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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:54.1. Communicating of false information of planned arson

RS 14:54.1 - Communicating of false information of planned arson
A. Communicating of false information of arson or attempted arson is the intentional impartation or conveyance, or causing the impartation or conveyance by the use of the mail, telephone, telegraph, word of mouth, or other means of communication, of any threat or false information knowing the same to be false, including bomb threats or threats involving fake explosive devices, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made, or to be made, to commit either aggravated or simple arson.
B. Whoever commits the crime of communicating of false information of arson or attempted arson shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than fifteen years.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 184, §1; Acts 1990, No. 321, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:54.2. Manufacture and possession of delayed action incendiary devices; penalty

RS 14:54.2 - Manufacture and possession of delayed action incendiary devices; penalty
A. It shall be unlawful for any person without proper license as required by R.S. 40:1472.1 et seq. to knowingly and intentionally possess or have under his control any instrument, device, chemical, or explosive substance which is arranged, manufactured, mixed, or so made up as to be a device or substance which, when exposed to heat, humidity, air, or foreign elements, will after prolongation of time burst into flame, ignite, cause to be ignited, or explode.
B. This Section shall not apply to fireworks possessed within the meaning and contemplation of R.S. 51:650 et seq.
C. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, or both.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 659, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 374, §1; Acts 1979, No. 654, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:54.3. Manufacture and possession of a bomb

RS 14:54.3 - Manufacture and possession of a bomb
A. It shall be unlawful for any person without proper license as required by R.S. 40:1472.1 et seq., knowingly and intentionally to manufacture, possess, or have under his control any bomb.
B. A "bomb", for the purposes of this Section, is defined as an explosive compound or mixture with a detonator or initiator, or both, but does not include small arms ammunition. The term "bomb", as used herein, shall also include any of the materials listed in Subsection C present in an unassembled state but which could, when assembled, be ignited in the same manner as described in Subsection C, when possessed with intent to manufacture or assemble a bomb.
C. As used herein the term "explosive" means gunpowders, powders used for blasting, all forms of high explosives, blasting materials, fuses (other than electric circuit breakers), detonators, and other detonating agents, smokeless powders, and any chemical compounds, mechanical mixture, or device that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonation of the compound, mixture, or device or any part thereof may cause an explosion.
D. This Section shall not apply to fireworks possessed within the meaning and contemplation of R.S. 51:650 et seq.
E. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, or both.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 375, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 654, §1; Acts 1988, No. 369, §1; Acts 2013, No. 59, §1, eff. May 30, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:54.5. Fake explosive device

RS 14:54.5 - Fake explosive device
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, possess, have under his control, buy, sell, mail, send to another person, or transport a fake explosive device, if the offender knowingly and intentionally:
(1) Influences the official conduct or action of an official or any personnel of a public safety agency; or
(2) Threatens to use the fake explosive device while committing or attempting to commit any felony.
B. For purposes of this Section the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) A "fake explosive device" means any device or object that by its design, construction, content, or characteristics appears to be or to contain an explosive, an explosive compound or mixture with a detonator or initiator, or both, but is, in fact, an inoperative facsimile or imitation of such a destructive device, bomb, or explosive as defined in R.S. 14:54.3.
(2) A "public safety agency" means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, a fire department, an emergency medical or rescue service, a law enforcement agency, or a volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than five years and shall be fined an amount equal to the costs of any law enforcement investigation or emergency response which results from the commission of the offense.
D. Provisions of this Section shall not apply to authorized military, police, and fire operations and training exercises.
Acts 1991, No. 832, §1, eff. July 23, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:54.6. Communicating of false information of planned bombing on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone

RS 14:54.6 - Communicating of false information of planned bombing on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone
A. The communicating of false information of a bombing threat on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone whether or not such threat involves fake explosive devices is the intentional impartation or conveyance, or causing the impartation or conveyance by the use of the mail, telephone, telegraph, word of mouth, or other means of communication, of any such threat or false information knowing the same to be false.
B. Whoever commits the crime of communicating of false information of a planned bombing on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone as defined in R. S. 14:95.6(A) shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than twenty years. Upon commitment to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections after conviction for a crime committed on school property, at a school sponsored function or in a firearm-free zone, the department shall have the offender evaluated through appropriate examinations or tests conducted under the supervision of the department. Such evaluation shall be made within thirty days of the order of commitment.
C. For purposes of this Section, "at a school-sponsored function" means the specific designated area of the function, including but not limited to athletic competitions, dances, parties, or any extracurricular activity.
Acts 1999, No. 1236, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:55. Aggravated criminal damage to property

