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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:361. Venue

RS 14:361 - Venue
The action provided in R.S. 14:360 may properly be brought in any parish where the organization in question is domiciled, owns property of any kind, is doing business, is soliciting or has solicited funds, is sending or has sent printed propaganda or other printed materials, an agent duly appointed for the service of process resides, or where any agent appointed by action of law for the service of process resides, has officers or members living therein or in which any officer can be found for personal service, or in the case of an individual, in any parish where such individual may be domiciled, temporarily living, be employed, carry on any propaganda activities, solicit or pay out any funds or money, or be found for personal service of process.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:362. Registration of organizations

RS 14:362 - Registration of organizations
Upon final definitive judgment under the provisions of R.S. 14:358 through 373 that an organization is a communist action organization, a communist front organization, a communist infiltrated organization or a subversive organization, the president, vice president, secretary or treasurer, or in their absence any director or other officer of the organization, shall file or cause to be filed, within five days thereafter and annually thereafter between the 1st and 15th of January, with the commissioner of public safety, or his designated representative, a registration statement, and for the purposes of filing this registration statement only, any member of the bar of this state may be employed. Except with respect to the disclosures required to be made in this registration statement, the legal privileges of the attorney-client relationship shall be observed. The said registration statement shall contain the following information:
The names and current home and office addresses of all current officers, plus all officers during the year preceding the date of the statement, with a designation of the title of the officer and a brief description of the duties of said officers.
The names and current home and office addresses of all persons or organizations which have contributed funds to said organization in the year preceding the date of the statement plus a statement of the amount and date of each contribution received from each contributor during the year preceding the date of the statement, the qualifications for membership in the organization, a detailed statement of the aims, purposes and activities of the organization and all the means by which they are carried out.
In the case of a communist action organization or a subversive organization, the name and last known address of each person who was a member of the organization at any time during the year preceding the date of the statement.
(In the case of any officer or member listed above who is or has been known by more than one name, each name which such officer or member uses or by which he has been known must be listed to comply with R.S. 14:358 through 373).
An inventory of all property and assets owned by the said organization listing brief description, location and approximate values.
Registrants under this Section shall attach to their registration statements copies of all publications of any kind, including written transcripts of any radio or television broadcasts, published or disseminated by the registering organization during the year preceding the date of the statement, plus, a copy of the Charter, articles of incorporation, bylaws and rules of the organization.
The registration statement of any organization under this Section shall be submitted under oath or by affirmation.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:363. Registration of individuals

RS 14:363 - Registration of individuals
Upon final definitive judgment under the provisions of R.S. 14:358 through 373 that any individual is a communist or a subversive person, that individual shall, within five days thereafter, register with the commission of public safety by filing in person a statement under oath or affirmation setting forth his or her name, including any other names used or in use, address, occupation, date and place of birth, features of identification, and name of spouse, if any. All such individual registrants shall be fingerprinted for positive identification at the time of each registration and shall re-register annually between the 1st and 15th of January, for so long as they remain in the state of Louisiana. If a person found to be a communist or a subversive person under the terms of R.S. 14:358 through 373 shall leave the state of Louisiana for a period as long as fifteen days or longer, he or she shall re-register as provided above within five days after he or she shall return to the state.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:364. Registration statements to be public records

RS 14:364 - Registration statements to be public records
All registration statements of both organizations and individuals under R.S. 14:358 through 373 shall be considered public records and shall be kept open for public inspection at any reasonable time.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:365. Election ballots

RS 14:365 - Election ballots
No organization finally determined under the provisions of R.S. 14:358 through 373 to be a communist organization or a subversive organization shall have its name or the name of any of its nominees printed on any election ballot used in any primary or general election in the state of Louisiana.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:366. Public office and public support, disqualification

RS 14:366 - Public office and public support, disqualification
It shall be the public policy of this state to discourage the public employment of persons legally determined under the provisions of R.S. 14:358 through 373 to be Communists or Subversive Persons, and no official or employee of the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof having the authority to hire and fire other employees shall hire or retain on the official payrolls any person about whom the courts have made any such determination under R.S. 14:358 through 373, and further, no official or employee of the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof who has the authority and responsibility to pay out any public funds for any purpose shall pay out any such funds in any amount for any purpose to any person about whom the courts have made any such determination under R.S. 14:358 through 373.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:367. Labeling of propaganda

