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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:83.3. Prostitution by massage

RS 14:83.3 - Prostitution by massage
A. Prostitution by massage is the erotic stimulation of the genital organs of another by any masseur, masseuse, or any other person, whether resulting in orgasm or not, by instrumental manipulation, touching with the hands, or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse or unnatural carnal copulation, when done for money.
B. As used in this Section, the terms:
(1) "Masseur" means a male who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.
(2) "Masseuse" means a female who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.
C. Whoever commits the crime of prostitution by massage shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
D.(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that, during the time of the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant was a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposes as provided in R.S. 14:46.3(E). Any child determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be eligible for specialized services for sexually exploited children.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that, during the time of the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant is determined to be a victim of human trafficking pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 14:46.2(F). Any person determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for sexually exploited persons to the extent that such services are available.
Acts 1984, No. 580, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:83.4. Massage; sexual conduct prohibited

RS 14:83.4 - Massage; sexual conduct prohibited
A. It shall be unlawful for any masseur, masseuse, or any other person, while in a massage parlor or any other enterprise used as a massage parlor, by stimulation in an erotic manner, to:
(1) Expose, touch, caress, or fondle the genitals, anus, or pubic hairs of any person or the nipples of the female breast; or
(2) To perform any acts of sadomasochistic abuse, flagellation, or torture in the context of sexual conduct.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
C.(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that, during the time of the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant was a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposes as provided in R.S. 14:46.3(E). Any child determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be eligible for specialized services for sexually exploited children.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that, during the time of the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant is determined to be a victim of human trafficking pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 14:46.2(F). Any person determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for sexually exploited persons to the extent that such services are available.
Acts 1984, No. 580, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:84. Pandering

RS 14:84 - Pandering
A. Pandering is any of the following intentional acts:
(1) Enticing, placing, persuading, encouraging, or causing the entrance of any person into the practice of prostitution, either by force, threats, promises, or by any other device or scheme.
(2) Maintaining a place where prostitution is habitually practiced.
(3) Detaining any person in any place of prostitution by force, threats, promises, or by any other device or scheme.
(4) Receiving or accepting by a person as a substantial part of support or maintenance anything of value which is known to be from the earnings of any person engaged in prostitution.
(5) Consenting, on the part of any parent or tutor of any person, to the person's entrance or detention in the practice of prostitution.
(6) Transporting any person from one place to another for the purpose of promoting the practice of prostitution.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of pandering shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
(2) Whoever commits the crime of pandering involving the prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both.
(3) Whoever commits the crime of pandering involving the prostitution of persons under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 219, §1; Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2013, No. 83, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1; Acts 2017, No. 180, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:85. Letting premises for prostitution

RS 14:85 - Letting premises for prostitution
A. Letting premises for prostitution is the granting of the right of use or the leasing of any premises, knowing that they are to be used for the practice of prostitution, or allowing the continued use of the premises with such knowledge.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of letting premises for prostitution shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(2) Whoever commits the crime of letting premises for prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both.
(3) Whoever commits the crime of letting premises for prostitution of persons under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2013, No. 83, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1; Acts 2017, No. 180, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:86. Enticing persons into prostitution

RS 14:86 - Enticing persons into prostitution
A. Enticing persons into prostitution is committed when any person over the age of seventeen entices, places, persuades, encourages, or causes the entrance of any other person under the age of twenty-one into the practice of prostitution, either by force, threats, promises, or by any other device or scheme. Lack of knowledge of the other person's age shall not be a defense.
B.(1)(a) Whoever commits the crime of enticing persons into prostitution shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than ten years.
(b) Whoever commits the crime of enticing persons into prostitution when the person being enticed into prostitution is under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both.
(c) Whoever commits the crime of enticing persons into prostitution when the person being enticed into prostitution is under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both.
(2), (3) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
C.(1) It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that the person being enticed is actually a law enforcement officer or peace officer acting in his official capacity.
(2) It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that the person being enticed consented to the activity.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 434, §1; Acts 2010, No. 763, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2013, No. 83, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1; Acts 2017, No. 180, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.1.1. Killing a child during delivery; penalties

