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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.5. Adoption deception

RS 14:67.5 - Adoption deception
A. Any person who is a birth mother, or who holds herself out to be a birth mother, who is interested in making an adoption plan and who knowingly or intentionally benefits from payment of adoption-related expenses in connection with that adoption plan commits adoption deception if any of the following occur:
(1) The person knows or should have known that she is not pregnant at the time the payments were requested or received.
(2) The person accepts living expenses assistance from a prospective adoptive parent or adoption entity without disclosing that she is receiving living expenses assistance from another prospective adoptive parent or adoption entity at the same time in an effort to adopt the same child.
(3) The person has the specific intent to make false representations to induce the payment of living expenses or other benefits in connection with a purported adoption placement.
B. Any person who commits the crime of adoption deception shall be punished as follows:
(1) If the amount received by the person is one thousand dollars or less, the person shall either be fined up to five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both.
(2) If the amount received by the person exceeds one thousand dollars, the person shall either be fined up to five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a person who agrees to an adoption plan agreement and subsequently, in good faith, declines to proceed with the prospective adoption in favor of parenting the child.
Acts 2021, No. 464, §1; Acts 2022, No. 736, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.11. Credit card fraud by persons authorized to provide goods and services

RS 14:67.11 - Credit card fraud by persons authorized to provide goods and services
A. As used in this Section the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Acquirer" means a business organization including without limitation a merchant, financial institution, or an agent of a business organization or financial institution that authorizes a merchant to accept payment by credit card for money, goods, services, or anything else of value.
(2) "Cardholder" means the person or organization named on the face of a credit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card is issued by an issuer.
(3) "Credit card" means any instrument or device whether known as a credit card, credit plate, bank service card, banking card, check guarantee card, debit card, or by any other name, including an account number, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of a cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything of value on credit or for use in an automated banking device to obtain any of the services offered through the device.
(4) "Issuer" means the business organization or financial institution, or its duly authorized agent, which issues a credit card.
(5) "Provider" means a person who is authorized by an issuer or an acquirer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card by the cardholder, or any agent or employee of such person.
(6) "Revoked credit card" means a credit card which is no longer valid because permission to use it has been suspended or terminated by the issuer.
B. No provider shall, with intent to defraud an issuer, an acquirer, or a cardholder, furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card obtained or retained in violation of this Section, or a credit card which the provider knows is forged or revoked.
C. No provider shall, with intent to defraud an issuer, an acquirer, or a cardholder, fail to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value which the provider represents in writing, electronically or otherwise, to an issuer or an acquirer that such provider has furnished.
D. No provider shall, with intent to defraud an issuer, an acquirer, or a cardholder, present to an issuer or acquirer for payment a credit card transaction record which is not the result of an act between the cardholder and the provider.
E. No person shall employ, solicit, or otherwise cause a provider's employee or authorized agent or representative to remit to an acquirer a credit card transaction record of a sale that was not originated as a result of an act between the cardholder and such provider.
F. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section may be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than fifteen years, or fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 1990, No. 691, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.12. Theft of a catalytic converter or engine control module

RS 14:67.12 - Theft of a catalytic converter or engine control module
A. Theft of a catalytic converter or engine control module is the misappropriation or taking of a catalytic converter or engine control module which belongs to another, either without the consent of the owner to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations. An intent to deprive the owner permanently of the catalytic converter or engine control module is essential.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of theft of a catalytic converter or engine control module when the misappropriation or taking and any related damage amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand dollars or more shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten years nor more than twenty years, or may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.
(2) When the misappropriation or taking and any related damage amounts to a value of five thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than five years nor more than ten years, or may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
(3) When the misappropriation or taking and any related damage amounts to a value of one thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than five years, or may be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.
(4) When the misappropriation or taking and any related damage amounts to a value of less than one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not less than ninety days nor more than six months, or may be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.
C. If the offender has been convicted under this Section two or more times previously, upon any subsequent conviction he shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for an additional year to be served consecutively to the sentence imposed under Subsection B of this Section, or may be fined an additional one thousand dollars, or both.
D. When there has been a misappropriation or taking by a number of distinct acts of the offender, the aggregate of the amount of the misappropriations or taking and any related damage shall determine the grade of the offense.
E. For the purposes of this Section, "engine control module" means the electronic control unit of the vehicle that controls a series of actuators which ensures that the vehicle operates at optimal performance by monitoring all sensors in the engine bay.
Acts 2022, No. 127, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.13. Theft or criminal access of an automated teller machine

