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LA Rev Stat § 13:5981 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§5981. Findings; purpose

RS 5981 - Findings; purpose The legislature finds and declares that there is a need for a justice and rehabilitation reform body to study and report on all of the following: (1) The current public safety crisis in Orleans Parish. (2) The powers, functions, policies, and training of government and nongovernment entities, including their fiscal powers. (3) The existing, necessary, and desirable allocation of state and local fiscal resources. (4) The most efficient use of the correctional system and community resources in Orleans Parish. (5) Alternatives to incarceration. (6) Physical structures utilized in the Orleans Parish justice system. (7) Any constitutional amendments and statutory enactments required to implement appropriate commission recommendations. Acts 2013, No. 268, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:5982 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§5982. Creation; composition; officers; term of office

RS 5982 - Creation; composition; officers; term of office A. The Orleans Justice and Rehabilitation Reform Commission is hereby created. B.(1) The commission shall be composed of seven voting members as follows: (a) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B or his designee. (b) The chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary or his designee. (c) The president of the Senate or his designee. (d) The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee. (e) The mayor of the city of New Orleans or his designee. (f) The chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee of the New Orleans City Council or his designee. (g) The chairman of the commission created in response to House Concurrent Resolution No. 143 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature or his designee. (2) The commission shall also be composed of eight nonvoting members as follows: (a) The district attorney of the parish of Orleans or his designee. (b) The chief judge of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans or his designee. (c) The chief judge of the Juvenile Court for the parish of Orleans or his designee. (d) The chief judge of the Traffic Court of New Orleans or his designee. (e) The chief judge of the Municipal Court for the city of New Orleans or his designee. (f) The clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans or his designee. (g) The chief district defender of the Orleans Public Defenders Office or his designee. (h) The sheriff for the parish of Orleans or his designee. C. The chairman of the commission shall be the commissioner named in Subparagraph (B)(1)(a) of this Section and vice chairman of the commission shall be the commissioner named in Subparagraph (B)(1)(b) of this Section and shall serve for the duration of the commission. D. Each member shall serve on the commission for the duration of the commission. E. Four voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Acts 2013, No. 268, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:5983 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§5983. Meetings; hearings; committees; report; sunset

RS 5983 - Meetings; hearings; committees; report; sunset A. The commission shall meet every other month, with two such meetings to be held in the city of New Orleans annually. B. To the extent permitted by and in accordance with R.S. 44:1 et seq., each officer, board, commission, council, department, or agency of state government, and each political subdivision of the state shall make available all facts, records, information, and data requested by the commission and in all ways cooperate with the commission in carrying out the functions and duties imposed by this Chapter. C. The commission may establish committees as it deems advisable and feasible, whose membership shall include at least one member of the commission, but only the commission itself may take official action. D. The commission shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairmen of the House Committee on Judiciary and Senate Committee on Judiciary B no later than March 1, 2016. E. The commission may adopt rules of procedure for its operation. F. The commission shall terminate operations on March 31, 2016. Acts 2013, No. 268, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:5984 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§5984. Staff

RS 5984 - Staff The commission may utilize existing staff of the legislature, including but not limited to personnel of the legislative fiscal office. The commission shall submit a written request for approval for specific support and assistance to the presiding officer of the respective house from which the support and assistance is sought. Support or assistance from the staff of the legislative fiscal office shall be submitted to the presiding officers of both houses. Acts 2013, No. 268, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:5985 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§5985. Finances

RS 5985 - Finances A.(1) No member of the commission shall receive any salary for duties performed as a member of the commission. (2) Legislator members of the commission shall receive per diem and be reimbursed for expenses as provided by law and the rules of the Senate or House of Representatives. B. The commission is authorized to apply for, contract for, receive, and expend for its purposes any appropriation or grant from the state, its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source to implement the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 2013, No. 268, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§1. Method of citation

RS 1 - Method of citation   This Chapter shall be known as the Louisiana Criminal Code. The provisions hereunder may be referred to or cited either as Articles of the Criminal Code or as Sections of the Revised Statutes. Thus Article 30 of Louisiana Criminal Code may also be referred to or cited as R.S. 14:30.   Whenever reference is made herein to an Article of the Criminal Code, the same shall also relate to the corresponding Section of the Revised Statutes.
LA Rev Stat § 14:55 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§55. Aggravated criminal damage to property

RS 55 - Aggravated criminal damage to property  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 § 14:56 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§56. Simple criminal damage to property

RS 56 - Simple criminal damage to property  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.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 160, §1; Acts 2006, No. 84, §1; Acts 2008, No. 97, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:56.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§56.1. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.