RS 14:87.1.1 - Killing a child during delivery; penalties
A. Killing a child during delivery is the intentional destruction, during parturition of the mother, of the vitality or life of a child in a state of being born and before actual birth, which child would otherwise have been born alive; provided, however, that the crime of killing a child during delivery shall not be construed to include any case in which the death of a child results from the use by a physician of a procedure during delivery which is necessary to save the life of the child or of the mother and is used for the express purpose of and with the specific intent of saving the life of the child or of the mother.
B. Whoever commits the crime of killing a child during delivery shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the penitentiary for life.
Acts 2022, No. 545, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.2. Human experimentation on an infant born alive

RS 14:87.2 - Human experimentation on an infant born alive
A. Human experimentation is the use of any infant who is born alive, without consent of that live born human being, for any scientific or laboratory research or any other kind of experimentation or study except to protect or preserve the life and health of the live born human being, or the conduct, on a human embryo or fetus in utero, of any experimentation or study except to preserve the life or to improve the health of the human embryo or fetus.
B. Whoever commits the crime of human experimentation on an infant born alive shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five nor more than twenty years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
Added by Acts 1973, No. 77, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7; Acts 2022, No. 545, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.4. Abortion advertising

RS 14:87.4 - Abortion advertising
A. Abortion advertising is the placing or carrying of any advertisement of abortion services by the publicizing of the availability of abortion services.
B. Whoever commits the crime of abortion advertising shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than one year or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
Added by Acts 1973, No. 76, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.5. Intentional failure to sustain life and health of aborted viable infant

RS 14:87.5 - Intentional failure to sustain life and health of aborted viable infant
A. The intentional failure to sustain the life and health of an aborted viable infant shall be a crime. The intentional failure to sustain the life and health of an aborted viable infant is the intentional failure, by any physician or person performing or inducing an abortion, to exercise that degree of professional care and diligence, and to perform such measures as constitute good medical practice, necessary to sustain the life and health of an aborted viable infant, when the death of the infant results.
B. Any person who commits the crime of intentional failure to sustain the life and health of an aborted viable infant shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty-one years.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 406, §1; Acts 2022, No. 545, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.6. Coerced abortion

RS 14:87.6 - Coerced abortion
A. Coerced abortion is committed when any person intentionally engages in the use or threatened use of physical force against the person of a pregnant woman, with the intent to compel the pregnant woman to undergo an abortion against her will, whether or not the abortion procedure has been attempted or completed.
B. Whoever commits the crime of coerced abortion shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2018, No. 674, §1, eff. June 1, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.7. Abortion

RS 14:87.7 - Abortion
A. It shall be unlawful for a physician or other person to perform an abortion, with or without the consent of the pregnant female.
B. The terms used in this Section have the same meaning as the definitions provided in R.S. 14:87.1.
C. Whoever commits the crime of abortion shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than ten years and shall be fined not less than ten thousand dollars nor more than one hundred thousand dollars.
D. This Section does not apply to a pregnant female upon whom an abortion is committed or performed in violation of this Section, and the pregnant female shall not be held responsible for the criminal consequences of any violation of this Section.
E. This Section shall not apply to the sale, use, prescription, or administration of a contraceptive or an emergency contraceptive.
F. The provisions of this Section shall become effective immediately upon, and to the extent permitted by, the occurrence of any of the following circumstances:
(1) Any decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which overrules, in whole or in part, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed. 2d 147 (1973), thereby restoring to the state of Louisiana the authority to prohibit or limit abortion.
(2) Adoption of an amendment to the United States Constitution which, in whole or in part, restores to the state of Louisiana the authority to prohibit or limit abortion.
(3) A decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Docket No. 19-1392, which overrules, in whole or in part, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed. 2d 147 (1973), thereby restoring to the state of Louisiana the authority to prohibit or limit abortion.
Acts 2022, No. 545, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.8. Late term abortion

