sale or purchase prohibited; use prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

(A) No person shall, either as principal or agent, in any manner sell or offer to sell, cause to be sold or offer to be sold, or solicit for or offer to purchase, any paper or document, except a paper or document intended for use by a court or a judicial or administrative tribunal or unit, which simulates or purports to be an official paper or document, such as is issued by or from any court or judicial tribunal within the United States and intended or calculated to secure or collect any sum of money or other thing of value.

(B) No person, either as principal or agent, other than a court or a judicial or administrative tribunal or unit shall make use of any paper or document which simulates or purports to be an official paper or document, such as is issued by or from any court or judicial tribunal within the United States and intended or calculated to secure or collect any sums of money or other thing of value.

(C) Whoever violates any provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 595, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:102.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 102.16
Seizure and destruction or disposition of dangerous or vicious dogs
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any law enforcement officer making an arrest under R.S. 14:102.14 or R.S. 14:102.15 may lawfully take possession of all dogs on the premises where the arrest is made or in the immediate possession or control of the person being arrested.

(2) The legislature finds and declares that dangerous or vicious dogs are a threat to the health and safety of the public. Dogs seized in accordance with this Section are declared to be contraband, and the officer may cause them to be impounded pending the hearing held pursuant to R.S. 14:102.13.

B. A dog determined to be a vicious dog by the court shall be humanely euthanized by the animal control agency, a licensed veterinarian, or a qualified technician.

C. A dog determined by the court to be a dangerous dog may be humanely euthanized if it is determined that the dog poses an immediate threat to public health and safety.

D. The owner of the dog shall be liable to the municipality or parish where the dog is impounded for the costs and expenses of keeping the dog if the dog is later adjudicated dangerous or vicious.

Acts 2001, No. 823, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:56 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 56
Simple criminal damage to property
Status: in_force

A.(1) Simple criminal damage to property is the intentional damaging of any property of another, without the consent of the owner, and except as provided in R.S. 14:55, by any means other than fire or explosion.

(2) The provisions of this Section shall include the intentional damaging of a dwelling, house, apartment, or other structure used in whole or in part as a home, residence, or place of abode by a person who leased or rented the property.

B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of simple criminal damage to property where the damage is less than one thousand dollars shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(2) Where the damage amounts to one thousand dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.

(3) Where the damage amounts to fifty thousand dollars or more, the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both.

(4) In addition to the foregoing penalties, a person convicted under the provisions of this Section may be ordered to make full restitution to the owner of the property. If a person ordered to make restitution is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's ability to pay.

C. When there has been damage to multiple properties by a number of distinct acts of the offender which are part of a continuous sequence of events, the aggregate of the amount of the damages shall determine the grade of the offense.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 160, §1; Acts 2006, No. 84, §1; Acts 2008, No. 97, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1; Acts 2022, No. 45, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:102.28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 102.28
Transporting live feral swine prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful to transport live feral swine by any person not in possession of proof of registration as a feral swine authorized transporter with the Louisiana Board of Animal Health within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

B. For the purposes of this Section, "feral swine" shall mean any hog, pig, or swine species, Sus scrofa , including but not limited to Russian and European wild boar and their hybrids that are running at large, free roaming, or wild upon public or private lands in this state, and shall also include any hog, pig, or swine species that has lived any part of its life running at large, free roaming, or wild. The term feral swine shall also include any feral phenotype swine, whether or not running at large, free roaming, or wild.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than nine hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to "Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials" as defined in R.S. 49:170.10.

Acts 2018, No. 681, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:390.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 390.7
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of R.S. 14:390 through 390.6 shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than six years, or both.

Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:81.1.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 81.1.1
"Sexting"; prohibited acts; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person under the age of seventeen years shall knowingly and voluntarily use a computer or telecommunication device to transmit an indecent visual depiction of himself to another person.

(2) No person under the age of seventeen years shall knowingly possess or transmit an indecent visual depiction that was transmitted by another under the age of seventeen years in violation of the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

B. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Indecent visual depiction" means any photograph, videotape, film, or other reproduction of a person under the age of seventeen years engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and includes data stored on any computer, telecommunication device, or other electronic storage media which is capable of conversion into a visual image.

(2) "Sexually explicit conduct" means masturbation or lewd exhibition of the genitals, pubic hair, anus, vulva, or female breast nipples of a person under the age of seventeen years.