RS 14:367 - Labeling of propaganda
Any publication of any type whatsoever of any organization finally determined to be a communist action organization, a communist front organization, a communist infiltrated organization or a subversive organization under the provisions of R.S. 14:358 through 373, which publication is intended to be, or which is, circulated or disseminated among two or more persons, shall be marked plainly in block letters in red ink, "Disseminated by __________, a Communist Organization" (or Subversive Organization if the organization has been so designated) inserting in the blank space the full name of the organization.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:368. Acts prohibited

RS 14:368 - Acts prohibited
It shall be a felony for any person knowingly and wilfully to:
1. Fail to register as required in R.S. 14:363, when required to so register by the terms of R.S. 14:358 through 373.
2. Fail as an officer of a communist action organization, a communist front organization, a communist infiltrated organization or a subversive organization to perform and carry out the obligations set forth and provided in R.S. 14:362.
3. File any false registration statement under the provisions of R.S. 14:362 and 14:363.
4. Violate the provisions of R.S. 14:367 in regard to the labeling and dissemination of propaganda material.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:369. Penalties

RS 14:369 - Penalties
Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of R.S. 14:368 shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than five years, or both. Any organization which shall fail to register as provided in R.S. 14:362 when required to do so under the terms of R.S. 14:358 through 373 shall, on the motion of the district attorney or the attorney general as the case may be, have all assets of said organization frozen by preliminary restraining order and injunction of the district court having jurisdiction in the matter and held secure under the jurisdiction of said court and unavailable to said organization until the required registration is completed or until the owners of the organization petition the said court for a distribution of the assets following a dissolution of the organization.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:370. Additional penalties

RS 14:370 - Additional penalties
Any person convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of violating any of the provisions of R.S. 14:368 in addition to all other penalties herein provided shall from the date of such conviction be barred from:
(1) Holding any office, elective or appointive, or any other position of profit or trust in or employment by the government of the state of Louisiana or of any agency thereof or of any parish, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of said state;
(2) Filing or offering for election to any public office in the state of Louisiana; or
(3) Voting in any election in this state.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:371. Screening of prospective public officials and employees

RS 14:371 - Screening of prospective public officials and employees
Every person and every board, commission, council, department, court or other agency of the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof, who or which appoints or employs or supervises in any manner the appointment or employment of public officials or employees, shall establish by rules, regulations or otherwise, procedures designed to reasonably ascertain before any person, including teachers and other employees of any public educational institution in this state, is appointed or employed, that he or she is not a communist or a subversive person, and that there are no reasonable grounds to believe such person is a communist or a subversive person. In the event such reasonable grounds exist, he or she shall not be appointed or employed. In securing any facts necessary to ascertain the information herein required, the applicant may be required to sign a written affidavit containing answers to such inquiries as may be reasonably material.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:372. Candidates for public office; filing of nonsubversive affidavits

RS 14:372 - Candidates for public office; filing of nonsubversive affidavits
No person shall become a candidate nor shall be certified by any political party as a candidate for election to any public office created by the constitution or laws of this state unless such candidate for certification by the political party shall have attached to the qualifying papers, the nominating petition or nominating papers filed with the appropriate party committee of this state or the secretary of state, whichever the case may be, a sworn affidavit that the candidate is not and never has been a communist or a subversive person as defined in R.S. 14:359. No qualification of candidates, nominating petition or nominating papers for such office shall be received for filing by the official aforesaid unless the same shall be accompanied by the affidavit aforesaid and there shall not be entered upon any ballot or voting machine at any election the name of any person who has failed or refused to make the affidavit as required above.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:374. Failure to report bail bonds

RS 14:374 - Failure to report bail bonds
A. It shall be a misdemeanor offense for any agent of a commercial surety company, who posted a criminal bail bond through a power of attorney issued by that company, to fail to report and remit the premium and any fees or taxes due to the commercial surety company within fifteen days of posting the bail bond.
B. Whoever violates any provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned for not more than six months or both.
Acts 1993, No. 834, §3, eff. June 22, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:375. Illegal consideration for criminal bail bonds