RS 14:55 - Aggravated criminal damage to property
A. Aggravated criminal damage to property is the intentional damaging of any structure, watercraft, or movable, wherein it is foreseeable that human life might be endangered, by any means other than fire or explosion.
B. Whoever commits the crime of aggravated criminal damage to property shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than fifteen years, or both.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:56. Simple criminal damage to property

RS 14:56 - Simple criminal damage to property
A.(1) Simple criminal damage to property is the intentional damaging of any property of another, without the consent of the owner, and except as provided in R.S. 14:55, by any means other than fire or explosion.
(2) The provisions of this Section shall include the intentional damaging of a dwelling, house, apartment, or other structure used in whole or in part as a home, residence, or place of abode by a person who leased or rented the property.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of simple criminal damage to property where the damage is less than one thousand dollars shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(2) Where the damage amounts to one thousand dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
(3) Where the damage amounts to fifty thousand dollars or more, the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both.
(4) In addition to the foregoing penalties, a person convicted under the provisions of this Section may be ordered to make full restitution to the owner of the property. If a person ordered to make restitution is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's ability to pay.
C. When there has been damage to multiple properties by a number of distinct acts of the offender which are part of a continuous sequence of events, the aggregate of the amount of the damages shall determine the grade of the offense.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 160, §1; Acts 2006, No. 84, §1; Acts 2008, No. 97, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1; Acts 2022, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:56.4. Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti

RS 14:56.4 - Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally deface with graffiti immovable or movable property, whether publicly or privately owned, without the consent of the owner.
B. As used in this Section, the following terms mean:
(1) "Deface" or "defacing" is the damaging of immovable or movable property by means of painting, marking, scratching, drawing, or etching with graffiti.
(2) "Graffiti" includes but is not limited to any sign, inscription, design, drawing, diagram, etching, sketch, symbol, lettering, name, or marking placed upon immovable or movable property in such a manner and in such a location as to deface the property and be visible to the general public.
C. Whoever commits the crime of criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti, where the damage is less than five hundred dollars, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months in the parish jail, or both.
D. Where the damage is more than five hundred dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
E. Where the damage amounts to fifty thousand dollars or more, the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both.
F.(1) The court, in addition to any punishment imposed under the provisions of this Section, may order the offender to clean up, repair, or replace any property damaged by the act or to pay restitution to the owner of the damaged property.
(2) The court may also order the offender to perform the following hours of community service:
(a) For a first conviction, not to exceed thirty-two hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
(b) For a second or subsequent conviction, sixty-four hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
G. If a minor is personally unable to pay a fine levied for acts prohibited by this Section or make restitution as may be ordered by the court, the parent or guardian of the minor shall be liable for payment of the fine or restitution. A court may waive payment of the fine or restitution, or any part thereof, by the parent or guardian of the minor upon a finding of good cause.
Acts 2008, No. 8, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:56.5. Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti

RS 14:56.5 - Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally deface with graffiti any historic building or landmark, whether publicly or privately owned, without the consent of the owner.
B. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Deface" or "defacing" is the damaging of any historic building or landmark by means of painting, marking, scratching, drawing, or etching with graffiti.
(2) "Graffiti" includes but is not limited to any sign, inscription, design, drawing, diagram, etching, sketch, symbol, lettering, name, or marking placed upon any historic building or landmark in such a manner and in such a location as to deface the property and be visible to the general public.
(3) "Historic building or landmark" means any of the following:
(a) Any building or landmark specifically designated as historically significant by the state historic preservation office, historic preservation district commission, landmarks commission, the planning or zoning commission of a governing authority, or by official action of a local political subdivision.
(b) Any structure located within a National Register Historic District, a local historic district, a Main Street District, a cultural products district, or a downtown development district.
C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti shall be fined up to one thousand dollars and may be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years.
(2) The court shall also order the offender to perform the following hours of community service as follows:
(a) For a first conviction, not to exceed thirty-two hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
(b) For a second or subsequent conviction, sixty-four hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
(3) The fine and community service imposed by the provisions of this Section shall not be suspended.
Acts 2010, No. 990, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:57. Damage to property with intent to defraud