(3) "Telecommunication device" means an analog or digital electronic device which processes data, telephonic, video, or sound transmission as part of any system involved in the sending or receiving of voice, sound, data, or video transmissions.

(4) "Transmit" means to give, distribute, transfer, transmute, circulate, or disseminate by use of a computer or telecommunication device.

C. Any offense committed by use of a computer or telecommunication device as set forth in this Section shall be deemed to have been committed at either the place from which the indecent visual depiction was transmitted or at the place where the indecent visual depiction was received.

D.(1) For a violation of the provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section, the offender's disposition shall be governed exclusively by the provisions of Title VII of the Louisiana Children's Code.

(2)(a) For a first offense in violation of Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, the offender shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars, imprisoned for not more than ten days, or both. Imposition or execution of the sentence shall not be suspended unless the offender is placed on probation with a minimum condition that he perform two eight-hour days of court-approved community service.

(b) For a second offense in violation of Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, the offender shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or both. Imposition or execution of the sentence shall not be suspended unless the offender is placed on probation with a minimum condition that he perform five eight-hour days of court-approved community service.

(c) For a third or any subsequent offense in violation of Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, the offender shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars, imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both. Imposition or execution of the sentence shall not be suspended unless the offender is placed on probation with a minimum condition that he perform ten eight-hour days of court-approved community service.

Acts 2010, No. 993, §1; Acts 2014, No. 313, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 40.4
Burning cross on property of another or public place; intent to intimidate
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons to burn, or cause to be burned, a cross on the property of another, a highway, or other public place.

B. Whoever commits the crime of burning a cross with the intent of intimidating shall be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than fifteen years, or both.

Acts 2003, No. 843, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 40.1
Terrorizing; menacing
Status: in_force

A.(1) Terrorizing is the intentional communication of information that the commission of a crime of violence is imminent or in progress or that a circumstance dangerous to human life exists or is about to exist, with the intent of causing members of the general public to be in sustained fear for their safety; or causing evacuation of a building, a public structure, or a facility of transportation; or causing other serious disruption to the general public.

(2) Whoever commits the offense of terrorizing shall be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than fifteen years, or both.

B.(1) Menacing is the intentional communication of information that the commission of a crime of violence, as defined in R.S. 14:2(B), is imminent or in progress or that a circumstance dangerous to human life exists or is about to exist, when committed under any of the following circumstances:

(a) The actions of the offender cause members of the general public to be in sustained fear for their safety, and a reasonable person would have known that such actions could cause such sustained fear.

(b) The actions of the offender cause the evacuation of a building, a public structure, or a facility of transportation, and a reasonable person would have known that such actions could cause an evacuation.

(c) The actions of the offender cause any other serious disruption to the general public, and a reasonable person would have known that such actions could cause serious disruption to the general public.

(2) Whoever commits the offense of menacing shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.

C. It shall be an affirmative defense that the person communicating the information provided for in Subsection A or B of this Section was not involved in the commission of a crime of violence or creation of a circumstance dangerous to human life and reasonably believed his actions were necessary to protect the welfare of the public.

Acts 1985, No. 191, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1318, §2, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 1112, §1; Acts 2008, No. 451, §2, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2022, No. 493, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:107.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 107.1
Ritualistic acts
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislature hereby finds that this enactment is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, morals, safety, and welfare and for the support of state government and its existing public institutions.

(2) The legislature further recognizes that:

(a) The preamble to the Constitution of Louisiana affirmatively states "We, the people of Louisiana, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political, economic, and religious liberties we enjoy, and desiring to protect individual rights to life, liberty, and property; afford opportunity for the fullest development of the individual; assure equality of rights; promote the health, safety, education, and welfare of the people; maintain a representative and orderly government; ensure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; and secure the blessings of freedom and justice to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution."

(b) The state, under its police power, may enact laws in order to promote public peace, health, morals, and safety.

B.(1) For purposes of this Subsection, "ritualistic acts" means those acts undertaken as part of a ceremony, rite, initiation, observance, performance, or practice that result in or are intended to result in:

(a) The mutilation, dismemberment, torture, abuse, or sacrifice of animals.

(b) The ingestion of human or animal blood or human or animal waste.