RS 14:87.8 - Late term abortion
A. It shall be unlawful for a physician or other person to perform a late term abortion, with or without the consent of the pregnant female.
B. Whoever commits the crime of late term abortion shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than fifteen years and shall be fined not less than twenty thousand dollars nor more than two hundred thousand dollars.
C. This Section does not apply to a pregnant female upon whom an abortion is committed or performed in violation of this Section, and the pregnant female shall not be held responsible for the criminal consequences of any violation of this Section.
D. This Section shall not apply to the sale, use, prescription, or administration of a contraceptive or an emergency contraceptive.
E. The provisions of this Section shall become effective immediately upon, and to the extent permitted by, the occurrence of any of the following circumstances:
(1) Any decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which overrules, in whole or in part, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed. 2d 147 (1973), thereby restoring to the state of Louisiana the authority to prohibit, limit, or regulate abortion.
(2) Adoption of an amendment to the United States Constitution which, in whole or in part, restores to the state of Louisiana the authority to prohibit or limit abortion.
(3) A decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Docket No. 19-1392, which overrules, in whole or in part, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed. 2d 147 (1973), thereby restoring to the state of Louisiana the authority to prohibit or limit abortion.
Acts 2022, No. 545, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.9. Criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs

RS 14:87.9 - Criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs
A. Criminal abortion by means of an abortion-inducing drug is committed when a person knowingly causes an abortion to occur by means of delivering, dispensing, distributing, or providing a pregnant woman with an abortion-inducing drug.
B.(1) Any person who knowingly performs an abortion by means of an abortion-inducing drug in violation of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than five years, fined not less than five thousand nor more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.
(2) Any person who knowingly performs an abortion by means of an abortion-inducing drug in violation of this Section that results in the death or serious bodily injury of the pregnant woman shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five nor more than ten years, fined not less than ten thousand nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars, or both.
(3) Any person who knowingly performs or induces an abortion that results in the death or serious bodily injury of a pregnant woman under the age of eighteen in violation of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen nor more than fifty years, fined not less than fifteen thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both.
C. None of the following shall be construed to create the crime of criminal abortion by means of an abortion-inducing drug:
(1) Any action taken when a physician or other licensed medical professional is acting in the course of administering lawful medical care.
(2) Any act taken or omission by a pregnant woman with regard to her own unborn child.
(3) Possessing for her own consumption or consuming an abortion-inducing drug by a pregnant woman in violation of this Section.
(4) Lawfully prescribing, dispensing, or distributing a drug, medicine, or other substance for a bona fide medical reason that is not intended to cause an abortion in violation of this Section.
(5)(a) The act of administering an abortion-inducing drug when the drug is administered by a physician licensed by the state of Louisiana who administers the abortion-inducing drug in person to the pregnant woman.
(b) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall not be a defense against prosecution under any other provision of law that makes the abortion unlawful, whether the other provision of law is in effect on August 1, 2022, or becomes unlawful at a later date.
(6) Any act by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy related to filling a prescription for a drug, medicine, or other substance prescribed for a bona fide medical reason shall not subject the pharmacist or the pharmacy to the criminal consequences of this Section. A diagnosis or a diagnosis code shall be written on the prescription by the prescriber indicating that the drug, medicine, or other substance is intended for a purpose other than to cause an abortion in violation of this Section.
Acts 2022, No. 548, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.10. Abortion by an unlicensed physician

RS 14:87.10 - Abortion by an unlicensed physician
A. The crime of abortion by an unlicensed physician is an abortion performed, with or without the consent of the pregnant woman or her legal guardian, that results in the death of an unborn child when the abortion is performed by any individual who is not a physician licensed by the state of Louisiana.
B. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 545, §4.
C. Any person who knowingly performs an abortion in violation of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than five years, fined not less than five thousand nor more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.
D. None of the following shall be construed to create the crime of abortion by an unlicensed physician:
(1) Any action taken when a physician or other licensed medical professional is acting in the course of administering lawful medical care and an unborn child dies.
(2) Any act taken or omission by a pregnant woman with regard to her own unborn child.
E. The provisions of R.S. 40:1061.1 shall apply to this Section.
Acts 2012, No. 646, §1; Acts 2022, No. 545, §§2, 4; Redesignated from R.S. 14:32.9 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.11. Aggravated abortion by dismemberment

