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LA Rev Stat § 14:217 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§217. Purchase or sale of seafoods prohibited under certain conditions; penalties

RS 217 - Purchase or sale of seafoods prohibited under certain conditions; penalties  A. It shall be unlawful for any person:  (1) Who is engaged commercially in catching or taking fish, shrimp, oysters, or other seafood in a joint adventure or other undertaking whereby he receives a percentage of the proceeds of the sale of the catch, or a share of the catch itself, to sell or offer for sale any of such products, obtained in the joint adventure, except as provided for and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such joint adventure, without the express or implied consent of his co-adventurer or co-adventurers, or  (2) Who is employed on a salary or any other basis in the commercial catching or taking of fish, shrimp, oysters, or other seafood, to sell or offer for sale such products without the express or implied consent of his employer, or  (3) To purchase any fish, shrimp, oysters, or other seafood, knowing it is offered for sale in violation of Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection. B. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall be, for the first offense, fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars and, for the second and subsequent offenses, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or be sentenced to serve not less than five days nor more than six months in the parish jail, or shall be punished by both such fine and imprisonment. Acts 1964, No. 82, §§1, 2.
LA Rev Stat § 14:218 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§218. Seafood sales and purchases; commercial license required of seller; penalties

RS 218 - Seafood sales and purchases; commercial license required of seller; penalties  A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to offer to sell or to sell any shrimp, oyster, fish, or other seafood without having first obtained a valid commercial fishing, retail, or wholesale license as provided in Subpart A of Part VII of Chapter 1 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, including any restaurant or retail establishment, to purchase any shrimp, oyster, fish, or other seafood from any person who does not possess a valid commercial fishing, retail, or wholesale license lawfully issued in his name or his employer's name as provided in the above-referenced Subpart A. The commercial fishing license required herein shall be one which authorizes the bearer to sell his catch. Such license or a copy thereof shall be in the possession of the seller and conspicuously displayed at all times when transacting any sale.  B. The provisions of this Section shall be enforceable by all law enforcement agencies throughout the state, in addition to agents of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and including but not limited to law enforcement officers of local governmental subdivisions.  C.(1) The following penalties shall be imposed for violation of the provisions of Subsection A of this Section:  (a) For the first offense, the fine shall be not less than five hundred dollars nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars, or imprisonment for not more than one hundred twenty days, or both.  (b) For the second offense, the fine shall be not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than three thousand dollars and imprisonment for not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred eighty days.  (c) For the third offense, the fine shall be not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars and imprisonment for not less than one hundred eighty days nor more than two years.  (2) The above penalties in all cases shall include forfeiture of anything seized in connection with the violation and may include revocation of any applicable fishing, retail, or wholesale license under which the violation occurred for the period for which it is issued.  Acts 1986, No. 660, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:219 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§219. Removal of building or structure from immovable property subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilege

RS 219 - Removal of building or structure from immovable property subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilege  Any person who wilfully or knowingly removes from any immovable property subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilege affecting the immovable property, any building or other structure, or any part of a building or other structure, or any item which was so attached to or connected with any such building or structure as to become subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilege affecting the immovable property at the time of the execution of the mortgage or act creating the vendor's privilege, with intent to defraud and without first obtaining the written consent of all holders of conventional mortgages or vendor's privileges affecting the immovable property shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both, at the discretion of the Court.  Added by Acts 1964, No. 496, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:220 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§220. Rented or leased motor vehicles; obtaining by false representation, etc.; failure to return; defenses; penalties

RS 220 - Rented or leased motor vehicles; obtaining by false representation, etc.; failure to return; defenses; penalties 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 § 14:221 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§221. Avoiding payment for telecommunications services, cable television services, or multipoint distribution system service