RS 14:57 - Damage to property with intent to defraud
A. Damage to property with intent to defraud is the damaging of any property, by means other than fire or explosion, with intent to defraud.
B. Whoever commits the crime of damage to property with intent to defraud shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than four years, or both.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:58. Contaminating water supplies

RS 14:58 - Contaminating water supplies
A. Contaminating water supplies is the intentional performance of any act tending to contaminate any private or public water supply.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of contaminating water supplies, when the act foreseeably endangers the life or health of human beings, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than twenty years, or both.
(2) Whoever commits the crime of contaminating water supplies, when the act does not foreseeably endanger the life or health of human beings, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:59. Criminal mischief

RS 14:59 - Criminal mischief
A. Criminal mischief is the intentional performance of any of the following acts:
(1) Tampering with any property of another, without the consent of the owner, with the intent to interfere with the free enjoyment of any rights of anyone thereto, or with the intent to deprive anyone entitled thereto of the full use of the property.
(2) Giving of any false alarm of fire or notice which would reasonably result in emergency response.
(3) Driving of any tack, nail, spike or metal over one and one-half inch in length into any tree located on lands belonging to another, without the consent of the owner, or without the later removal of the object from the tree.
(4) The felling, topping, or pruning of trees or shrubs within the right-of-way of a state highway, without prior written approval of the chief engineer of the Department of Transportation and Development or his designated representative, provided prior written approval is not required for agents or employees of public utility companies in situations of emergency where the person or property of others is endangered.
(5) Giving of any false report or complaint to a sheriff, or his deputies, or to any officer of the law relative to the commission of, or an attempt to commit, a crime.
(6) Throwing any stone or any other missile in any street, avenue, alley, road, highway, open space, public square, or enclosure, or throwing any stone, missile, or other object from any place into any street, avenue, road, highway, alley, open space, public square, enclosure, or at any train, railway car, or locomotive.
(7) Taking temporary possession of any part or parts of a place of business, or remaining in a place of business after the person in charge of such business or portion of such business has directed such person to leave the premises and to desist from the temporary possession of any part or parts of such business.
(8) The communication to any person for the purpose of disrupting any public utility water service, when the communication causes any officer, employee, or agent of the service reasonably to be placed in sustained fear for his or another person's safety, or causes the evacuation of a water service building, or causes any discontinuance of any water services.
(9) The discharging of any firearm at a train, locomotive, or railway car.
(10) Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 8, §2.
B. Whoever commits the crime of criminal mischief shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than six months in the parish jail, or both.
Amended by Acts 1956, No. 232, §1; Acts 1958, No. 174, §1; Acts 1960, No. 77, §1; Acts 1963, No. 97, §1; Acts 1968, No. 647, §1; Acts 1977, No. 126, §1; Acts 1983, No. 428, §1; Acts 1986, No. 164, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 118, §1; Acts 1995, No. 882, §1; Acts 2006, No. 11, §1; Acts 2008, No. 8, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:60. Aggravated burglary

RS 14:60 - Aggravated burglary
A. Aggravated burglary is the unauthorized entering of any inhabited dwelling, or of any structure, water craft, or movable where a person is present, with the intent to commit a felony or any theft therein, under any of the following circumstances:
(1) If the offender is armed with a dangerous weapon.
(2) If, after entering, the offender arms himself with a dangerous weapon.
(3) If the offender commits a battery upon any person while in such place, or in entering or leaving such place.
B. Whoever commits the crime of aggravated burglary shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than thirty years.
Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:61.1. Criminal damage to a critical infrastructure