RS 56.1 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 14:56.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§56.2. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.

RS 56.2 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 14:56.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§56.3. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.

RS 56.3 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 14:56.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§56.4. Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti

RS 56.4 - Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti 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 § 14:56.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§56.5. Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti

RS 56.5 - Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti A. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally deface with graffiti any historic building or landmark, whether publicly or privately owned, without the consent of the owner. B. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Deface" or "defacing" is the damaging of any historic building or landmark 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 any historic building or landmark in such a manner and in such a location as to deface the property and be visible to the general public. (3) "Historic building or landmark" means any of the following: (a) Any building or landmark specifically designated as historically significant by the state historic preservation office, historic preservation district commission, landmarks commission, the planning or zoning commission of a governing authority, or by official action of a local political subdivision. (b) Any structure located within a National Register Historic District, a local historic district, a Main Street District, a cultural products district, or a downtown development district. C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti shall be fined up to one thousand dollars and may be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years. (2) The court shall also order the offender to perform the following hours of community service as follows: (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. (3) The fine and community service imposed by the provisions of this Section shall not be suspended. Acts 2010, No. 990, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:57 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§57. Damage to property with intent to defraud

RS 57 - Damage to property with intent to defraud A. Damage to property with intent to defraud is the damaging of any property, by means other than fire or explosion, with intent to defraud. B. Whoever commits the crime of damage to property with intent to defraud shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than four years, or both. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:58 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§58. Contaminating water supplies

RS 58 - Contaminating water supplies 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 § 14:59 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§59. Criminal mischief

RS 59 - Criminal mischief 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 § 14:60 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§60. Aggravated burglary

RS 60 - Aggravated burglary 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 § 14:61.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§61.1. Criminal damage to a critical infrastructure

RS 61.1 - Criminal damage to a critical infrastructure  A. Criminal damage to a critical infrastructure is the intentional damaging of a critical infrastructure as defined in R.S. 14:61.  B. Any person who commits the crime of criminal damage to a critical infrastructure shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than fifteen years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.  C. Any person who commits the crime of criminal damage to a critical infrastructure wherein it is foreseeable that human life will be threatened or operations of a critical infrastructure will be disrupted as a result of such conduct shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or both.  D. A person convicted under the provisions of this Section may be ordered to make restitution to the owner of the property pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 883.2.  E. A person convicted under R.S. 14:26 of a violation of this Section shall not be limited by R.S. 14:26(D) where it is foreseeable that more than one human life will be threatened as a result of such conduct, and each conspirator shall be imprisoned at hard labor for no more than twelve years, fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, or both.  Acts 2018, No. 692, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:62 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§62. Simple burglary

RS 62 - Simple burglary  A. Simple burglary is the unauthorized entering of any dwelling, vehicle, watercraft, or other structure, movable or immovable, or any cemetery, with the intent to commit a felony or any theft therein, other than as set forth in R.S. 14:60.  B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, whoever commits the crime of simple burglary shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than twelve years, or both.  (2) If the offender, while committing the crime of simple burglary, is armed with a firearm or, after entering, arms himself with or possesses a firearm, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than three nor more than twelve years.  Amended by Acts 1972, No. 649, §1; Acts 1977, No. 133, §1; Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 2001, No. 241, §1; Acts 2020, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:62.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§62.1. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.

RS 62.1 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 14:62.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§62.2. Simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling

RS 62.2 - Simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling  A. Simple burglary of an inhabited home is the unauthorized entry of any inhabited dwelling, house, apartment, or other structure used in whole or in part as a home or place of abode by a person or persons with the intent to commit a felony or any theft therein, other than as set forth in R.S. 14:60.  B. Whoever commits the crime of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than twelve years.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 745, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:62.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§62.3. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling

RS 62.3 - Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling  A. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling is the intentional entry by a person without authorization into any inhabited dwelling or other structure belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a home or place of abode by a person.  B. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six years, or both.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 285, §1.