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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:213. False packing of cotton bales and other agricultural products; penalty

RS 14:213 - False packing of cotton bales and other agricultural products; penalty
A. The false packing of cotton bales or other agricultural products is the packing of a bale or bales of cotton or other agricultural products in such manner as is calculated to deceive persons with regard to quantity, weight, or quality of the product therein contained, whether the false packing of cotton bales or other agricultural products be accomplished by the wetting of the product packed, or by concealing in the interior of the packed product another substance, or by plating the product by concealing in the interior thereof material inferior in grade or quality to that on the exterior thereof, or by any other means.
B. Whoever commits the crime of false packing of cotton bales or other agricultural products shall be punished, for the first offense, by a fine of five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than sixty days nor more than six months, or both. For any offense beyond the first, the offender shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than sixty days nor more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 21, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:214. Fishing or hunting contest fraud

RS 14:214 - Fishing or hunting contest fraud
A. The crime of fishing or hunting contest fraud is the act of any person, who, with the intent to defraud, knowingly makes a false representation in an effort to win any prize awarded in any fishing or hunting contest.
B. When the most valuable prize offered in the contest amounts to a value of less than one hundred dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
C. When the most valuable prize offered in the contest amounts to a value of one hundred dollars or more, the offender shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars, imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than one year, or both.
Acts 1985, No. 856, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:217. Purchase or sale of seafoods prohibited under certain conditions; penalties

RS 14:217 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:218. Seafood sales and purchases; commercial license required of seller; penalties

RS 14:218 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:219. Removal of building or structure from immovable property subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilege

RS 14:219 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:220. Rented or leased motor vehicles; obtaining by false representation, etc.; failure to return; defenses; penalties

RS 14:220 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:221. Avoiding payment for telecommunications services, cable television services, or multipoint distribution system service

RS 14:221 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223. Sound reproductions without consent prohibited

RS 14:223 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.1. Terms defined

RS 14:223.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.2. Exceptions

RS 14:223.2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.3. Penalties

RS 14:223.3 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.4. Civil remedies preserved

RS 14:223.4 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.5. Recording of performances without consent prohibited

RS 14:223.5 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.6. Rental or sale of improperly labeled articles prohibited

RS 14:223.6 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.7. Counterfeiting or possessing counterfeit labels prohibited

RS 14:223.7 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.8. Possessing of tools and equipment used for manufacturing unauthorized sound recordings prohibited

RS 14:223.8 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:223.9. Unlawful operation of a recording device

RS 14:223.9 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:224. Transportation of water from St. Tammany Parish prohibited; penalties

RS 14:224 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:225. Institutional vandalism

RS 14:225 - Institutional vandalism
A. A person commits the crime of institutional vandalism by knowingly vandalizing, defacing, or otherwise damaging the following:
(1) Any church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship or other religious purpose.
(2) Any cemetery, mortuary, or other facility used for the purpose of burial or memorializing the dead.
(3) Any school, educational facility, or community center.
(4) The grounds adjacent to and owned or rented by any institution, facility, building, structure, or place described in Paragraphs (1), (2) or (3) above.
(5) Any personal property contained in any institution, facility, building, structure, or place described in Paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) above.
(6) Any building owned by the United States, state of Louisiana, or a political subdivision of this state.
B. Institutional vandalism is punishable as follows:
(1) When the damage is less than five hundred dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(2) When the damage amounts to 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.
(3) When 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.
C. In determining the amount of damage to or loss of property, damage includes the cost of repair or replacement of the property that was damaged or lost.
Acts 1984, No. 583, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:226. Protection of owners of crayfish farms; penalties

RS 14:226 - Protection of owners of crayfish farms; penalties
A. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the owner thereof, to fish for or to take crayfish from any domestic crayfish farm, unless the express consent of the owner is first obtained.
B. A domestic crayfish farm for the purposes of this Section means an earthen reservoir constructed so as to prevent the free ingress and egress of crayfish from public waters and on which the owner of private property cultivates, grows, harvests and markets domesticated crayfish that are spawned, grown, cultivated, managed, harvested and marketed on an annual, biennial or short term basis in privately owned waters which do not form a part of natural streams or lakes.
C. Whoever violates Subsection A of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned for not more than one year or be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars, or both.
Acts 1970, No. 627, §§2 to 4; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:227. Identification number, personal property, alteration or removal prohibited