RS 14:61.1 - Criminal damage to a critical infrastructure
A. Criminal damage to a critical infrastructure is the intentional damaging of a critical infrastructure as defined in R.S. 14:61.
B. Any person who commits the crime of criminal damage to a critical infrastructure shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than fifteen years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
C. Any person who commits the crime of criminal damage to a critical infrastructure wherein it is foreseeable that human life will be threatened or operations of a critical infrastructure will be disrupted as a result of such conduct shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or both.
D. A person convicted under the provisions of this Section may be ordered to make restitution to the owner of the property pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 883.2.
E. A person convicted under R.S. 14:26 of a violation of this Section shall not be limited by R.S. 14:26(D) where it is foreseeable that more than one human life will be threatened as a result of such conduct, and each conspirator shall be imprisoned at hard labor for no more than twelve years, fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 2018, No. 692, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:62. Simple burglary

RS 14:62 - Simple burglary
A. Simple burglary is the unauthorized entering of any dwelling, vehicle, watercraft, or other structure, movable or immovable, or any cemetery, with the intent to commit a felony or any theft therein, other than as set forth in R.S. 14:60.
B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection, whoever commits the crime of simple burglary shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than twelve years, or both.
(2) If the offender, while committing the crime of simple burglary, is armed with a firearm or, after entering, arms himself with or possesses a firearm, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than three nor more than twelve years.
(3) If the offender commits multiple simple burglaries as a part of a continuous sequence of events, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than twelve years. At least one year of the sentence of imprisonment shall be imposed without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 649, §1; Acts 1977, No. 133, §1; Acts 1980, No. 708, §1; Acts 2001, No. 241, §1; Acts 2020, No. 288, §1; Acts 2023, No. 417, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:62.2. Simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling

RS 14:62.2 - Simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling
A. Simple burglary of an inhabited home is the unauthorized entry of any inhabited dwelling, house, apartment, or other structure used in whole or in part as a home or place of abode by a person or persons with the intent to commit a felony or any theft therein, other than as set forth in R.S. 14:60.
B. Whoever commits the crime of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than twelve years.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 745, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:62.3. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling

RS 14:62.3 - Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling
A. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling is the intentional entry by a person without authorization into any inhabited dwelling or other structure belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a home or place of abode by a person.
B. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six years, or both.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 285, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:62.4. Unauthorized entry of a place of business

RS 14:62.4 - Unauthorized entry of a place of business
A. Unauthorized entry of a place of business is the intentional entry by a person without authority into any structure or onto any premises, belonging to another, that is completely enclosed by any type of physical barrier that is at least six feet in height, or by a combination of any type of physical barrier that is at least six feet in height and a lake, river, bayou, or other body of water, and that is used in whole or in part as a place of business. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the ability of a person to dock a boat, vessel, or other watercraft on the bank of a navigable waterway for a reasonable period of time under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The watercraft is experiencing a mechanical or operating problem.
(2) Any person aboard the watercraft is experiencing a medical emergency.
(3) Any other condition exists that prevents the watercraft from proceeding on the waterway.
B. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized entry of a place of business shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six years, or both.
Acts 1986, No. 635, §1; Acts 1999, No. 803, §1; Acts 2013, No. 51, §1, eff. May 29, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:62.5. Looting

RS 14:62.5 - Looting
A. Looting is the intentional entry by a person without authorization of any of the following when normal security of property is not present by virtue of a hurricane, flood, fire, act of God, or force majeure of any kind, or by virtue of a riot, mob, or other human agency, and the person obtains, exerts control over, damages, or removes the property of another without authorization:
(1) Any dwelling or other structure belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a home or place of abode by a person.
(2) Any structure belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a place of business.
(3) Any vehicle, watercraft, building, plant, establishment, or other structure, movable or immovable.
B. Whoever commits the crime of looting shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than fifteen years, or both.
C. Whoever commits the crime of looting during the existence of a state of emergency, which has been declared pursuant to law by the governor or the chief executive officer of any parish, may be fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than three years nor more than fifteen years without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.
Acts 1993, No. 667, §1; Acts 2005, No. 208, §1; Acts 2006, No. 165, §1; Acts 2019, No. 285, §1, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:62.7. Unauthorized entry of a dwelling during an emergency or disaster