RS 14:87.11 - Aggravated abortion by dismemberment
A. Aggravated abortion by dismemberment is the commission of an abortion when the unborn child is intentionally dismembered, whether the act of dismemberment was in the course of or following the death of the unborn child.
B. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 545, §4.
C. Any person who knowingly performs an abortion in violation of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, fined not less than ten thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both.
D. None of the following shall be construed to create the crime of aggravated abortion by dismemberment:
(1) Any action taken when a physician or other licensed medical professional is acting in the course of administering lawful medical care and an unborn child dies.
(2) Any act taken or omission by a pregnant woman with regard to her own unborn child.
Acts 2012, No. 646, §1; Acts 2022, No. 545, §§2, 4; Redesignated from R.S. 14:32.9.1 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:87.12. Partial birth abortion

RS 14:87.12 - Partial birth abortion
A. Any physician who knowingly performs a partial birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, fined not less than ten thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both. This Section shall not apply to a partial birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
B. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 545, §4.
C.(1) A defendant charged with an offense under this Section may seek a hearing before the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners on whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. The report of the board shall be discoverable.
(2) The findings on that issue are admissible on that issue at the trial of the defendant. Upon a motion of the defendant, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial for not more than thirty days to permit such a hearing to take place.
D. A woman upon whom a partial birth abortion is performed shall not be subject to prosecution for a violation of this Section as a principal, accessory, or coconspirator thereto.
Acts 2007, No. 477, §1, eff. July 12, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 545, §4; Redesignated from R.S. 14:32.11 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:89.6. Human-animal hybrids

RS 14:89.6 - Human-animal hybrids
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly:
(1) Create or attempt to create a human-animal hybrid.
(2) Transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb.
(3) Transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than ten years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
C. Whoever violates this Section and derives pecuniary gain from the violation shall be subject to a civil fine of one million dollars or an amount equal to the amount of the gross gain multiplied by two.
D. As used in this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning:
(1) Human-animal hybrid means:
(a) A human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells or the component parts thereof have been introduced or a nonhuman embryo into which a human cell or cells or the component parts thereof have been introduced.
(b) A hybrid human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human egg with a nonhuman sperm.
(c) A hybrid human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a nonhuman egg with human sperm.
(d) An embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus into a human egg.
(e) An embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus into a nonhuman egg.
(f) An embryo containing at least haploid sets of chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form.
(g) A nonhuman life form engineered such that human gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form.
(h) A nonhuman life form engineered such that it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominately from human neural tissues.
(2) Human embryo means an organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest stages of development, from one cell up to eight weeks.
E. Nothing in this Subpart shall be interpreted as prohibiting either of the following if these do not violate the prohibitions of Subsection A or meet the definitions of Subsection D of this Section:
(1) Research involving the use of transgenic animal models containing human genes.
(2) Xenotransplantation of human organs, tissues or cells into recipient animals other than animal embryos.
Acts 2009, No. 108, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:90.2. Gambling in public

RS 14:90.2 - Gambling in public
A. Gambling in public is the aiding or abetting or participation in any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance, in any location or place open to the view of the public or the people at large, such as streets, highways, vacant lots, neutral grounds, alleyway, sidewalk, park, beach, parking lot, or condemned structures whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit.
B. This Section shall not prohibit activities authorized under the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law,1 nor shall it apply to bona fide fairs and festivals conducted for charitable purposes.
C. Whoever commits the crime of gambling in public shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 754, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
1R.S. 33:4861.1 et seq.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:90.4. Unlawful playing of video draw poker devices by persons under the age of twenty-one; penalty