RS 14:375 - Illegal consideration for criminal bail bonds
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Charge a fee or to receive anything of value to act as a personal surety on a criminal bail bond or to procure another to act as a personal surety on a criminal bail bond in the state of Louisiana.
(2) Charge a fee for or to receive anything of value for obtaining a release of a criminal defendant on a bail without surety.
B. An attorney at law admitted to practice in the state of Louisiana, in the course of his representation of his client, shall not be affected by this Section.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section:
(1) When the amount charged or received is valued at five hundred dollars or more, shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years or may be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
(2) When the amount charged or received is valued at one hundred dollars or more, but less than five hundred dollars, shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years or may be fined two thousand dollars, or both.
(3) When the amount received or charged is valued at less than one hundred dollars, shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
Acts 1993, No. 834, §3, eff. June 22, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:385. Organizations engaged in social, educational or political activities; Communist affiliations prohibited

RS 14:385 - Organizations engaged in social, educational or political activities; Communist affiliations prohibited
Non-trading corporations, partnerships and associations of persons operating in the state of Louisiana and engaged in social, educational or political activities are prohibited from being affiliated with any foreign or out of state non-trading corporations, partnerships or associations of persons, any of the officers or members of the board of directors of which are members of Communist, Communist-front or subversive organizations, as cited by the House of Congress un-American Activities Committee, or the United States Attorney. Reports or information from the files of the Committee on un-American Activities of the U.S. House of Representatives shall constitute prima facie evidence of such membership in said organizations.
Acts 1958, No. 260, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:386. Affidavits

RS 14:386 - Affidavits
As a condition precedent to being authorized to operate or conduct any activities in the state of Louisiana, every non-trading corporation, partnership or association of persons engaged in social, educational or political activities, affiliated with any similar non-trading corporation, partnership or association of persons, chartered, created or operating under the laws of any other state, shall file with the secretary of state yearly, on or before December 31, an affidavit attesting to the fact that none of the officers of such out of state or foreign corporation, partnership or association of persons with which it is affiliated, is a member of any such organization cited by the House of Congress un-American Activities Committee, or the United States Attorney General, as Communist, Communist-front or subversive.
Acts 1958, No. 260, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:387. Failure to file affidavit; penalty

RS 14:387 - Failure to file affidavit; penalty
Failure to file the affidavit required by R.S. 14:386 shall constitute a misdemeanor, and the officers and members of such non-trading corporation, partnership or association of persons operating in this state and affiliated with such out of state or foreign organizations, failing to file such affidavit, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined $100.00 and imprisoned 30 days in the parish jail.
Acts 1958, No. 260, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:388. False statements in affidavit as perjury

RS 14:388 - False statements in affidavit as perjury
Any false statement under oath contained in the affidavit required by R.S. 14:386 filed with the secretary of state shall constitute perjury and shall be punished as provided by R.S. 14:123.
Acts 1958, No. 260, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:390.1. Definition of communist propaganda

RS 14:390.1 - Definition of communist propaganda
(1) "Communist propaganda" means any oral, visual, graphic, written, pictorial or other communication which is issued, prepared, printed, procured, distributed or disseminated by the Soviet Union, any of its satellite countries, or by the government of any other communist country or any agent of the Soviet Union, its satellite countries or any other communist country, wherever located, or by any communist organization, communist action organization, communist front organization, communist infiltrated organization or communist controlled organization or by any agent of any such organization, which communication or material from any of the above listed sources is
(a) reasonably adopted to, or which the person disseminating the same believes will, or which he intends to, prevail upon, indoctrinate, convert, induce, or in any way influence a recipient or any section of the public with reference to the political or public interests, policies or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party, or promote in the United States or the state of Louisiana, any attitude or state of mind that tends to undermine the determination of any citizen of the United States or of any of the various states to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States or the constitutions of the respective states, or tends to create or encourage disrespect for duly constituted legal authority, either federal or state, or
(b) which advocates, advises, instigates or promotes any racial, social, political or religious disorder, civil riot, or other conflict involving the use of force or violence in the United States, the state of Louisiana or any other American republic, or the overthrow of any government or political subdivision of the United States, the state of Louisiana or any other American republic by any means involving the use of force or violence.
(2) For the purposes of R.S. 14:390 through 390.8, the fact that an organization has been officially cited or identified by the attorney general of the United States, the subversive activities control board of the United States or any committee of the United States Congress as a communist organization, a communist action organization, a communist front organization or a communist infiltrated organization or has been in any other way officially cited or identified by any of these aforementioned authorities as a communist controlled organization, shall be considered presumptive evidence of the factual status of any such organization.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:390.2. Acts prohibited