RS 14:62.7 - Unauthorized entry of a dwelling during an emergency or disaster
A.(1) Unauthorized entry of a dwelling during an emergency or disaster is the intentional entry by a person without authorization into any dwelling or other structure belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a home or place of abode by a person when the dwelling or other structure is located in a parish where the governor has declared a disaster or emergency pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act (R.S. 29:721 et seq.).
(2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the following:
(a) Any law enforcement or rescue personnel providing rescue or emergency disaster services.
(b) Any person entering a dwelling for the purposes of survival or awaiting evacuation or rescue within seventy-two hours of the occurrence of the disaster or emergency which resulted in the declaration of disaster or emergency.
B. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized entry of a dwelling during an emergency or disaster shall be fined not more than one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.
Acts 2006, No. 199, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:62.8. Home invasion

RS 14:62.8 - Home invasion
A. Home invasion is the unauthorized entering of any inhabited dwelling, or other structure belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a home or place of abode by a person, where a person is present, with the intent to use force or violence upon the person of another or to vandalize, deface, or damage the property of another.
B. Whoever commits the crime of home invasion shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than thirty years.
Acts 2008, No. 6, §1; Acts 2010, No. 524, §1; Acts 2012, No. 370, §1; Acts 2014, No. 300, §1, eff. May 28, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:63.3. Entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden

RS 14:63.3 - Entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden
A.(1) No person shall without authority go into or upon or remain in or upon or attempt to go into or upon or remain in or upon any structure, watercraft, or any other movable, or immovable property, which belongs to another, including public buildings and structures, ferries, and bridges, or any part, portion, or area thereof, after having been forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing, including by means of any sign hereinafter described, by any owner, lessee, or custodian of the property or by any other authorized person.
(2) For the purposes of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection,"sign" means either:
(a) A sign or signs posted on or in the structure, watercraft, or any other movable, or immovable property, including public buildings and structures, ferries and bridges, or part, portion or area thereof, at a place or places where such sign or signs may be reasonably expected to be seen.
(b) The placement of identifying purple paint marks on the trees or posts on the property, provided that such marks are:
(i) Vertical lines of not less than eight inches in length and not less than one inch in width.
(ii) Placed so that the bottom of the mark is not less than three feet from the ground nor more than five feet from the ground.
(iii) Placed at locations that are readily visible to any person approaching the property and no more than one hundred feet apart on forest land, as defined in R.S. 3:3622, or one thousand feet apart on land other than forest land.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned in the parish jail for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 78, §1. Amended by Acts 1963, No. 91, §1; Acts 1968, No. 647, §1; Acts 1977, No. 445, §1; Acts 1978, No. 694, §1; Acts 2018, No. 347, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:63.4. Aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden

RS 14:63.4 - Aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden
A.(1) No person shall incite, solicit, urge, encourage, exhort, instigate, or procure any other person to go into or upon or to remain in or upon any structure, watercraft, or any other movable, which belongs to another, including public buildings and structures, ferries, and bridges, or any part, portion, or area thereof, knowing that such other person has been forbidden to go or remain there, either orally or in writing, including by means of any sign hereinafter described, by the owner, lessee, or custodian of the property or by any other authorized person.
(2) For the purposes of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection,"sign" means either:
(a) A sign or signs posted on or in the structure, watercraft or any other movable, including public buildings and structures, ferries and bridges, or part, portion or area thereof, at a place or places where such sign or signs may be reasonably expected to be seen.
(b) The placement of identifying purple paint marks on the trees or posts on the property, provided that such marks are:
(i) Vertical lines of not less than eight inches in length and not less than one inch in width.
(ii) Placed so that the bottom of the mark is not less than three feet from the ground nor more than five feet from the ground.
(iii) Placed at locations that are readily visible to any person approaching the property and no more than one hundred feet apart on forest land, as defined in R.S. 3:3622, or one thousand feet apart on land other than forest land.
B. Any law enforcement officer investigating a complaint that the provisions of this Section are being or have been violated or any such officer making any arrest for violation of the provisions of this Section, is hereby vested with authority to require any person involved in such investigation or arrest to identify himself to such officer. Upon demand of such officer, the person involved shall inform the officer of his true name and address.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A or B of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the parish jail for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 79, §1. Amended by Acts 1963, No. 99, §1; Acts 1968, No. 647, §1; Acts 1977, No. 445, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §4, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 347, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:63.5. Entry or remaining on site of a school or recreation athletic contest after being forbidden