RS 14:90.4 - Unlawful playing of video draw poker devices by persons under the age of twenty-one; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one years of age to play video draw poker devices.
B. For purposes of this Section, "video draw poker device" means a device, as defined in R.S. 27:402, placed in an establishment licensed for operation and regulated under the applicable provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense, two hundred fifty dollars for the second offense, and five hundred dollars for the third offense.
D. A gaming licensee, or a specifically authorized employee or agent of a gaming licensee, may use reasonable force to detain a person for questioning on the premises of the gaming establishment, for a length of time, not to exceed sixty minutes, unless it is reasonable under the circumstances that the person be detained longer, when he has reasonable cause to believe that the person has violated the provisions of this Section. The licensee or his employee or agent may also detain such a person for arrest by a peace officer. The detention shall not constitute an arrest.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 162, §1; Acts 2022, No. 310, §1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:90.5. Unlawful playing of gaming devices by persons under the age of twenty-one; underage persons, penalty

RS 14:90.5 - Unlawful playing of gaming devices by persons under the age of twenty-one; underage persons, penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one years of age to play casino games, gaming devices, or slot machines or to place a wager on a sports event.
B. No person under the age of twenty-one, except an emergency responder acting in his official capacity, shall enter, or be permitted to enter, the designated gaming area of a riverboat, the designated gaming area of the official gaming establishment, or the designated gaming area of a pari-mutuel wagering facility which offers live horse racing licensed for operation and regulated under the applicable provisions of Chapters 4, 5, and 7 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
C.(1) For purposes of this Section, "casino games, gaming devices, or slot machines" means a game or device, as defined in R.S. 27:44, 205, or 353 operated on a riverboat, at the official gaming establishment, or at a pari-mutuel wagering facility which offers live horse racing which is licensed for operation and regulated under the provisions of Chapters 4, 5, and 7 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(2) For purposes of this Section, "place a wager on a sports event" shall apply to the following:
(a) Wagers attempted to be or actually placed in person, via a self-service sports wagering mechanism, or through a website or mobile application as those terms are defined in R.S. 27:602 and the operation of which is regulated under the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(b) Wagers attempted to be or actually placed via a self-service sports wagering mechanism, or via a mobile application as defined in R.S. 47:9002 and operations are regulated under the provisions of Chapter 10 of Subtitle XI of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
D. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and may be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2004, No. 828, §1; Acts 2014, No. 738, §1; Acts 2016, No. 488, §1; Acts 2021, No. 80, §2, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 440, §3, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:90.6. Gambling or wagering at cockfights

RS 14:90.6 - Gambling or wagering at cockfights
A. Gambling or wagering at a cockfight is the aiding or abetting or participation in any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance, in any location or place where a cockfight is being conducted and whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit.
B. Whoever commits the crime of gambling or wagering at a cockfight shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Upon a second and subsequent violation of this Section, the penalty shall be a fine of one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
C. Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, leases, or owns all or part of a business or the premises when such person has knowledge that gambling or wagering at a cockfight occurs shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2007, No. 223, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91. Unlawful sales of weapons to minors

RS 14:91 - Unlawful sales of weapons to minors
A. Unlawful sales of weapons to minors is the selling or otherwise delivering for value of any firearm or other instrumentality customarily used as a dangerous weapon to any person under the age of eighteen. Lack of knowledge of the minor's age shall not be a defense.
B. Whoever commits the crime of unlawful sales of weapons to minors shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 704, §1; Acts 1972, No. 768, §5; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 84, §1; Acts 1995, No. 639, §1; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 78, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.1. Unlawful presence of a sexually violent predator