RS 14:227 - Identification number, personal property, alteration or removal prohibited
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:228. Interference with animal research facilities or animal management facilities

RS 14:228 - Interference with animal research facilities or animal management facilities
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.
{{NOTE: SEE ALSO R.S. 14:102.9.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:228.1. Unauthorized release of certain animals, birds, or aquatic species

RS 14:228.1 - Unauthorized release of certain animals, birds, or aquatic species
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally and without permission, release any animal, bird, or aquatic species which has been lawfully confined for agriculture, science, research, commerce, public propagation, protective custody, or education.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
Acts 1990, No. 205, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:229. Illegal use of counterfeit trademark; penalties

RS 14:229 - Illegal use of counterfeit trademark; penalties
A. No person shall knowingly sell, possess with the intent to sell, or otherwise transfer for compensation anything of value having a counterfeit trademark.
B. For the purposes of this Section:
(1) "Person" shall include an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other body of persons, whether incorporated or not.
(2) "Counterfeit trademark" shall mean a false trademark that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from:
(a) A genuine trademark registered on the principal register in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and used or intended for use on or in connection with goods or services; or
(b) A genuine trademark specifically protected by any state or federal statute.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
D. In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by law, any person convicted of engaging in conduct in violation of the provisions of this Section through which said person derived pecuniary value, or by which said person caused personal injury or property damage or other loss, may be sentenced to pay a fine that does not exceed three times the gross value gained or three times the gross loss caused, whichever is greater. The court shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of the fine authorized by this Subsection.
Acts 1984, No. 224, §1; Acts 2011, No. 73, §1.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 224, §2.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:281. Disorderly place, maintaining of prohibited; penalty

RS 14:281 - Disorderly place, maintaining of prohibited; penalty
No person shall maintain a place of public entertainment or a public resort or any place, room, or part of a building open to the public in such a manner as to disturb the public peace and quiet of the neighborhood, or in which lewd dancing is permitted, or in which lewd pictures are accessible to view.
Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:282. Operation of places of prostitution prohibited; penalty

RS 14:282 - Operation of places of prostitution prohibited; penalty
A. No person shall maintain, operate, or knowingly own any place or any conveyance used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, or shall rent or let any place or conveyance to any person with knowledge of or good reason to believe that the lessee intends to use the place or conveyance for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, or reside in, enter, or remain in any place for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution.
B.(1) Whoever violates or aids, abets, or participates in the violation of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
(2) Whoever violates any provision of this Section for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen 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.
(3) Whoever violates any provision of this Section for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or 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.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 708, §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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:283.1. Voyeurism; penalties

RS 14:283.1 - Voyeurism; penalties
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:283.3. Abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means

RS 14:283.3 - Abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means
A. A person commits the crime of abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means when all of the following occur:
(1) The person transfers an image that was obtained by any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, unmanned aircraft system, or any other image recording device and that was obtained for the purpose of observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping any person with an infirmity.
(2) The person transfers the image by live or recorded telephone message, electronic mail, the internet, or a commercial online service.
(3) The person transfers the image with the malicious and willful intent to embarrass, shame, harass, coerce, abuse, torment, or intimidate, regardless of whether the victim has knowledge of the transfer.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Person with an infirmity" means a person who suffers from a mental or physical disability, including those associated with advanced age, which renders the person incapable of adequately providing for his personal care. A person with an infirmity may include but is not limited to a person who is a resident of a nursing home, facility for persons with intellectual disabilities, mental health facility, hospital, or other residential facility or recipients of home and community-based care.
(2) "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.
C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means shall, upon a first conviction thereof, be fined not more than one thousand 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 two thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not more than three years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the transference of such images by a telephone company, television broadcast licensee of the Federal Communications Commission, cable television company, or any of its affiliates, an internet provider, or commercial online service provider, or to the carrying, broadcasting, or performing of related activities in providing telephone, over-the-air television, cable television, internet, or commercial online services.
E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any healthcare provider through its use of any of its cameras, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, unmanned aircraft system, or any other image recording device within the facility.
F. Any evidence resulting from the commission of abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means shall be contraband.
Acts 2018, No. 263, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:284. Peeping Tom; penalties