RS 14:63.5 - Entry or remaining on site of a school or recreation athletic contest after being forbidden
A. No person shall without authority go into or upon or remain in or upon, or attempt to go into or upon or remain in or upon, any immovable property or other site or location that belongs to another and that is used for any school athletic contest or recreation athletic contest, including any area in the immediate vicinity of the site or location of the athletic contest, after having been forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing, by any owner, lessee, or custodian of the property or by any other authorized person.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2019, No. 355, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:64. Armed robbery

RS 14:64 - Armed robbery
A. Armed robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another or that is in the immediate control of another, by use of force or intimidation, while armed with a dangerous weapon.
B. Whoever commits the crime of armed robbery shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten years and for not more than ninety-nine years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Amended by Acts 1958, No. 380, §1; Acts 1962, No. 475, §1; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1; Acts 1983, No. 70, §1; Acts 1999, No. 932, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:64.1. First degree robbery

RS 14:64.1 - First degree robbery
A. First degree robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another, or that is in the immediate control of another, by use of force or intimidation, when the offender leads the victim to reasonably believe he is armed with a dangerous weapon.
B. Whoever commits the crime of first degree robbery shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than three years and for not more than forty years, without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of imposition or execution of sentence.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 533, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:64.2. Carjacking

RS 14:64.2 - Carjacking
A. Carjacking is the intentional taking of a motor vehicle, as defined in R.S. 32:1(40), belonging to another person, in the presence of that person, or in the presence of a passenger, or any other person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle, by the use of force or intimidation.
B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, whoever commits the crime of carjacking shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five years nor more than twenty years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
(2) Whoever commits the crime of carjacking when serious bodily injury results shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty years nor more than thirty years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Acts 1993, No. 488, §1; Acts 2022, No. 131, §1; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:64.2.1. Carjacking; recruitment of juveniles

RS 14:64.2.1 - Carjacking; recruitment of juveniles
A. It shall be unlawful for any person over the age of seventeen to intentionally recruit, entice, aid, solicit, or encourage any child under the age of eighteen to commit the offense of carjacking as defined in R.S. 14:64.2.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five years and for not more than twenty years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Acts 2022, No. 220, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:64.3. Armed robbery; attempted armed robbery; use of firearm; additional penalty

RS 14:64.3 - Armed robbery; attempted armed robbery; use of firearm; additional penalty
A. When the dangerous weapon used in the commission of the crime of armed robbery is a firearm, the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for an additional period of five years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The additional penalty imposed pursuant to this Subsection shall be served consecutively to the sentence imposed under the provisions of R.S. 14:64.
B. When the dangerous weapon used in the commission of the crime of attempted armed robbery is a firearm, the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor for an additional period of five years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The additional penalty imposed pursuant to this Subsection shall be served consecutively to the sentence imposed under the provisions of R.S. 14:27 and 64.
Acts 1999, No. 932, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 679, §1; Acts 2006, No. 208, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:64.4. Second degree robbery

RS 14:64.4 - Second degree robbery
A.(1) Second degree robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another or that is in the immediate control of another when the offender intentionally inflicts serious bodily injury.
(2) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.
B. Whoever commits the crime of second degree robbery shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than three years and for not more than forty years.
Acts 2001, No. 347, §1; Acts 2004, No. 651, §1; Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:65. Simple robbery

RS 14:65 - Simple robbery
A. Simple robbery is either of the following:
(1) The taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another or that is in the immediate control of another, by use of force or intimidation, but not armed with a dangerous weapon.
(2) The taking of anything of value when a person is part of a group of three or more individuals and the person has the intent to take anything of value from a retail establishment that is in the immediate control of a retail employee or employer and there is a reasonable belief that a reasonable person would not intercede because of fear.
B. Whoever commits the crime of simple robbery shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than seven years, or both.
Acts 1983, No. 70, §1; Acts 2022, No. 731, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:65.1. Purse snatching