RS 14:390.2 - Acts prohibited
It shall be a felony for any person to knowingly, willfully and intentionally deliver, distribute, disseminate or store communist propaganda in the state of Louisiana except under the specific exemptions hereinafter provided.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:390.3. Legitimate procurement of contraband

RS 14:390.3 - Legitimate procurement of contraband
Bona fide students of foreign languages, foreign affairs, or foreign political systems, other interested individuals, and also bona fide officially accredited educational institutions may obtain communist propaganda and have the same legally delivered to them within the state of Louisiana upon specifically requesting the delivery of the same for the purpose of personal or institutional use in the due course of the educational process. All such communist propaganda legally entering this state under this exemption shall be clearly and legibly labeled on both the front and back cover thereof, or on the front if not covered, with the words "Communist Propaganda" printed or stamped conspicuously in red ink, and failure to so label said material shall constitute a violation of R.S. 14:390 through 390.8 on the part of the sender or distributor thereof, the violation to be considered to take place at the point of actual delivery to the ultimate user who requested the material.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:390.4. Venue

RS 14:390.4 - Venue
Violations of R.S. 14:390 through 390.8 are considered to take place at the location where the prohibited contraband material is found, either stored in bulk or placed in the hands of the ultimate user.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:390.5. Warehousing and storage

RS 14:390.5 - Warehousing and storage
It is the duty of the sheriffs of the respective parishes, upon the finding of any bulk storage of any communist propaganda, to enter upon the premises where the material is found, clear the premises of all human occupants, and padlock the premises until judicially ordered to reopen them. The owner of any padlocked premises may, upon application to the district court of proper jurisdiction and upon showing the court that the premises can be immediately cleared of the prohibited contraband material, obtain an order from the court to the sheriff, authorizing him to supervise the removal of the contraband by the owner of the premises and to re-open the premises thereafter.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:390.6. Destruction of contraband

RS 14:390.6 - Destruction of contraband
All communist propaganda discovered in the state of Louisiana in violation of R.S. 14:390 through 390.8 shall be seized and after proper identification and upon summary order of the district court of proper jurisdiction, destroyed, unless needed for official purposes.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:390.7. Penalties

RS 14:390.7 - Penalties
Any person who violates any of the provisions of R.S. 14:390 through 390.6 shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than six years, or both.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 245, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:401. Demonstrations in or near building housing a court or occupied as residence by judge, juror, witness, or court officer

RS 14:401 - Demonstrations in or near building housing a court or occupied as residence by judge, juror, witness, or court officer
A. Whoever, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer in the discharge of his duty, pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the state of Louisiana, or in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer, or with such intent uses any sound-truck or similar device or resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
B. Nothing in this Section shall interfere with or prevent the exercise by any court of the state of Louisiana of its power to punish for contempt.
Acts 1950, No. 177, §§1, 2; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:402.1. Taking of contraband to hospitals unlawful; penalty

RS 14:402.1 - Taking of contraband to hospitals unlawful; penalty
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to introduce or attempt to introduce into or upon the grounds or buildings of any hospital or related facility, except through regular channels as authorized by the administrator of the hospital, any of the following articles which are hereby declared contraband for the purposes of this Section, namely: Any intoxicating beverage or beverage which causes or may cause an intoxicating effect, any controlled dangerous substance that has not been prescribed or recommended in accordance with the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law at R.S. 40:961 et seq., and any firearm or other instrumentality customarily considered a dangerous weapon possessed by a person who is prohibited from possessing the firearm or instrumentality pursuant to state or federal law.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall upon conviction be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than three years.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 383, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 516, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:403.2. Abuse and neglect of adults

RS 14:403.2 - Abuse and neglect of adults
A. Any person, who under R.S. 15:1504(A), is required to report the abuse or neglect of an adult and knowingly and willfully fails to so report shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
B. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or who knowingly and willfully obstructs the procedures for receiving and investigating reports of adult abuse or neglect, or who discloses without authorization confidential information about or contained within such reports shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
C. Any person who reports an adult as abused or neglected to an adult protection agency as defined in R.S. 15:1503 or to any law enforcement agency, knowing that such information is false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
D.(1) Any person who retaliates against an individual who reports adult abuse to an adult protection agency or to a law enforcement agency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, "retaliation" is defined as discharging, demoting, or suspending an employee who reports the adult abuse; or threatening, harassing, or discriminating against the reporter in any manner at any time provided the report is made in good faith for the purpose of helping the adult protection agency or law enforcement agency fulfill its responsibilities as set forth in Chapter 14 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 519, §1. Acts 1983, No. 98, §1; Acts 1985, No. 181, §1; Acts 1989, No. 703, §§1, 2, eff. July 8, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 534, §1; Acts 1991, No. 408, §1; Acts 1992, No. 975, §1, eff. July 9, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 841, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1183, §1; Acts 1999, No. 338, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §5; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 80, §1; Acts 2003, No. 244, §1; Acts 2005, No. 306, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 181, §1, eff. June 13, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:403.3. Reports of missing children; procedures; false reports or communications; penalties