RS 14:284 - Peeping Tom; penalties
A. No person shall perform such acts as will make him a "Peeping Tom" on or about the premises of another, or go upon the premises of another for the purpose of becoming a "Peeping Tom".
B. "Peeping Tom" as used in this Section means one who peeps through windows or doors, or other like places, situated on or about the premises of another or uses an unmanned aircraft system for the purpose of spying upon or invading the privacy of persons spied upon without the consent of the persons spied upon. It is not a necessary element of this offense that the "Peeping Tom" be upon the premises of the person being spied upon.
C.(1) Whoever violates this Section, 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 conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(3) Upon a third 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.
D. 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 1950, No. 437, §§1 to 3; Acts 2014, No. 662, §1; Acts 2016, No. 635, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:285. Unlawful communications; telephones and telecommunications devices; improper language; harassment; penalty

RS 14:285 - Unlawful communications; telephones and telecommunications devices; improper language; harassment; penalty
A. No person shall:
(1) Engage in or institute a telephone call, telephone conversation, or telephone conference, with another person, or use any telecommunications device to send any text message or other message to another person directly, anonymously or otherwise, and therein use obscene, profane, vulgar, lewd, or lascivious language, or make any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature or threaten any illegal or immoral act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person.
(2) Make repeated telephone communications or send repeated text messages or other messages using any telecommunications device directly to a person anonymously or otherwise in a manner reasonably expected to abuse, torment, harass, embarrass, or offend another, whether or not conversation ensues.
(3) Make a telephone call and intentionally fail to hang up or disengage the connection.
(4) Engage in a telephone call, conference, or recorded communication by using obscene language or by making a graphic description of a sexual act, or use any telecommunications device to send any text message or other message containing obscene language or any obscene content, anonymously or otherwise, directly to another person, when the offender knows or reasonably should know that such obscene or graphic language is directed to, or will be heard by, a minor. Lack of knowledge of age shall not constitute a defense.
(5) Knowingly permit any telephone or any other telecommunications device under his control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this Section.
B. Any offense as set forth in this Section shall be deemed to have been committed at either the place where the communication originated or at the place where the communication was received.
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.
D. Upon second or subsequent offenses, the offender shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
E. For the purposes of this Section, "telecommunications device" shall mean any type of instrument, device, or machine that is capable of transmitting or receiving telephonic, electronic, radio, text, or data communications, including but not limited to a cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a computer, or any other similar wireless device that is designed to engage in a call or communicate text or data.
Acts 1954, No. 435, §§1, 2. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 121, §§1, 2; Acts 1963, No. 54, §1; Acts 1966, No. 304, §1; Acts 1984, No. 477, §1; Acts 1999, No. 338, §1; Acts 2001, No. 944, §4; Acts 2018, No. 426, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:311. Discharging fireworks or explosives within one thousand feet of hospital prohibited; penalty

RS 14:311 - Discharging fireworks or explosives within one thousand feet of hospital prohibited; penalty
A. No person shall shoot, discharge, explode, or cause to be shot, discharged or exploded any firecrackers, fireworks, or other explosives within one thousand feet of any hospital in Louisiana.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than one dollar or imprisoned for not more than one day, or both.
Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:312. Jumping from state bridge for publicity prohibited; penalty

RS 14:312 - Jumping from state bridge for publicity prohibited; penalty
A. No person shall dive or jump off of any public bridge, constructed or owned by the state or any of its political subdivisions, where the object and purpose of the act is to gain publicity.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.
Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.