RS 14:67.13 - Theft or criminal access of an automated teller machine
A.(1) Theft of an automated teller machine is the misappropriation or taking of an automated teller machine which belongs to another without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking with the intent to deprive the owner permanently of the automated teller machine or its contents.
(2) Criminal access of an automated teller machine is the intentional destroying, damaging, impairing, tampering with, or otherwise rendering inoperable of an automated teller machine belonging to another with the intent to steal currency or personal financial information of another, regardless of the pecuniary loss.
B. For purposes of this Section, "automated teller machine" means an electronic information processing device located in this state which accepts or dispenses cash in connection with an account or credit card.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than five years nor more than ten years, and may, in addition, be required to pay a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars. Restitution shall be ordered pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 883.2.
Acts 2023, No. 218, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.15. Theft of a firearm

RS 14:67.15 - Theft of a firearm
A. Theft of a firearm is the misappropriation or taking of a firearm which belongs to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations. An intent to deprive the other permanently of the firearm is essential.
B. For purposes of this Section, "firearm" means a shotgun or rifle, or a pistol, revolver, or other handgun.
C.(1) For a first offense, the penalty for theft of a firearm shall be imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than two years nor more than ten years, without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and a fine of one thousand dollars.
(2) For a second offense, the penalty for theft of a firearm shall be imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than five years nor more than fifteen years, without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and a fine of two thousand dollars.
(3) For a third and subsequent offense, the penalty for theft of a firearm shall be imprisonment at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than thirty years, without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and a fine of five thousand dollars.
Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 122, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 116, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.19. Theft of anhydrous ammonia

RS 14:67.19 - Theft of anhydrous ammonia
A. Theft of anhydrous ammonia is the misappropriation or taking of anhydrous ammonia which belongs to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, with the intent to permanently deprive.
B. For purposes of this Section, "anhydrous ammonia" is the compound formed by the combination of two gaseous elements, nitrogen and hydrogen, in the proportion of one part of nitrogen to three parts of hydrogen by volume and in the ratio of eighty-two percent nitrogen to eighteen percent hydrogen by weight.
C. Whoever commits the crime of theft of anhydrous ammonia shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 2001, No. 286, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.19.1. Unauthorized possession of anhydrous ammonia

RS 14:67.19.1 - Unauthorized possession of anhydrous ammonia
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(1) Use anhydrous ammonia to manufacture or attempt to manufacture any controlled dangerous substance.
(2) Possess any substance containing any detectable amount of anhydrous ammonia with the intent to use that substance to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance.
B. The unauthorized possession of anhydrous ammonia is defined as the possession of any amount of anhydrous ammonia in a container not authorized by and which does not have an inspection sticker from the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission as is required pursuant to R.S. 3:1355(B).
C. The possession of any amount of anhydrous ammonia in a container not authorized by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission shall be prima facie evidence of intent to use anhydrous ammonia to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance.
D. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized possession of anhydrous ammonia shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 2005, No. 494, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.22. Fraudulent acquisition of a credit card

RS 14:67.22 - Fraudulent acquisition of a credit card
A. As used in this Section, "credit card" shall mean any instrument or device whether known as a credit card, credit plate, bank service card, banking card, check guarantee card, debit card, or by any other name, including an account number, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of a cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything of value on credit or for use in an automated banking device to obtain any of the services offered through the device.
B. No person shall make or cause to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement as to his identity or that of any other person, firm, or corporation, knowing it to be false and with the intent that it be relied on, for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit card.
C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of fraudulent acquisition of a credit card and shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor for not more than ten years, or both.
(2) Upon a third or subsequent conviction of a violation of the provisions of this Section, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or both.
D. In addition to the penalties provided in Subsection C of this Section, a person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be ordered to make full restitution to the victim and any other person who has suffered a financial loss as a result of the offense. If a person ordered to make restitution pursuant to this Section is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's financial ability.
Acts 2003, No. 231, §1; Acts 2008, No. 495, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.29. False personation of a veteran or fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned business