(2) The acts defined in this Subsection are hereby determined to be destructive of the peace, health, morals, and safety of the citizens of this state and are hereby prohibited.

(3) Any person committing, attempting to commit, or conspiring with another to commit a ritualistic act may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

C.(1) No person shall commit ritualistic mutilation, dismemberment, or torture of a human as part of a ceremony, rite, initiation, observance, performance, or practice.

(2) No person shall commit ritualistic sexual abuse of children or of adults with physical or mental disabilities as part of a ceremony, rite, initiation, observance, performance, or practice.

(3) No person shall commit ritualistic psychological abuse of children or of adults with physical or mental disabilities as part of a ceremony, rite, initiation, observance, performance, or practice.

(4) Any person who commits, attempts to commit, or conspires with another to commit a violation of this Subsection shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than five nor more than twenty-five years and may be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars.

D. Each violation that occurs under the provisions of this Section shall be considered a separate violation.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to generally accepted agricultural or horticultural practices and specifically the branding or identification of livestock.

F. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to any state or federally approved, licensed, or funded research project.

Acts 1989, No. 637, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §6, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:85 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 85
Letting premises for prostitution
Status: in_force

A. Letting premises for prostitution is the granting of the right of use or the leasing of any premises, knowing that they are to be used for the practice of prostitution, or allowing the continued use of the premises with such knowledge.

B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of letting premises for prostitution shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(2) Whoever commits the crime of letting premises for prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least five years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

(3) Whoever commits the crime of letting premises for prostitution of persons under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least ten years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.

Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2013, No. 83, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1; Acts 2017, No. 180, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2; Acts 2025, No. 230, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 68.7
Receipts and universal product code labels; unlawful acts
Status: in_force

A. Any person who, with intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, makes, alters, or counterfeits a retail sales receipt or a universal product code label, or possesses any such sales receipt or label, or possesses a device which has as its specific purpose the manufacture of fraudulent retail sales receipts or universal product code labels commits a violation of the provisions of this Section.

B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the following:

(a) When the fair market value of the goods which are the subject of the falsified retail sales receipts or universal product code labels, as described in Subsection A of this Section, amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand dollars or more, the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, or fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.

(b) When the fair market value of the goods which are the subject of the falsified retail sales receipts or universal product code labels, as described in Subsection A of this Section, amounts to a value of five thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.

(c) When the fair market value of the goods which are the subject of the falsified retail sales receipts or universal product code labels, as described in Subsection A of this Section, amounts to a value of one thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.

(d) When the fair market value of the goods which are the subject of the falsified retail sales receipts or universal product code labels, as described in Subsection A of this Section, amounts to a value of less than one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both. If a person is convicted of theft two or more times previously, upon any subsequent conviction, he shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.

(2) When there has been a violation of this Section by a number of distinct acts of the offender, the aggregate amount of the goods taken shall determine the grade of the offense.

(3) Possessing more than one fraudulent retail sales receipt or universal product code label in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be punishable by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for a period not to exceed ten years, or a fine not to exceed three thousand dollars, or both.

(4) Possessing a device which has as its specific purpose the manufacture of fraudulent retail sales receipts or universal product code labels in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be punishable by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for a period not to exceed five years, or a fine not to exceed three thousand dollars, or both.

Acts 2001, No. 922, §1; Acts 2006, No. 143, §1; Acts 2010, No. 585, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 212
Forest products, false statement prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person, in the course of a sale, attempted sale, delivery, removal, or other completed or attempted transaction involving forest products, shall willfully or knowingly make a false statement or cause a false statement to be made with regard to ownership or ownership interest of the forest products, with regard to ownership or ownership interest or tract name of the land where the forest products were harvested, or with regard to location of the land and property description of the land where the forest products were harvested.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

Acts 1997, No. 108, §1; Acts 2003, No. 107, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:133.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 133.6
Filing a false lien against a law enforcement officer, court officer, state officer, or state employee
Status: in_force

A. The crime of filing a false lien or encumbrance against a law enforcement officer, court officer, state officer, or state employee is committed when a person knowingly files, attempts to file, or conspires to file, in any public records or in any private record that is generally available to the public, any false lien or encumbrance against the movable or immovable property of a law enforcement officer, court officer, state officer, or state employee, as retaliation against the officer or employee for the performance of his official duties, knowing or having reason to know that the lien or encumbrance is false or contains any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation.

B. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Court officer" means any active or retired justice of the peace, any active or retired judge of a city, parish, state, or federal court located in this state, any district attorney, assistant district attorney, or investigator within the office of a district attorney, any city prosecutor, assistant city prosecutor, or investigator within the office of a city prosecutor, the attorney general and any assistant attorney general or investigator within the office of the attorney general, and any clerk of court, deputy clerk of court, and recorder of mortgages.

(2) "Law enforcement officer" shall mean any active or retired city, parish, or state law enforcement officer, peace officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, probation or parole officer, marshal, deputy, wildlife enforcement agent, state correctional officer, a commissioned agent of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and any federal law enforcement officer or employee whose permanent duties include making arrests, performing search and seizures, execution of criminal arrest warrants, execution of civil seizure warrants, any civil functions performed by sheriffs or deputy sheriffs, enforcement of penal or traffic laws, or the care, custody, control, or supervision of inmates.

(3) "State employee" shall mean any person in the classified or unclassified service for the state of Louisiana.

(4) "State officer" shall mean any person holding an elective office or appointive office for the state of Louisiana.

C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of filing a false lien against a law enforcement officer, court officer, state officer, or state employee shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than the amount of the value of the false lien or encumbrance, imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.

(2) The court, in addition to any punishment imposed under the provisions of this Section, may order the offender to pay restitution to the law enforcement officer, court officer, state officer, or state employee for any costs incurred as a result of the false lien or encumbrance.

Acts 2012, No. 405, §1, eff. May 31, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 17, §1; Acts 2017, No. 390, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:336 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 336
Unlawful aiming of a laser at an aircraft
Status: in_force

A. "Unlawful aiming of a laser at an aircraft" is the intentional projection of a laser on or at an aircraft or at the flight path of an aircraft in the aircraft jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana.

B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Laser" means any device that projects a beam or point of light by means of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation or any device that emits light which simulates the appearance of a laser.

(2) "Police officer" shall include commissioned police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, and probation and parole officers.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit aiming of a laser at an aircraft by any of the following:

(1) An authorized individual in the conduct of research and development or flight test operations conducted by an aircraft manufacturer, the Federal Aviation Administration, or any other person authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct research and development or flight test operations.

(2) Members or employees of the United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Homeland Security, or police officers acting in the course and scope of their official duties for the purpose of research, development, operations, testing, or training.

(3) A person using a laser emergency signaling device to send an emergency distress signal.

D.(1) Whoever commits the crime of unlawful aiming of a laser at an aircraft shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than five years and shall be fined two thousand dollars.

(2) On a conviction for a second or subsequent offense, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than two years nor more than ten years and shall be fined four thousand dollars.

Acts 2014, No. 661, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:81.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 81.5
Unlawful possession of videotape of protected persons under R.S. 15:440.1 et seq.
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess, sell, duplicate, distribute, transfer, or copy any films, recordings, videotapes, audio tapes, or other visual, audio, or written reproductions, of any recording of videotapes of protected persons provided in R.S. 15:440.1 through 440.6.

B. For purposes of this Section, "videotape" means the visual recording on a magnetic tape, film, videotape, compact disc, digital versatile disc, digital video disc, audio tape, written visual or audio reproduction or by other electronic means together with the associated oral record.

C. The provisions of this statute shall not apply to persons acting pursuant to a court order or exempted by R.S. 15:440.5 or by persons who in the course and scope of their employment are in possession of the videotape, including the office of community services, any law enforcement agency or its authorized agents and personnel, the office of the district attorney and its assistant district attorneys and authorized personnel, and the agency or organization producing the videotape, including Children Advocacy Centers.

D. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 2008, No. 86, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:119.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 119.1
Bribery of parents of school children
Status: in_force

A.(1) Bribery of parents of school children is the giving or offering to give, directly or indirectly, any money or anything of apparent present or prospective value to any parent, to any tutor or guardian, to any person having legal or actual custody of, or to any person standing in loco parentis to, any child eligible to attend a public school in this state, as an inducement to encourage, influence, prompt, reward, or compensate any such person to permit, prompt, force, or cause any such child to attend any such school in violation of any law of this state.