RS 221 - Avoiding payment for telecommunications services, cable television services, or multipoint distribution system service  A. Avoidance of payment for telecommunication, cable television, or multipoint distribution system services is the avoidance, attempt to avoid, or the causing of another person to avoid, the lawful charges, in whole or in part, for any telephone, telegraph, cable, or multipoint distribution system service utilized or for the transmission of a message, signal, or other communication over telephone, telegraph, cable facilities, or multipoint distribution system:  (1) By the use of a code, prearranged scheme, or other similar strategem or device whereby such person, in effect, sends or receives information; or  (2) By rearranging, tampering or interfering with, or making unauthorized connection with any facilities or equipment of a telephone or telegraph company, whether physically, inductively, acoustically, or otherwise; or  (3) By intercepting and decoding a transmission by a multipoint distribution system without the authorization of the provider of the service, the person intentionally or knowingly attaches to, causes to be attached to, or incorporates in a television set, video tape recorder, or other equipment designed to receive a television transmission a device that intercepts and decodes the transmission.  (4) By the use of any other fraudulent means, method, trick, or device.  B.(1) On a first conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. (2) On a second conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.  C. Nothing herein shall prohibit the use of earth station receivers to receive satellite communications.  Added by Acts 1966, No. 305, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 145, §1; Acts 1982, No. 751, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:223 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223. Sound reproductions without consent prohibited

RS 223 - Sound reproductions without consent prohibited 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 § 14:223.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.1. Terms defined

RS 223.1 - Terms defined  The following terms have the meanings indicated:  (1) As used in R.S. 14:223 and 223.6*, "owner" means the person who owns the sounds fixed in the master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film, master audio or video cassette, or other device now known or later developed, used for reproducing recorded sounds or images on phonograph records, discs, tapes, films, video cassettes, or other articles or media on which sound is or may be recorded and from which the transferred recorded sounds are directly or indirectly derived. As used in R.S. 14:223.5, "owner" means the person who owns the sounds and images or the rights to authorize the recording of the sounds or images of any performance not fixed in a tangible medium of expression.  (2) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.  (3) "Recording" and "article" mean any original phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or visual cassette, wire, film, or other medium known or later developed on which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored, or any copy or reproduction which duplicates, in whole or in part, the original.  (4) "Audiovisual work" means a series of related images intended to be shown through the use of mechanical or electronic devices, together with accompanying sounds, if any.  (5) "Motion picture" means an audiovisual work consisting of a series of images which, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion together with accompanying sounds, if any.  (6) "Phonorecord" means a material object in which sounds other than those accompanying a motion picture or other audiovisual work are fixed by any method now known or later developed, and from which the sounds can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated directly or with the aid of a machine or device. Phonorecord includes the material object in which the sound is first fixed.  (7) "Counterfeit label" means an identifying label or container that appears to be genuine but is not.  Acts 1972, No. 350, §2; Acts 1990, No. 122, §1.  *AS APPEARS IN ENROLLED BILL.
LA Rev Stat § 14:223.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.2. Exceptions

RS 223.2 - Exceptions  R.S. 14:223 through 223.8 shall not apply to any person engaged in radio or television broadcasting who transfers or causes to be transferred any such sounds intended for or in connection with broadcast transmissions or related uses or for archival purposes.  Acts 1972, No. 350, §3; Acts 1990, No. 122, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:223.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.3. Penalties