RS 14:67.29 - False personation of a veteran or fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned business
A. False personation of a veteran is the false representation by a person of being a veteran, with the intent to injure, defraud, obtain economic gain, or obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage.
B. Fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned business is the false representation by an owner, operator, principal, or employee of a business that the business is owned by a veteran or is a service-connected disabled veteran-owned business, with the intent to injure, defraud, obtain economic gain, or obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage.
C. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means a person who has served in the armed services or reserve forces of the United States or Louisiana National Guard.
D. Whoever commits the crime of false personation of a veteran or fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned business shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2013, No. 90, §1, eff. June 4, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68. Unauthorized use of a movable

RS 14:68 - Unauthorized use of a movable
A. Unauthorized use of a movable is the intentional taking or use of a movable which belongs to another, either without the other's consent, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, but without any intention to deprive the other of the movable permanently. The fact that the movable so taken or used may be classified as an immovable, according to the law pertaining to civil matters, is immaterial.
B. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized use of a movable having a value of one thousand dollars or less shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized use of a movable having a value in excess of one thousand dollars shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 692, §1; Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 1981, No. 293, §1; Acts 1993, No. 419, §1; Acts 2010, No. 396, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68.1. Unauthorized removal of shopping cart, basket, or dairy case

RS 14:68.1 - Unauthorized removal of shopping cart, basket, or dairy case
A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to remove a shopping cart, basket, or dairy case belonging to another from the parking area or grounds of any store without authorization therefor.
B. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized removal of a shopping cart, basket, or dairy case from the parking area or grounds of a store shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 22, §1. Acts 1988, No. 255, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68.2. Unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit access devices

RS 14:68.2 - Unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit access devices
A. As used in this Section and in R.S. 14:68.2.1, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "SNAP benefits" means any supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits issued pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Food Stamp Act, 7 USC §2011 et seq.
(2) "SNAP benefit access device" means any card, plate, code account access number, or other means of access that can be used, alone or in conjunction with another access device, to obtain payment, allotments, benefits, money, goods, or other things of value or that can be used to initiate a transfer of funds pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Food Stamp Act.
B. The unauthorized use of SNAP benefits or a SNAP benefit access device is:
(1) To knowingly use, transfer, acquire, alter, or possess SNAP benefits or a SNAP benefit access device contrary to the provisions of the Federal Food Stamp Act or the federal or state regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(2) To knowingly counterfeit, alter, transfer, acquire, or possess a counterfeited or altered SNAP benefit access device.
(3) To present or cause to be presented a SNAP benefit access device for payment or redemption, knowing it to have been counterfeited, altered, received, transferred, or used in any manner contrary to the provisions of the Federal Food Stamp Act or the federal or state regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(4) To knowingly appropriate SNAP benefits or a SNAP benefit access device with which a person has been entrusted or of which a person has gained possession by virtue of his position as a public employee.
C. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized use of SNAP benefits or a SNAP benefit access device shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than one million dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than six months nor more than ten years, or both.
D. In addition to the foregoing penalties, a person convicted under this Section shall be ordered to make restitution in the total amount found to be the value of the SNAP benefits that form the basis for the conviction. If a person ordered to make restitution pursuant to this Section is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's financial ability.
Acts 1991, No. 187, §1, eff. July 2, 1991; Acts 2006, No. 143, §1; Acts 2010, No. 585, §1; Acts 2012, No. 677, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68.2.1. Failure to report unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; penalties