RS 14:403.3 - Reports of missing children; procedures; false reports or communications; penalties
A.(1) Any state or local law enforcement agency receiving a report of a missing child or the recovery of a missing child and having reasonable grounds to believe the report is accurate shall do all of the following immediately after receiving the report:
(a) Enter the name of the child into the National Crime Information Center's database.
(b) Notify each of the following of the facts and contents of the report:
(i) The Department of Children and Family Services to the extent that the reporting is required pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title VI of the Children's Code.
(ii) The office of state police, if it did not originally receive the report.
(iii) The office of the sheriff for the parish in which the report was received, if it did not originally receive the report.
(iv) Any other local, state, or federal law enforcement agency that the law enforcement agency receiving the report deems necessary and appropriate depending upon the facts of each case.
(2) The law enforcement agency may also notify any other appropriate local, state, or federal agency of the fact and contents of the report.
B. No person shall knowingly file a false missing child report with a law enforcement agency.
C. No person shall intentionally communicate false information concerning a missing child, or the recovery of a missing child, to a law enforcement agency when such information is communicated with the specific intent to delay or otherwise hinder an investigation to locate the child.
D. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than one year, with or without hard labor, or both.
E. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection C of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than five years.
Acts 1985, No. 393, §1; Acts 2005, No. 503, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2012, No. 454, §1; Acts 2012, No. 477, §1, eff. June 3, 2012; Acts 2020, No. 96, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:403.5. Gunshot wounds; mandatory reporting

RS 14:403.5 - Gunshot wounds; mandatory reporting
A. The purpose of this Section is to aid law enforcement in combating violent crime through the rapid identification and reporting of all gunshot wounds or injuries treated by any medical professionals, practitioners, or associated personnel.
B. In every case of a gunshot wound or injury presented for treatment to a medical professional, practitioner, or associated person, that professional, practitioner, or associated person shall make an oral notification to either the sheriff of the parish in which the wounded person was presented for treatment, or the chief or superintendent of police in the municipality in which the wounded person was presented for treatment immediately after complying with all applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations related to the treatment of emergencies and before the wounded person is released from the hospital. A written notation of this action shall be made on the emergency record.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any wounds or injuries received from the firing of an air gun.
D. Any report of a gunshot wound or injury required to be reported by this Section which does not result in criminal prosecution shall not become public record and shall be destroyed by the law enforcement agency receiving the information.
E. Any person who fails to file a report under this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Any person who knowingly files a false report under this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1997, No. 1309, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:403.6. Reporting of neglect or abuse of animals

RS 14:403.6 - Reporting of neglect or abuse of animals
A. Any state or local law enforcement officer, or any employee of government or of a government contractor who in his professional capacity routinely investigates alleged abuse or neglect or sexual abuse of a child, or abuse or neglect of an adult under the provisions of R.S. 15:1507, who becomes aware of evidence of neglect or abuse of an animal shall report such incident to the law enforcement authority of the governing authority in which the incident has occurred or the local animal welfare authority. The name and identifying information regarding the reporter of animal maltreatment shall be confidential.
B. No person required to report under the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall knowingly and willfully obstruct the procedures for receiving and investigating a report of abuse or neglect or shall disclose, without authorization, confidential information which was reported.
C. No person shall make a report required by this Section knowing that any information therein is false.
Acts 2001, No. 1136, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §6; Acts 2012, No. 811, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:403.7. Failure to report a missing child