RS 223.3 - Penalties  Any person, any member of a partnership, or any officer or employee of a corporation found guilty of violating any provision of R.S. 14:223 through 223.8 shall be punished as follows:  (1) For the first offense of a violation of R.S. 14:223, 223.5, or 223.6 involving fewer than one hundred phonorecords; a violation of R.S. 14:223.7 involving fewer than one hundred counterfeit labels affixed or designed to be affixed to phonorecords; a violation of R.S. 14:223.6 involving fewer than one hundred articles upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are recorded; or a violation of R.S. 14:223.7 involving fewer than one hundred counterfeit labels affixed or designed to be affixed to articles upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are or are to be recorded, the offender shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.  (2) For the first offense of a violation of R.S. 14:223.8, the offender shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two years with or without hard labor, or both.  (3) For any offense of a violation of R.S. 14:223, 223.5, or 223.6 involving one hundred or more phonorecords; a violation of R.S. 14:223.7 involving one hundred or more counterfeit labels affixed or designed to be affixed to phonorecords; a violation of R.S. 14:223.6 involving one hundred or more articles upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are recorded; or a violation of R.S. 14:223.7 involving one hundred or more counterfeit labels affixed or designed to be affixed to articles upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are or are to be recorded, the offender shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than five years with or without hard labor, or both.  (4) For the second and subsequent violations of R.S. 14:223 through 223.8, the offender shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than two years nor more than five years with or without hard labor, or both.  (5) Whenever any person is convicted of any violation of R.S. 14:223 through 223.8, the court in its judgment of conviction may, in addition to any other penalty, order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of all unlawful recordings, counterfeit labels, and all implements, devices, and equipment used or intended to be used in the manufacture of the unlawful recordings or counterfeit labels. The court may enter an order preserving such recordings, labels, implements, devices, or equipment as evidence for use in other cases or pending the final determination of an appeal.  Acts 1972, No. 350, §4; Acts 1990, No. 122, §1; Acts 2005, No. 13, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:223.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.4. Civil remedies preserved

RS 223.4 - Civil remedies preserved  Nothing in R.S. 14:223 through 223.8 shall be construed to abrogate or modify any civil action for any of the acts referred to herein.  Acts 1972, No. 350, §5; Acts 1990, No. 122, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:223.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.5. Recording of performances without consent prohibited

RS 223.5 - Recording of performances without consent prohibited  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 § 14:223.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.6. Rental or sale of improperly labeled articles prohibited

RS 223.6 - Rental or sale of improperly labeled articles prohibited  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 § 14:223.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.7. Counterfeiting or possessing counterfeit labels prohibited

RS 223.7 - Counterfeiting or possessing counterfeit labels prohibited  Any person who has in his possession for any illegal purpose or who makes, sells, issues, distributes, circulates, or puts in circulation a counterfeit label affixed or designed to be affixed to a recording 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 § 14:223.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.8. Possessing of tools and equipment used for manufacturing unauthorized sound recordings prohibited

RS 223.8 - Possessing of tools and equipment used for manufacturing unauthorized sound recordings prohibited  Any person who, for any of the purposes mentioned in R.S. 14:223 through 223.7, possesses or controls any electronic, mechanical, or other device for manufacturing or reproducing recordings or counterfeit labels, or who possesses or controls any tool, implement, instrument, or thing, used, fitted, or intended to be used for such purposes 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 § 14:223.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§223.9. Unlawful operation of a recording device

RS 223.9 - Unlawful operation of a recording device A. For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Audiovisual recording function" means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part thereof, including the audio portion, by means of any technology now known or later developed. (2) "Motion picture theater" means a movie theater, screening room, or other venue that is being utilized primarily for the exhibition of a motion picture at the time of the offense. B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly operate the audiovisual recording function of any device in a motion picture theater while a motion picture is being exhibited without the written consent of the motion picture theater owner. C.(1) 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. (2) On a second or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both. (3) For the purposes of this Section, "conviction" also includes a conviction for a similar offense under the law of another state or the federal government. D. The owner or lessee of a motion picture theater, or the authorized agent or employee of such owner or lessee, who alerts law enforcement authorities of an alleged violation of this Section shall not be liable in any civil action arising out of actions taken by such owner, lessee, agent, or employee in the course of subsequently detaining a person believed in good faith to have violated the provisions of this Section unless the plaintiff can show by clear and convincing evidence that such measures were manifestly unreasonable or the period of detention was for an unreasonable length of time. E. This Section shall not prevent any lawfully authorized investigative, law enforcement protective, or intelligence gathering employee or agent of the local, state, or federal government, from operating any audiovisual recording device in a motion picture theater, as part of lawfully authorized investigative, protective, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering activities. F. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent prosecution under any other provision of law providing for a greater penalty. Acts 2005, No. 11, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:224 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§224. Transportation of water from St. Tammany Parish prohibited; penalties

RS 224 - Transportation of water from St. Tammany Parish prohibited; penalties  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.