RS 14:68.2.1 - Failure to report unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; penalties
A. Employees of the Department of Children and Family Services, owners, employees and operators of retailers that accept SNAP benefit access device transactions, and adult household members of SNAP recipients shall report each instance of known fraud or abuse of SNAP benefits, or any known unauthorized use of SNAP benefits or a SNAP benefit access device as defined in R.S. 14:68.2, to the fraud detection section, office of children and family services of the Department of Children and Family Services via the Public Assistance Fraud Hot-Line as provided for by R.S. 46:114.1.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.
Acts 2012, No. 677, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68.3. Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties

RS 14:68.3 - Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties
A. No one, except upon a court order, shall remove a motor vehicle from a garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility when there is a charge due such garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility for repair work, mechanical service, or storage rendered to such vehicle without paying the charge or making arrangements acceptable to the management of the garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility to pay the charge.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
Acts 1991, No. 568, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68.4. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle

RS 14:68.4 - Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
A. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle is the intentional taking or use of a motor vehicle which belongs to another, either without the other's consent, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, but without any intention to deprive the other of the motor vehicle permanently.
B. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years or both.
C. When the misappropriation or taking amounts to less than a value of one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 1995, No. 904, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1; Acts 2022, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68.4.1. Staging of a motor vehicle collision

RS 14:68.4.1 - Staging of a motor vehicle collision
A. Staging of a motor vehicle collision is any of the following with an intent to defraud:
(1) Causing a motor vehicle collision for the purpose of obtaining anything of value.
(2) Providing information in connection with a motor vehicle collision, knowing that the collision was intentionally caused, for the purpose of obtaining anything of value.
(3) Providing false information in connection with a motor vehicle collision that did not occur for the purpose of obtaining anything of value.
B. Whoever commits the crime of staging of a motor vehicle collision shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 2021, No. 248, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68.4.2. Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision

RS 14:68.4.2 - Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision
A. Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision is the staging of a motor vehicle collision, as defined in R.S. 14:68.4.1, which causes death or serious bodily injury to another person.
B. Whoever commits the crime of aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than five years nor more than thirty years, fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 2021, No. 248, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:68.6. Unauthorized ordering of goods or services

RS 14:68.6 - Unauthorized ordering of goods or services
A. It is unlawful for any person to intentionally place an order for any goods or services to be supplied or delivered to another person when all of the following circumstances apply:
(1) The person receiving the goods or services has not previously authorized such an order, does not reside with the person who placed the order, and the goods or services are not being given as a gift to that person.
(2) The person receiving the goods or services is required to pay for such goods or services, either in advance or upon delivery and has not previously agreed to do so, or is required to return the items to the sender at his expense.
(3) The person placing the order for goods or services intends to harass or annoy the person receiving such goods or services.
B. Receipt and use of an item described in this Section by the receiver shall constitute an affirmative defense to prosecution under this Section.
C. If the person who places the order for the goods or services is told by the customer who receives the goods or services that the customer did not desire the goods or services, the customer is released from any obligation to pay for such goods or services and the providing person shall not be liable under this Section.
D. Whoever violates Subsection A shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
E. In addition to any other sentence imposed under this Section, the sentencing court, in its discretion, may require the offender to make restitution to the victim for any loss to the victim caused by the offense.
Acts 1999, No. 1060, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:69. Illegal possession of stolen things

RS 14:69 - Illegal possession of stolen things
A. Illegal possession of stolen things is the intentional possessing, procuring, receiving, or concealing of anything of value which has been the subject of any robbery or theft, under circumstances which indicate that the offender knew or had good reason to believe that the thing was the subject of one of these offenses.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of illegal possession of stolen things, when the value of the things is twenty-five thousand dollars or more, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, or may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.
(2) When the value of the stolen things is five thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
(3) When the value of the stolen things is one thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or may be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.
(4) When the value of the stolen things is less than one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or may be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both. If the offender in such cases has been convicted of theft two or more times previously, upon any subsequent conviction, he shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
C. When the offender has committed the crime of illegal possession of stolen things by a number of distinct acts, the aggregate of the amount of the things so received shall determine the grade of the offense.
D. It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this Section committed by means of possessing, that the accused, within seventy-two hours of his acquiring knowledge or good reason to believe that a thing was the subject of robbery or theft, reports that fact or belief in writing to the district attorney in the parish of his domicile.
E. No person shall be exempt from prosecution under this Section for any act committed with fraudulent, willful, or criminal knowledge regardless of any other presumption or exemption provided by statute, including but not limited to any signed statement of ownership executed by a purported owner of property conveyed.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 654, §1; Acts 1982, No. 552, §1; Acts 1999, No. 338, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1251, §1; Acts 2001, No. 944, §4; Acts 2006, No. 83, §1; Acts 2010, No. 585, §1; Acts 2015, No. 137, §1, eff. June 19, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:69.1. Illegal possession of stolen firearms