(2) The acceptance of, or the offer to accept, directly or indirectly, any money, or anything of apparent present or prospective value, by any such person under any such circumstances, shall also constitute bribery of parents of school children.

B. Whoever commits the crime of bribery of parents of school children shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned for not more than one year.

C. In the trial of persons charged with bribery of parents of school children, either the bribe-giver or the bribe-taker may give evidence, or make affidavit against the other, with immunity from prosecution in favor of the first informer, except for perjury in giving such testimony.

D. Any fine imposed and collected from the convicted person or persons under the provisions of this Section shall be paid to the informer or informers who shall give information resulting in the conviction of said person or persons.

Added by Acts 1961, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 3, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:222.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 222.2
Cellular telephone counterfeiting
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Cellular telephone" means a communication device containing a unique electronic serial number that is programmed into its computer chip by its manufacturer and the operation of which is dependent on the transmission of that electronic serial number along with a mobile identification number, which is assigned by the cellular telephone carrier, in the form of radio signals through cell sites and mobile switching stations.

(2) "Cloned cellular telephone" or "counterfeit cellular telephone" means a cellular telephone the electronic serial number of which has been altered from the electronic serial number that was programmed in the phone by the manufacturer.

(3) "Cloning paraphernalia" means materials that, when possessed in combination, are necessary for and capable of the creation of a cloned cellular telephone. These materials include scanners to intercept the electronic serial number and mobile identification number, cellular telephones, cables, EPROM chips, EPROM burners, software for programming the microchip of the cloned cellular telephone with a false electronic serial number and mobile identification number combination, a computer containing such software, and lists of electronic serial number and mobile identification number combinations.

(4) "Electronic serial number" means the unique numerical algorithm that is programmed into the microchip of each cellular telephone by the manufacturer and is vital to the successful operation and billing of the telephone.

(5) "Intercept" means to electronically capture, record, reveal, or otherwise access the signals emitted or received during the operation of a cellular telephone without the consent of the sender or receiver thereof, by means of any instrument, device, or equipment.

(6) "Mobile identification number" means the cellular telephone number assigned to the cellular telephone by the cellular telephone carrier.

(7) "Possess" means to have physical possession of or otherwise to exercise dominion or control over tangible property.

B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess a cloned cellular telephone. Any person found guilty of knowingly possessing a cloned cellular telephone shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.

C. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell a cloned cellular telephone. Any person found guilty of knowingly selling a cloned cellular telephone shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than two years nor more than five years, or both.

D. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess an instrument capable of intercepting electronic serial number and mobile identification number combinations or other cloning paraphernalia under circumstances evidencing an intent to clone a cellular telephone. Any person violating this provision shall be fined not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars and imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than five years nor more than seven years.

E. On a second and subsequent conviction of any of the offenses provided for in this Section, the offender shall be fined not less than ten thousand dollars nor more than fifteen thousand dollars and imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than ten years.

F. Nothing herein shall make unlawful the possession or use of cloning paraphernalia, a cloned cellular telephone, or any intercept by a law enforcement officer or persons acting pursuant to a lawful court order in the course of a criminal investigation.

Acts 1997, No. 1014, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:56.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 56.4
Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally deface with graffiti immovable or movable property, whether publicly or privately owned, without the consent of the owner.

B. As used in this Section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Deface" or "defacing" is the damaging of immovable or movable property by means of painting, marking, scratching, drawing, or etching with graffiti.

(2) "Graffiti" includes but is not limited to any sign, inscription, design, drawing, diagram, etching, sketch, symbol, lettering, name, or marking placed upon immovable or movable property in such a manner and in such a location as to deface the property and be visible to the general public.

C. Whoever commits the crime of criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti, where the damage is less than five hundred dollars, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months in the parish jail, or both.

D. Where the damage is more than five hundred dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.

E. Where the damage amounts to fifty thousand dollars or more, the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both.

F.(1) The court, in addition to any punishment imposed under the provisions of this Section, may order the offender to clean up, repair, or replace any property damaged by the act or to pay restitution to the owner of the damaged property.

(2) The court may also order the offender to perform the following hours of community service:

(a) For a first conviction, not to exceed thirty-two hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.

(b) For a second or subsequent conviction, sixty-four hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.