RS 14:403.7 - Failure to report a missing child
A.(1) A child's caretaker shall report to an appropriate authority that a child is missing within two hours of the expiration of the period provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
(2) For purposes of this Subsection, there shall be a presumption that a child is missing and that the child's caretaker knew or should have known that the child is missing when the caretaker does not know the location of the child and has not been in contact with nor verified the location or safety of the child:
(a) With regard to a child over the age of thirteen, for a period of twenty-four hours.
(b) With regard to a child thirteen years of age or younger, for a period of twelve hours.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Appropriate authority" includes:
(a) A state or local law enforcement agency.
(b) A 911 Public Safety Answering Point as defined in Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(2) "Caretaker" means the child's parent, grandparent, legal guardian, or any person who, at the time of the child's disappearance, has physical custody of the child.
(3) "Child" means any person under the age of seventeen years.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.
C. Any person who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be punished as follows:
(1) If the child is found dead or determined to be dead, then the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than two years nor more than fifty years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, and fined not more than fifty thousand dollars.
(2) If the child has remained missing for a period of more than six months at the time of conviction and not determined to be dead, then the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than two years nor more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, and fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars.
(3) If the child is determined to have been either physically or sexually abused during the time that the child was missing, then the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, and fined not more than ten thousand dollars.
(4) If the child is found unharmed, then the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
D. The period of time in which a caretaker is required to report a missing child as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be suspended for the period of time in which the caretaker is unable to make a report due to circumstances beyond the caretaker's control.
Acts 2012, No. 454, §1; Acts 2012, No. 477, §1, eff. June 3, 2012; Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:403.8. Failure to report the death of a child

RS 14:403.8 - Failure to report the death of a child
A. It shall be unlawful for a child's caretaker to fail to report to an appropriate authority the death of a child that occurs while the child is in the physical custody of the caretaker, within one hour of the caretaker's discovery of the child's death or one hour of the caretaker learning of the location of the child's body.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Appropriate authority" includes:
(a) A state or local law enforcement agency.
(b) A 911 Public Safety Answering Point as provided in Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(c) The coroner of the parish in which the child's body is located.
(d) Emergency medical personnel.
(2) "Caretaker" means the child's parent, grandparent, guardian, or any person who, at the time of the child's death, has physical custody of the child.
(3) "Child" means any person under the age of seventeen years.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years.
D. The period of time in which a caretaker is required to report the death of a child as required by Subsection A of this Section shall be suspended for the period of time in which the caretaker is unable to make a report due to circumstances beyond the caretaker's control.
Acts 2012, No. 454, §1; Acts 2012, No. 477, §1, eff. June 3, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:403.9. Alcohol consumption; emergency assistance and cooperation; immunity

RS 14:403.9 - Alcohol consumption; emergency assistance and cooperation; immunity
A. A peace officer shall not take a person into custody based solely on the commission of an offense involving alcohol described in Subsection B of this Section if the peace officer, after making a reasonable determination and considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably believes that all of the following apply:
(1) The law enforcement officer has contact with the person because the person acting in good faith requested emergency medical assistance for an individual who reasonably appeared to be in need of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption and the person did not illegally provide alcohol to the individual.
(2) The person:
(a) Provided his full name and any other relevant information requested by the peace officer.
(b) Remained at the scene with the individual who reasonably appeared to be in need of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption until emergency medical assistance arrived.
(c) Cooperated with emergency medical assistance personnel and peace officers at the scene.
B. A person who meets the criteria of Subsection A of this Section shall be immune from criminal prosecution for any offense related solely to the possession and consumption of alcohol.
C. A person shall not initiate or maintain an action against a peace officer or the employing state agency or political subdivision based on the officer's compliance or failure to comply with this Section.
D. For the purposes of this Section, "peace officer" shall have the same meaning as defined in R.S. 14:112.1.
Acts 2014, No. 392, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:403.11. Administration of opiate antagonists; immunity

RS 14:403.11 - Administration of opiate antagonists; immunity
A. First responders shall have the authority to administer, without prescription, opiate antagonists when encountering an individual exhibiting signs of an opiate overdose.
B. For the purposes of this Section, a first responder shall include all of the following:
(1) A law enforcement official.
(2) An emergency medical technician.
(3) A firefighter.
(4) Medical personnel at secondary schools and institutions of higher education.
C.(1) Before administering an opioid antagonist pursuant to this Section, a first responder shall complete the training necessary to safely and properly administer an opioid antagonist to individuals who are undergoing or who are believed to be undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose. The training, at a minimum, shall cover all of the following:
(a) Techniques on how to recognize symptoms of an opioid-related overdose.
(b) Standards and procedures for the storage and administration of an opioid antagonist.
(c) Emergency follow-up procedures.
(2) Any first responder administering an opiate antagonist in a manner consistent with addressing opiate overdose shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission in rendering such care or services or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the person involved in said emergency, unless the damage or injury was caused by willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.
D. The deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall develop and promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, a set of best practices for use by a fire department or law enforcement agency in the administration and enforcement of this Section including but not limited to the training necessary to safely and properly administer an opioid antagonist to individuals who are undergoing or who are believed to be undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose, the standards and procedures for the storage and administration of an opioid antagonist, and emergency follow-up procedures.
Acts 2014, No. 392, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:404. Self-mutilation by a prisoner