RS 14:69.1 - Illegal possession of stolen firearms
A.(1) Illegal possession of stolen firearms is the intentional possessing, procuring, receiving, or concealing of a firearm which has been the subject of any form of misappropriation.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of this Section that the offender had no knowledge that the firearm was the subject of any form of misappropriation.
(3) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of this Section that the alleged offender has or had possession of the firearm pursuant to his regular course of business, is in possession of a valid federal firearms license, is routinely in the possession of firearms for sale, pawn, lease, rent, repair, modification, or other legitimate acts as part of his normal scope of business operations, and is enforcing a privilege pursuant to R.S. 9:4502.
B. Whoever commits the crime of illegal possession of firearms shall be punished as follows:
(1) For a first offense, the penalty shall be imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than five years.
(2) For second and subsequent offenses, the penalty shall be imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than ten years.
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 116, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 141, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70. False accounting

RS 14:70 - False accounting
A. False accounting is the intentional rendering of a financial statement of account which is known by the offender to be false, by anyone who is obliged to render an accounting by the law pertaining to civil matters.
B. Whoever commits the crime of false accounting shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Amended by Acts 1968, No. 647, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70.1. Medicaid fraud

RS 14:70.1 - Medicaid fraud
A. The crime of Medicaid fraud is the act of any person who, with intent to defraud the state or any person or entity through any medical assistance program created under the federal Social Security Act and administered by the Louisiana Department of Health or any other state agency, does any of the following:
(1) Presents for allowance or payment any false or fraudulent claim for furnishing services or merchandise.
(2) Knowingly submits false information for the purpose of obtaining greater compensation than that to which he is legally entitled for furnishing services or merchandise.
(3) Knowingly submits false information for the purpose of obtaining authorization for furnishing services or merchandise.
B. Whoever commits the crime of Medicaid fraud shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or may be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or both.
C. In addition to the venue established by Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 611 and 614, venue shall also be appropriate in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, parish of East Baton Rouge.
Acts 1989, No. 300, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 1018, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2015, No. 138, §1, eff. June 19, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70.2. Refund or access device application fraud

RS 14:70.2 - Refund or access device application fraud
A. No person shall with the intent to defraud use a false or fictitious name or any other identifying information as his own or use the name or any other identifying information of any other person without that person's knowledge and consent for the purpose of:
(1) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a refund for merchandise returned to a business establishment or a refund on a ticket or other document that is evidence of services purchased from a business establishment; or
(2) Obtaining or attempting to obtain an access device.
B. For the purposes of this Section, "any other identifying information" shall include, but not be limited to, an address, telephone number, social security number, account number, or any other information through which the identity of a person may be ascertained. "Access device" means any card, plate, code, account number, or other means of account access that can be used to obtain anything of value, whether contemporaneously or not.
C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of refund fraud shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(2) Whoever commits the crime of access device application fraud when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand dollars or more shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, or may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.
(3) Whoever commits the crime of access device application fraud when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of five thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
(4) Whoever commits the crime of access device application fraud when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of one thousand dollars or more but less than a value of five thousand dollars shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or may be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.
(5) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to less than a value of one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or may be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both. If the offender in such cases has been convicted of theft two or more times previously, upon any subsequent conviction he shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
D. When there has been a misappropriation or taking by a number of distinct acts of the offender, the aggregate amount of the misappropriation or taking shall determine the grade of the offense.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 420, §1. Acts 1986, No. 871, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1255, §1; Acts 2006, No. 143, §1; Acts 2010, No. 585, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70.3. Fraud in selling agricultural equipment