RS 14:91.1 - Unlawful presence of a sexually violent predator
A. Unlawful presence of a sexually violent predator is any of the following:
(1) The physical presence of a sexually violent predator on the school property of any public or private, elementary or secondary school, or in any motor vehicle or other means of conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by such school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under the age of eighteen years are present on the school property or in a school vehicle.
(2) The physical residing of a sexually violent predator within one thousand feet of any of the following:
(a) Public or private elementary or secondary school.
(b) Early learning center as defined by R.S. 17:407.33.
(c) Residence in which child care services are provided by a family child care provider or in-home provider who is registered pursuant to R.S. 17:407.61 et seq.
(d) Residential home as defined by R.S. 46:1403.
(e) Playground.
(f) Public or private youth center.
(g) Public swimming pool.
(h) Free standing video arcade facility.
B. It shall not be a violation of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section if the offender has permission to be present from the superintendent of the school board in the case of a public school or the principal or headmaster in the case of a private school.
C. If permission is granted to an offender to be present on public school property by the superintendent for that public school pursuant to Subsection B of this Section, then the superintendent shall notify the principal at least twenty-four hours in advance of the visit by the offender. This notification shall include the nature of the visit and the date and time in which the sex offender will be present in the school. The offender shall notify the office of the principal upon arrival on the school property and upon departing from the school. If the offender is to be present in the vicinity of children, the offender shall remain under the direct supervision of a school official.
D. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "School property" means any property used for school purposes, including but not limited to school buildings, playgrounds, and parking lots.
(2) "Sexually violent predator" means a person defined as such in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3-D of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2001, No. 1044, §1; Acts 2004, No. 178, §1; Acts 2006, No. 186, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 210, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; Acts 2018, No. 5, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.3. Unlawful participation in a child-related business

RS 14:91.3 - Unlawful participation in a child-related business
A. No person who has been convicted of, or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, an offense listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C) shall own, operate, or in any way participate in the governance of any early learning center as defined by R.S. 17:407.33, residential home as defined by R.S. 46:1403, or residence in which child care services are provided by a family child care provider or in-home provider who is registered pursuant to R.S. 17:407.61 et seq.
B. Whoever 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.
Acts 2009, No. 210, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 223, §1; Acts 2018, No. 5, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.4. Contributing to the endangerment of a minor

RS 14:91.4 - Contributing to the endangerment of a minor
A. No person shall knowingly employ a person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541, whose offense involved a minor child, to work in any early learning center as defined by R.S. 17:407.33, residential home as defined by R.S. 46:1403, or residence in which child care services are provided by a family child care provider or in-home provider who is registered pursuant to R.S. 17:407.61 et seq.
B. No person shall knowingly permit a person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 physical access to any early learning center as defined by R.S. 17:407.33, residential home as defined by R.S. 46:1403, or residence in which child care services are provided by a family child care provider or in-home provider who is registered pursuant to R.S. 17:407.61 et seq.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2009, No. 210, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; Acts 2018, No. 5, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.5. Unlawful use of a social networking website

RS 14:91.5 - Unlawful use of a social networking website
A. The following shall constitute unlawful use of a social networking website:
(1) The intentional use of a social networking website by a person who is required to register as a sex offender and who was convicted of R.S. 14:81 (indecent behavior with juveniles), R.S. 14:81.1 (pornography involving juveniles), R.S. 14:81.3 (computer-aided solicitation of a minor), or R.S. 14:283 (video voyeurism) or was convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 in which the victim of the sex offense was a minor.
(2) The provisions of this Section shall also apply to any person convicted for an offense under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law which is equivalent to the offenses provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, unless the tribal court or foreign conviction was not obtained with sufficient safeguards for fundamental fairness and due process for the accused as provided by the federal guidelines adopted pursuant to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Minor" means a person under the age of eighteen years.
(2)(a) "Social networking website" means an Internet website, the primary purpose of which is facilitating social interaction with other users of the website and has all of the following capabilities:
(i) Allows users to create web pages or profiles about themselves that are available to the general public or to any other users.
(ii) Offers a mechanism for communication among users.
(b) "Social networking website" shall not include any of the following:
(i) An Internet website that provides only one of the following services: photo-sharing, electronic mail, or instant messaging.
(ii) An Internet website the primary purpose of which is the facilitation of commercial transactions involving goods or services between its members or visitors.
(iii) An Internet website the primary purpose of which is the dissemination of news.
(iv) An Internet website of a governmental entity.
(3) "Use" shall mean to create a profile on a social networking website or to contact or attempt to contact other users of the social networking website.
C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of unlawful use of a social networking website shall, upon a first conviction, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned with hard labor for not more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
(2) Whoever commits the crime of unlawful use of a social networking website, upon a second or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned with hard labor for not less than five years nor more than twenty years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Acts 2011, No. 26, §1; Acts 2012, No. 205, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.7. Unauthorized possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public school property