G. If a minor is personally unable to pay a fine levied for acts prohibited by this Section or make restitution as may be ordered by the court, the parent or guardian of the minor shall be liable for payment of the fine or restitution. A court may waive payment of the fine or restitution, or any part thereof, by the parent or guardian of the minor upon a finding of good cause.

Acts 2008, No. 8, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:52 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 52
Simple arson
Status: in_force

A. Simple arson is either of the following:

(1) The intentional damaging by any explosive substance or the setting fire to any property of another, without the consent of the owner and except as provided in R.S. 14:51.

(2) The starting of a fire or causing an explosion while the offender is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of another felony offense even though the offender does not have the intent to start a fire or cause an explosion.

B. Whoever commits the crime of simple arson, where the damage done amounts to five hundred dollars or more, shall be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not more than fifteen years.

C. Where the damage is less than five hundred dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.

Acts 1985, No. 300, §1; Acts 2010, No. 818, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 67.26
Theft of a motor vehicle
Status: in_force

A. Theft of a motor vehicle is the intentional performance of any of the following acts:

(1) The taking of a motor vehicle, which belongs to another, either without the owner's consent or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, with the intention to permanently deprive the owner of the motor vehicle; or

(2) The taking control of a motor vehicle that is lost or mis-delivered under circumstances which provide a means of inquiry as to the true owner, and the person in control of the motor vehicle does not make reasonable efforts to notify or locate the true owner; or

(3) The taking control of a motor vehicle when the person knows or should have known that the motor vehicle has been stolen.

B.(1) A person who alleges that there has been a theft of a motor vehicle shall attest to that fact by signing an affidavit provided by the law enforcement officer or agency which shall indicate that a person who falsely reports a theft of a motor vehicle may be subject to criminal penalties under Subsection E of this Section.

(2) If the affidavit is not taken in person by a law enforcement officer or agency, the person who alleges that the theft of a motor vehicle has occurred shall mail or deliver a signed and notarized affidavit to the appropriate law enforcement agency within seven days.

(3) The failure to provide an affidavit as required by this Subsection shall not, of itself, create any presumption for civil purposes of participation by the insured in the theft of the motor vehicle.

C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of theft of a motor vehicle when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand dollars or more shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, or may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.

(2) Whoever commits the crime of theft of a motor vehicle when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of five thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars, shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.

(3) Whoever commits the crime of theft of a motor vehicle when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of one thousand dollars or more but less than a value of five thousand dollars shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or may be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.

(4) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to less than a value of one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both. If the offender in such cases has been convicted of theft two or more times previously, then upon any subsequent conviction the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than two years, or fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.

D. When there has been a misappropriation or taking by a number of distinct acts of the offender, the aggregate of the amount of the misappropriations or takings shall determine the grade of the offense.

E. Whoever commits the crime of filing a false affidavit to support an alleged theft of a motor vehicle shall be imprisoned for not more than five years with or without hard labor or shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

Acts 2008, No. 633, §1; Acts 2010, No. 585, §1; Acts 2014, No. 597, §1, eff. June 12, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:60 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 60
Aggravated burglary
Status: in_force

A. Aggravated burglary is the unauthorized entering of any inhabited dwelling, or of any structure, water craft, or movable where a person is present, with the intent to commit a felony or any theft therein, under any of the following circumstances:

(1) If the offender is armed with a dangerous weapon.

(2) If, after entering, the offender arms himself with a dangerous weapon.

(3) If the offender commits a battery upon any person while in such place, or in entering or leaving such place.

B. Whoever commits the crime of aggravated burglary shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than thirty years.

Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:330 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 330
Motion picture ratings; definitions; prohibition on advertising coming attraction with more restrictive rating
Status: in_force

A. An owner or operator of any motion picture theatre, including a drive-in theatre, shall spell out on the face of all motion picture advertisements the rating of the advertised attraction, each in conspicuous and legible type in contrast by typography, layout, or color with other printed matter appearing on the advertisement.

B. No owner or operator of any motion picture theatre, including a drive-in theatre, shall advertise, or permit to be advertised by film a coming attraction which has a more restrictive rating than the motion picture currently engaged at the aforementioned establishments. For the purposes of this section a restrictive rating is one which excludes certain people from the viewing audience on the basis of age and the subject matter of the motion picture.