RS 14:70.3 - Fraud in selling agricultural equipment
A. As used in this Section, the term "security device" means any legal act which confers an interest in property to secure the payment of an obligation and includes liens, pawns, privileges, mortgages, and chattel mortgages.
B. The crime of fraud in selling agricultural equipment is the sale of any piece of agricultural equipment which is subject to a security device without informing the purchaser of the existence of the security device that is known to the vendor at the time of the sale.
C. Each person who sells farm equipment which is subject to a security device and who does not inform the purchaser of the existence of the security device shall have an affirmative defense to any prosecution under this Section if he satisfies the obligation secured by the security device within ten days of demand for payment by the purchaser.
D. Whoever commits the crime of fraud in selling agricultural equipment shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1984, No. 813, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70.5. Fraudulent remuneration

RS 14:70.5 - Fraudulent remuneration
A. Fraudulent remuneration is the intentional solicitation, receipt, offer, or payment of any remuneration, including but not limited to bribes, rebates, or bed hold payments, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to or from a third party for the following:
(1) In return for the referral of an individual to a health care provider for the purpose of providing any good, service, or supply, billed to the Louisiana medical assistance program.
(2) In return for purchasing, leasing, or ordering, or for arranging or recommending for the purchasing, leasing, or ordering, of any good, supply, service, or facility billed to the Louisiana medical assistance program.
(3) For the recruitment of new patients for the purpose of providing any good, supply, service, or facility billed to the Louisiana medical assistance program.
(4) To any recipient or his representative, for goods, services, supplies, or facilities furnished to the recipient and billed to the Louisiana medical assistance program.
B. Normal business practices which fall within the "safe harbor" exemptions of R.S. 46:438.2 shall not be construed as an offense under the provisions of this Section.
C. Whoever commits the crime of fraudulent remuneration shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or may be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 1999, No. 450, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70.6. Unlawful distribution, possession, or use of theft alarm deactivation devices

RS 14:70.6 - Unlawful distribution, possession, or use of theft alarm deactivation devices
A.(1) For the purposes of this Section, a theft alarm deactivation device is any device which is designed or intended to remove or deactivate any electronic or magnetic device which is placed on or attached to merchandise and which is intended to cause an alarm to be activated if the merchandise is moved from an authorized to an unauthorized area without either payment for the merchandise having been made or permission having been obtained from the owner of the merchandise for the movement.
(2) As used in this Section, the meaning of "owner" shall include an agent or employee of the owner authorized by the owner.
B. Unlawful distribution of theft alarm deactivation devices is the sale, offer for sale, exchange, offer for exchange, donation, or offer for donation of any theft alarm deactivation device with the knowledge or intention that the device will be used to remove or deactivate any theft alarm device for the purpose of moving merchandise from an authorized area to an unauthorized area without either paying for the merchandise or obtaining the permission of the owner of the merchandise.
C. Unlawful possession of theft alarm deactivation devices is the possession of any theft alarm deactivation device with the knowledge or intention that the device will be used to remove or deactivate any theft alarm device for the purpose of moving merchandise from an authorized area to an unauthorized area without either paying for the merchandise or obtaining the permission of the owner of the merchandise.
D. Unlawful use of theft alarm deactivation devices is the use of any theft alarm deactivation device to remove or deactivate any theft alarm device for the purpose of moving merchandise from an authorized area to an unauthorized area without either paying for the merchandise or obtaining the permission of the owner of the merchandise.
E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2001, No. 909, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70.7. Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of fraudulent documents for identification purposes