RS 14:404 - Self-mutilation by a prisoner
A. Self-mutilation by a prisoner is the intentional infliction of injuries to himself by a prisoner incarcerated in any state penitentiary or any local penal or correctional institution or while in the lawful custody of a peace officer, or the procuring or permitting of another person to inflict injury on such prisoner by means of shooting, stabbing, cutting, applying chemicals or other substances to the body, drinking or eating poisonous or toxic substances, or in any manner, when such results in permanent or temporary injury.
B. Whoever commits the crime of self-mutilation by a prisoner shall be imprisoned at hard labor for a term not exceeding two years. Any sentence imposed under this Section shall run consecutively to any other sentence being served by the offender at the time of the offense.
Added by Acts 1966, No. 85, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 456, §1; Acts 1997, No. 179, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:405. Unlawful establishment of accounts on Internet-based social networking websites by inmates

RS 14:405 - Unlawful establishment of accounts on Internet-based social networking websites by inmates
A. It shall be unlawful for any offender who is incarcerated and who is sentenced to the legal custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to establish or maintain an account on any Internet-based, social networking website.
B. "Social networking website" means an Internet-based website that has any of the following capabilities:
(1) Allows users to create web pages or profiles about themselves that are available to the general public or to any other users.
(2) Offers a mechanism for communication among users, such as a forum, chat room, electronic mail, or instant messaging.
C. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
Acts 2011, No. 312, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:501. Killing or injuring a person while hunting; penalty for failure to render aid

RS 14:501 - Killing or injuring a person while hunting; penalty for failure to render aid
Whoever, while taking any bird or mammal, kills or injures another person by the use of any firearm, bow and arrow, spear, slingshot, or other weapon or device used in such taking, and who knowingly either abandons such person or fails to render to such injured person all necessary aid possible under the circumstances, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Acts 1962, No. 446, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:502. Failure to seek assistance

RS 14:502 - Failure to seek assistance
A.(1) Any person at the scene of an emergency who knows that another person has suffered serious bodily injury shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger or peril to self or others, give reasonable assistance to the injured person. Reasonable assistance includes immediately seeking or reporting the need for medical assistance from an appropriate authority.
(2) Any person who engages in reckless behavior that results in the serious bodily injury of any person shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger or peril to self or others, give reasonable assistance to the person. Reasonable assistance includes immediately seeking or reporting the need for medical assistance from an appropriate authority.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Appropriate authority" includes:
(a) Any state or local law enforcement agency.
(b) A 911 Public Safety Answering Point as defined in Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(c) Emergency medical personnel.
(2) "Reckless behavior" means an activity or behavior in which a reasonable person knew or reasonably should have known that the activity or behavior may result in injury to another, including but not limited to excessive consumption of alcohol, binge drinking, drag racing, consumption of any controlled dangerous substance, acts of hazing, or other similar activity, including activity which is defined as a criminal offense under this Title.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.
C.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.
(2) If the serious bodily injury results in the death of the person, any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2018, No. 637, §1; Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:511. Loansharking; penalty

RS 14:511 - Loansharking; penalty
A. A person is guilty of loansharking when he knowingly solicits, or receives any money or anything of value, including services, as interest or compensation for a loan, or as forbearance of any right to money or other property, at a rate exceeding forty-five percentum per annum or the equivalent rate for a longer or shorter period. This Section shall not apply to any transaction under Title 6, Title 9, or Sections 1751 through 1770 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or under R.S. 9:3500.
B. Whoever commits the crime of loansharking is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than five years with or without hard labor, or both.
C. For the purposes of this Part, the term "person" shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, or combination of individuals.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 165, §1; Acts 1986, No. 878, §1; Acts 2004, No. 743, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.