RS 14:91.7 - Unauthorized possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public school property
A. No person shall intentionally possess or consume alcoholic beverages upon public school property unless authorized by the principal or person in charge of the public school property at the time.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "School" means any public elementary or secondary school.
(2) "School property" means all property used for school purposes, including but not limited to school playgrounds, buildings, and parking lots.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not less than fifteen days nor more than six months.
Acts 1991, No. 866, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 93, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.9. Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim

RS 14:91.9 - Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim
A. It shall be unlawful for any person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 to do any of the following:
(1) Establish a residence or physically reside within three miles of the victim of the offense for which he was convicted.
(2) Knowingly be physically present within three hundred feet of the victim of the offense for which he was convicted.
(3) Communicate, either by electronic communication, in writing, or orally, with the victim of the offense for which he was convicted or an immediate family member of the victim, unless the victim consents to such communication in writing and the communication is made pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 46:1846.
B. For purposes of this Section, "immediate family member" means the spouse, mother, father, aunt, uncle, sibling, or child of the victim, whether related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of Paragraphs (A)(1) or (2) 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) Whoever violates the provisions of Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
D.(1)(a) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section if the property where the offender resides was occupied by the offender prior to the date on which the victim began residing within three miles of the residence of the offender.
(b) The affirmative defense provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall not be available to an offender who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a subsequent sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 against the same victim after the victim began residing within three miles of the residence of the offender.
(2)(a) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section if the property where the offender resides was occupied by the offender prior to August 1, 2012.
(b) The affirmative defense provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall not be available to an offender who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a subsequent sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 against the same victim after August 1, 2012.
Acts 2012, No. 42, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.10. Unlawful sale or distribution of mitragynine speciosa to persons under age

RS 14:91.10 - Unlawful sale or distribution of mitragynine speciosa to persons under age
twenty-one; penalty.
A. No person shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed a product containing mitragynine speciosa to any person under the age of twenty-one.
B. For purposes of this Section, "mitragynine speciosa" means a product containing either or both of the following:
(1) Mitragynine.
(2) 7-Hydroxy-mitragynine.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2023, No. 416, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.12. Sale, distribution or making available to minors publications encouraging, advocating, or facilitating the illegal use of controlled dangerous substances

RS 14:91.12 - Sale, distribution or making available to minors publications encouraging, advocating, or facilitating the illegal use of controlled dangerous substances
A. No person shall sell, distribute or make available to a person under eighteen years of age any publication which has as its dominant theme articles or a substantial number of advertisements encouraging, advocating, or facilitating the illegal use of any substance classified as a controlled dangerous substance pursuant to Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. No employee acting within the course and scope of his employment and who has no proprietary interest in the business shall be guilty of a violation of this Section unless he has actual knowledge of the contents of the publication.
C. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 594, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.13. Illegal use of controlled dangerous substances in the presence of persons under seventeen years of age

RS 14:91.13 - Illegal use of controlled dangerous substances in the presence of persons under seventeen years of age
A. It shall be unlawful for any person over the age of seventeen, while in the presence of any person under the age of seventeen and when there is an age difference of greater than two years between the two persons, to use, consume, possess, or distribute any controlled dangerous substance in violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for more than six months, or both.
Acts 1988, No. 691, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:91.21. Sale of poisonous reptiles to minors; penalty

RS 14:91.21 - Sale of poisonous reptiles to minors; penalty
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any type of poisonous reptile to a minor.
B. Any person violating the provision of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for each such offense.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 491, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.