RS 14:70.7 - Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of fraudulent documents for identification purposes
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally produce, manufacture, distribute, or possess fraudulent documents for identification purposes.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Distribute fraudulent documents for identification purposes" means to sell, give, transport, issue, provide, lend, deliver, transfer, transmit, distribute, or disseminate fraudulent documents for identification purposes.
(2) "Fraudulent documents for identification purposes" means documents which are presented as being bona fide documents which provide personal identification information but which are, in fact, false, forged, altered, or counterfeit.
(3) "Personal identification information" shall include but not be limited to a person's:
(a) Social security card.
(b) Driver's license.
(c) Credit card.
(d) Debit card.
(e) Electronic identification number.
(f) Birth certificate.
(g) Voter registration card.
(h) Any proof of residency, including utility bills, bank statements, or other government document showing the name and address of a person.
(i) State-issued identification card.
(j) Armed forces identification card.
(k) Government-issued identification card.
(l) Financial institution account card.
(m) Visa or passport.
(n) Student identification card.
(4) "Possess fraudulent documents for identification purposes" means to possess fraudulent documents for identification purposes.
(5) "Produce or manufacture fraudulent documents for identification purposes" means to develop, prepare, design, create, or process fraudulent documents for identification purposes.
C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section by possessing a fraudulent document for identification purposes shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(2) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section by distributing, manufacturing, or producing a fraudulent document for identification purposes shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than three years, or both.
D. It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that a fraudulent document for identification purposes contains words indicating that it is a novelty item or an indication that it is not a document for identification purposes.
Acts 2008, No. 253, §1; Acts 2017, No. 87, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70.8. Illegal transmission of monetary funds

RS 14:70.8 - Illegal transmission of monetary funds
A. Whoever with intent to defraud either transmits, attempts to transmit, causes to be transmitted, solicits a transmission, or receives a transmission, by wire or radio signal, any stolen or fraudulently obtained monetary funds shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both.
B. In addition to the penalties provided for in Subsection A of this Section, a person convicted under the provisions of this Section shall be ordered to make full restitution to the victim and to any other person who has suffered a financial loss as a result of the offense. If a person ordered to make restitution according to this Subsection is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, then the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's financial ability.
C. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Radio signal" means any text, email, or any other wireless transmission from cellular phones, portable wireless electronic tablets or computers, or any other wireless device used to transmit or receive monetary transactions.
(2) "Wire" means any wired electronic device that provides access to the Internet or to any other access point and allows monetary transactions to be transmitted or received by email, financial institution-to-financial institution transfer, or money transfer facility.
Acts 2012, No. 540, §1, eff. June 5, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:70.9. Government benefits fraud

RS 14:70.9 - Government benefits fraud
A. The crime of government benefits fraud is the act of any person who, with intent to defraud the state or any person or entity through any government benefits administered by any state department, agency, or political subdivision, does any of the following:
(1) Presents for allowance or payment any false or fraudulent claim for furnishing services, merchandise, or payments.
(2) Knowingly submits false information for the purpose of obtaining greater compensation than that to which he is legally entitled for furnishing services, merchandise, or payments.
(3) Knowingly submits false information for the purpose of obtaining authorization for furnishing services, merchandise, or payments.
(4) Knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or representation of material fact on an application or form for assistance, goods, services, or payments when the false statement or representation is made for the purpose of determining the person's eligibility to receive benefits or payments.
(5) Knowingly conceals or fails to disclose any material fact affecting the applicant's or recipient's initial or continued eligibility to receive benefits or payments.
B. Whoever commits the crime of government benefits fraud shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both imprisoned and fined.
C. For the purpose of this Section, government benefits include any record, voucher, payment, money or thing of value, good, service, right, or privilege provided or administered by a state government entity.
Acts 2018, No. 707, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:71.1. Bank fraud

RS 14:71.1 - Bank fraud
A. Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice to do any of the following shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both:
(1) To defraud a financial institution.
(2) To obtain any of the monies, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by or under the custody or control of a financial institution by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, practices, transactions, representations, or promises.
B. In addition to the penalties provided in Subsection A of this Section, a person convicted under the provisions of this Section shall be ordered to make full restitution to the victim and any other person who has suffered a financial loss as a result of the offense. If a person ordered to make restitution pursuant to this Section is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's financial ability.
C. As used in this Section, the term "financial institution" has the same meaning as in R.S. 6:2(8).
Acts 1992, No. 104, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 495, §1.