C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1970, No. 425, §§1, 2; Acts 1970, No. 634, §§1, 2. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 180, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 68.6
Unauthorized ordering of goods or services
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person to intentionally place an order for any goods or services to be supplied or delivered to another person when all of the following circumstances apply:

(1) The person receiving the goods or services has not previously authorized such an order, does not reside with the person who placed the order, and the goods or services are not being given as a gift to that person.

(2) The person receiving the goods or services is required to pay for such goods or services, either in advance or upon delivery and has not previously agreed to do so, or is required to return the items to the sender at his expense.

(3) The person placing the order for goods or services intends to harass or annoy the person receiving such goods or services.

B. Receipt and use of an item described in this Section by the receiver shall constitute an affirmative defense to prosecution under this Section.

C. If the person who places the order for the goods or services is told by the customer who receives the goods or services that the customer did not desire the goods or services, the customer is released from any obligation to pay for such goods or services and the providing person shall not be liable under this Section.

D. Whoever violates Subsection A shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

E. In addition to any other sentence imposed under this Section, the sentencing court, in its discretion, may require the offender to make restitution to the victim for any loss to the victim caused by the offense.

Acts 1999, No. 1060, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 90.8
Unlawful wagering; prohibited player
Status: in_force

A.(1) It is unlawful for a prohibited player to wager on a sports event, personally or through another individual or proxy.

(2) It is unlawful for a person or entity to facilitate or place a sports wager on behalf of a prohibited player.

B. For purposes of this Section, "prohibited player" means a person who is prohibited from placing a wager on a sports event by any of the following:

(1) Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, particularly R.S. 27:608, or Part VI of Title 42 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.

(2) Participation in a self-restriction or self-exclusion program in accordance with R.S. 27:27.1 or Chapter 3 of Part III of Title 42 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.

(3) Any other law, administrative rule, or policy of any jurisdiction, the sports wagering operator, the sports book, or a sports governing body.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this Section, the penalty shall be a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.

D. Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, leases, or owns all or part of a business when the person knowingly allows a prohibited player to wager on a sports event shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.

E.(1) A person, business, or entity licensed or sports wagering operator permitted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be subject to the penalty contained in Subsection D of this Section if the licensee or permittee has taken commercially reasonable methods to prevent a prohibited player from placing a wager on a sports event in person, on a sports wagering mechanism, or through a mobile application.

(2) A sports wagering platform provider permitted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10 of Subtitle XI of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be subject to the penalty contained in Subsection D of this Section if the permittee has taken commercially reasonable methods to prevent a prohibited player from placing a wager on a sports event on a sports wagering mechanism or through a mobile application.

Acts 2024, No. 284, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:361 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 361
Venue
Status: in_force

The action provided in R.S. 14:360 may properly be brought in any parish where the organization in question is domiciled, owns property of any kind, is doing business, is soliciting or has solicited funds, is sending or has sent printed propaganda or other printed materials, an agent duly appointed for the service of process resides, or where any agent appointed by action of law for the service of process resides, has officers or members living therein or in which any officer can be found for personal service, or in the case of an individual, in any parish where such individual may be domiciled, temporarily living, be employed, carry on any propaganda activities, solicit or pay out any funds or money, or be found for personal service of process.

Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:227 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 227
Identification number, personal property, alteration or removal prohibited
Status: in_force

A. No person shall cover, remove, deface, alter, or destroy the manufacturer's number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark on any pipeline or oil and gas equipment for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting its identity; nor shall any person knowingly buy, sell, receive, dispose of, conceal, or knowingly have in his possession any pipeline or oil and gas equipment from or on which the manufacturer's number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark has been covered, removed, defaced, altered, or destroyed, for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting its identity.

B. The following definitions shall apply for the purpose of this Section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Pipeline equipment" means all pipe, fittings, pumps, telephone and telegraph lines, and all other material and equipment used or intended to be used as part of or incident to the construction, maintenance, and operation of a pipeline for the transportation of oil, gas, water, or other liquid or gaseous substance.

(2) "Oil and gas equipment" means equipment and materials that are part of or incident to the development, maintenance, and operation of oil and gas properties, and includes equipment and materials that are part of or incident to the construction, maintenance, and operation of oil and gas wells, oil and gas leases, gasoline plants, and refineries.

C. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than twelve months, or both; and in default of fine, shall be imprisoned for not more than twelve additional months.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 251, §1.