RS 14:65.1 - Purse snatching
A. Purse snatching is the theft of anything of value contained within a purse or wallet at the time of the theft, from the person of another or which is in the immediate control of another, by use of force, intimidation, or by snatching, but not armed with a dangerous weapon.
B. Whoever commits the crime of purse snatching shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years and for not more than twenty years.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 645, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:66. Extortion

RS 14:66 - Extortion
A. Extortion is the communication of threats to another with the intention thereby to obtain anything of value or any acquittance, advantage, or immunity of any description. Any one of the following kinds of threats shall be sufficient to constitute extortion:
(1) A threat to do any unlawful injury to the person or property of the individual threatened or of any member of his family or of any other person held dear to him.
(2) A threat to accuse the individual threatened or any member of his family or any other person held dear to him of any crime. An offer to participate in a theft prevention program pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 215 shall not constitute a violation of the provisions of this Paragraph.
(3) A threat to expose or impute any deformity or disgrace to the individual threatened or to any member of his family or to any other person held dear to him.
(4) A threat to expose any secret affecting the individual threatened or any member of his family or any other person held dear to him.
(5) A threat to cause harm as retribution for participation in any legislative hearing or proceeding, administrative proceeding, or in any other legal action.
(6) A threat to do any other harm.
B. Whoever commits the crime of extortion shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than fifteen years.
Acts 2011, No. 243, §1; Acts 2018, No. 61, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67. Theft

RS 14:67 - Theft
A. Theft is the misappropriation or taking of anything of value which belongs to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations. An intent to deprive the other permanently of whatever may be the subject of the misappropriation or taking is essential.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of theft when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand dollars or more shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years, or may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or both.
(2) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of five thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
(3) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of one thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or may be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.
(4) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to less than a value of one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or may be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both. If the offender in such cases has been convicted of theft two or more times previously, upon any subsequent conviction he shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
C. When there has been a misappropriation or taking by a number of distinct acts of the offender, the aggregate of the amount of the misappropriations or taking shall determine the grade of the offense.
D. In a prosecution under this Section where the property allegedly misappropriated or taken was held for sale by a merchant, an intent to permanently deprive the merchant of the property held for sale may be inferred when the defendant:
(1) Intentionally conceals, on his person or otherwise, goods held for sale.
(2) Alters or transfers any price marking reflecting the actual retail price of the goods.
(3) Transfers goods from one container or package to another or places goods in any container, package, or wrapping in a manner to avoid detection.
(4) Willfully causes the cash register or other sales recording device to reflect less than the actual retail price of the goods.
(5) Removes any price marking with the intent to deceive the merchant as to the actual retail price of the goods.
Acts 1990, No. 118, §1; Acts 1999, No. 338, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1251, §1; Acts 2001, No. 944, §4; Acts 2006, No. 82, §1; Acts 2010, No. 585, §1; Acts 2014, No. 255, §1; Acts 2017, No. 281, §1; Acts 2018, No. 303, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.2. Theft of timber

RS 14:67.2 - Theft of timber
A. Theft of timber is the misappropriation or taking of timber belonging to another, or proceeds derived from the sale of such timber, either taken without the consent of the owner, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, with the intent to deprive the owner permanently of the timber or proceeds derived therefrom.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of theft of timber when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand dollars or more shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not more than ten years.
(2) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of less than twenty-five thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
C. The enforcement division of the office of forestry within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall have primary responsibility for collection, preparation, and central registry of information relating to theft of timber and shall assist all law enforcement agencies in investigations of violations of the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2018, No. 68, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 14 - Criminal Law › §14:67.3. False statements and false or altered documents; unclaimed property claim

RS 14:67.3 - False statements and false or altered documents; unclaimed property claim
A. Any person who intentionally makes a material false statement, submits false or altered documentation, or both in any claim submitted pursuant to the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1997 commits a violation of the provisions of this Section.
B. Whoever violates Subsection A of this Section shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
C. Restitution shall be ordered pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 883.2 and shall be made payable to the Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund.
Acts 2021, No. 466, §1; Acts 2022, No. 33, §1.