Criminal Law
La. Laws div. RS, tit. 14
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section14:1. Method of citationsection14:2. Definitionssection14:3. Interpretationsection14:4. Conduct made criminal under several articles; how prosecutedsection14:5. Lesser and included offensessection14:6. Civil remedies not affectedsection14:7. Crime definedsection14:8. Criminal conductsection14:9. Criminal consequencessection14:10. Criminal intentsection14:11. Criminal intent; how expressedsection14:12. Criminal negligencesection14:13. Infancysection14:14. Insanitysection14:15. Intoxicationsection14:16. Mistake of factsection14:17. Mistake of lawsection14:18. Justification; general provisionssection14:19. Use of force or violence in defensesection14:20. Justifiable homicidesection14:20.1. Investigation of death due to violence or suspicious circumstances when claim of self-defense is raisedsection14:21. Aggressor cannot claim self defensesection14:22. Defense of otherssection14:23. Parties classifiedsection14:24. Principalssection14:25. Accessories after the factsection14:26. Criminal conspiracysection14:27. Attempt; penalties; attempt on peace officer; enhanced penaltiessection14:28. Inciting a felonysection14:28.1. Solicitation for murdersection14:29. Homicidesection14:30. First degree murdersection14:30.1. Second degree murdersection14:31. Manslaughtersection14:32. Negligent homicidesection14:32.1. Vehicular homicidesection14:32.5. Feticide defined; exceptionssection14:32.6. First degree feticidesection14:32.7. Second degree feticidesection14:32.8. Third degree feticidesection14:32.9. Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.10 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.section14:32.9.1. Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.11 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.section14:32.10. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 545, §4.section14:32.11. Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.12 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.section14:32.12. Criminal assistance to suicidesection14:33. Battery definedsection14:34. Aggravated batterysection14:34.1. Second degree batterysection14:34.2. Battery of a police officersection14:34.3. Battery of a school teachersection14:34.4. Battery of a school or recreation athletic contest officialsection14:34.5. Battery of a correctional facility employeesection14:34.5.1. Battery of a bus operatorsection14:34.6. Disarming of a peace officersection14:34.7. Aggravated second degree batterysection14:34.8. Battery of emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professionalsection14:34.9. Battery of a dating partnersection14:34.9.1. Aggravated assault upon a dating partnersection14:35. Simple batterysection14:35.1. Battery of a child welfare or adult protective service workersection14:35.2. Simple battery of persons with infirmitiessection14:35.3. Domestic abuse batterysection14:36. Assault definedsection14:37. Aggravated assaultsection14:37.1. Assault by drive-by shootingsection14:37.2. Aggravated assault upon a peace officersection14:37.3. Unlawful use of a laser on a police officersection14:37.4. Aggravated assault with a firearmsection14:37.5. Aggravated assault upon a utility service employee with a firearmsection14:37.6. Aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officersection14:37.7. Domestic abuse aggravated assaultsection14:38. Simple assaultsection14:38.1. Mingling harmful substancessection14:38.1.1. Adulterating a food productsection14:38.2. Assault on a school teachersection14:38.3. Assault on a child welfare workersection14:38.4. Harassment of a school or recreation athletic contest officialsection14:38.5. Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professionalsection14:38.6. Obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worshipsection14:39. Negligent injuringsection14:39.1. Vehicular negligent injuringsection14:39.2. First degree vehicular negligent injuringsection14:40. Intimidation by officerssection14:40.1. Terrorizing; menacingsection14:40.2. Stalkingsection14:40.3. Cyberstalkingsection14:40.4. Burning cross on property of another or public place; intent to intimidatesection14:40.5. Public display of a noose on property of another or public place; intent to intimidatesection14:40.6. Unlawful disruption of the operation of a school; penaltiessection14:40.7. Cyberbullyingsection14:40.8. Criminal hazingsection14:40.9. Unlawful disruption of the operation of a healthcare facilitysection14:41. Rape; definedsection14:41.1. Consent; victim in police custodysection14:42. First degree rapesection14:42.1. Second degree rapesection14:43. Third degree rapesection14:43.1. Sexual batterysection14:43.1.1. Misdemeanor sexual batterysection14:43.2. Second degree sexual batterysection14:43.3. Repealed by Acts 2026, No. 103, §3.section14:43.4. Female genital mutilationsection14:43.5. Intentional exposure to HIVsection14:43.6. Administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to certain sex offenderssection14:43.7. Administration of surgical castration for certain sex offenders; failure to comply with court ordersection14:44. Aggravated kidnappingsection14:44.1. Second degree kidnappingsection14:44.2. Aggravated kidnapping of a childsection14:45. Simple kidnappingsection14:45.1. Interference with the custody of a childsection14:46. False imprisonmentsection14:46.1. False imprisonment; offender armed with dangerous weaponsection14:46.2. Human traffickingsection14:46.3. Trafficking of children for sexual purposessection14:46.4. Re-homing of a childsection14:47. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 60, §1.section14:48. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 60, §1.section14:49. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 60, §1.section14:50. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 60, §1.section14:50.1. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 220, §13, eff. June 14, 2008.section14:50.2. Perpetration or attempted perpetration of certain crimes of violence against a victim sixty-five years of age or oldersection14:51. Aggravated arsonsection14:51.1. Injury by arsonsection14:52. Simple arsonsection14:52.1. Simple arson of a religious buildingsection14:52.2. Negligent arsonsection14:53. Arson with intent to defraudsection14:54. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 220, §13, eff. June 14, 2008.section14:54.1. Communicating of false information of planned arsonsection14:54.2. Manufacture and possession of delayed action incendiary devices; penaltysection14:54.3. Manufacture and possession of a bombsection14:54.4. Forfeituressection14:54.5. Fake explosive devicesection14:54.6. Communicating of false information of planned bombing on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zonesection14:55. Aggravated criminal damage to propertysection14:56. Simple criminal damage to propertysection14:56.1. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:56.2. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:56.3. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:56.4. Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffitisection14:56.5. Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffitisection14:57. Damage to property with intent to defraudsection14:57.1. Vandalizing, tampering with, or destroying a crime camera systemsection14:58. Contaminating water suppliessection14:59. Criminal mischiefsection14:60. Aggravated burglarysection14:61. Unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructuresection14:61.1. Criminal damage to a critical infrastructuresection14:62. Simple burglarysection14:62.1. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:62.2. Simple burglary of an inhabited dwellingsection14:62.3. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwellingsection14:62.4. Unauthorized entry of a place of businesssection14:62.5. Lootingsection14:62.6. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:62.7. Unauthorized entry of a dwelling during an emergency or disastersection14:62.8. Home invasionsection14:62.9. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:63. Criminal trespass; squatterssection14:63.1. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.section14:63.2. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.section14:63.3. Entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbiddensection14:63.4. Aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbiddensection14:63.5. Entry or remaining on site of a school or recreation athletic contest after being forbiddensection14:63.6. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.section14:63.7. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.section14:63.8. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.section14:63.9. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.section14:63.10. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.section14:63.11. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 78, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.section14:63.12. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.section14:64. Armed robberysection14:64.1. First degree robberysection14:64.2. Carjackingsection14:64.2.1. Carjacking; recruitment of juvenilessection14:64.3. Armed robbery; attempted armed robbery; use of firearm; additional penaltysection14:64.4. Second degree robberysection14:65. Simple robberysection14:65.1. Purse snatchingsection14:66. Extortionsection14:67. Theftsection14:67.1. Theft of livestocksection14:67.2. Theft of timbersection14:67.3. False statements and false or altered documents; unclaimed property claimsection14:67.4. Anti-Skimming Actsection14:67.5. Adoption deceptionsection14:67.6. Mail theftsection14:67.7. Theft or unauthorized reproduction of a mail receptacle key or locksection14:67.8. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:67.9. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:67.10. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:67.11. Credit card fraud by persons authorized to provide goods and servicessection14:67.12. Theft of a catalytic converter or engine control modulesection14:67.13. Theft or criminal access of an automated teller machinesection14:67.14. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.section14:67.15. Theft of a firearmsection14:67.16. Identity theftsection14:67.17. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.section14:67.18. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:67.19. Theft of anhydrous ammoniasection14:67.19.1. Unauthorized possession of anhydrous ammoniasection14:67.20. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:67.21. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:67.22. Fraudulent acquisition of a credit cardsection14:67.23. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.section14:67.24. Theft of critical infrastructuresection14:67.25. Organized retail theftsection14:67.26. Theft of a motor vehiclesection14:67.27. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.section14:67.28. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:67.29. False personation of a veteran or fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned businesssection14:67.30. Fraudulent representation of military service or awardssection14:68. Unauthorized use of a movablesection14:68.1. Unauthorized removal of shopping cart, basket, or dairy casesection14:68.2. Unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit access devicessection14:68.2.1. Failure to report unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; penaltiessection14:68.3. Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penaltiessection14:68.4. Unauthorized use of a motor vehiclesection14:68.4.1. Staging of a motor vehicle collisionsection14:68.4.2. Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collisionsection14:68.5. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:68.6. Unauthorized ordering of goods or servicessection14:68.7. Receipts and universal product code labels; unlawful actssection14:69. Illegal possession of stolen thingssection14:69.1. Illegal possession of stolen firearmssection14:70. False accountingsection14:70.1. Medicaid fraudsection14:70.2. Refund or access device application fraudsection14:70.3. Fraud in selling agricultural equipmentsection14:70.4. Access device fraudsection14:70.5. Fraudulent remunerationsection14:70.5.1. Fraudulent patient referrals; "body brokering"section14:70.6. Unlawful distribution, possession, or use of theft alarm deactivation devicessection14:70.7. Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of fraudulent documents for identification purposessection14:70.8. Illegal transmission of monetary fundssection14:70.9. Government benefits fraudsection14:71. Issuing worthless checkssection14:71.1. Bank fraudsection14:71.2. Failure to pay bridge or bridge-causeway tollsection14:71.3. Mortgage fraudsection14:71.3.1. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 738, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.section14:71.3.2. Tax lien property fraudsection14:71.4. Homestead exemption fraudsection14:71.5. Misappropriation of funds; utility servicessection14:72. Forgerysection14:72.1. Use of forged academic recordssection14:72.1.1. Forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card; penaltiessection14:72.2. Monetary instrument abusesection14:72.3. Identification of alleged offendersection14:72.4. Disposal of property with fraudulent or malicious intentsection14:72.5. Unlawful production, manufacture, distribution or possession of fraudulent postsecondary education degreesection14:72.6. Forgery of a motor vehicle inspection certificate; penaltiessection14:73. Commercial briberysection14:73.1. Definitionssection14:73.2. Offenses against intellectual propertysection14:73.3. Offenses against computer equipment or suppliessection14:73.4. Offenses against computer userssection14:73.5. Computer fraudsection14:73.6. Offenses against electronic mail service providersection14:73.7. Computer tamperingsection14:73.8. Unauthorized use of a wireless router system; child sexual abuse materials; penaltysection14:73.9. Criminal use of Internet, virtual, street-map; enhanced penaltiessection14:73.10. Online impersonationsection14:73.11. Communication interferencesection14:73.12. Trespass against state computerssection14:73.13. Unlawful deepfakessection14:73.14. Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another created by artificial intelligencesection14:73.15. Unlawful possession of images of another created by artificial intelligencesection14:74. Criminal neglect of familysection14:74.1. Right of actionsection14:75. Failure to pay child support obligationsection14:75.1. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 442, §4, EFF. JUNE 9, 1993.section14:75.2. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 442, §4, EFF. JUNE 9, 1993.section14:76. Bigamysection14:77. Abetting in bigamysection14:78. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 177, §2 and Acts 2014, No. 602, §7, eff. June 12, 2014.section14:78.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 177, §2 and Acts 2014, No. 602, §7, eff. June 12, 2014.section14:79. Violation of protective orderssection14:79.1. Criminal abandonmentsection14:79.2. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 638, §3section14:80. Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenilesection14:80.1. Misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenilesection14:81. Indecent behavior with juvenilessection14:81.1. Child sexual abuse materialssection14:81.1.1. "Sexting"; prohibited acts; penaltiessection14:81.2. Molestation of a juvenile or a person with a physical or mental disabilitysection14:81.3. Computer-aided solicitation of a minorsection14:81.4. Prohibited sexual conduct between educator and studentsection14:81.5. Unlawful possession of videotape of protected persons under R.S. 15:440.1 et seq.section14:81.5.1. Unlawful posting; records of certain hearings of the Board of Pardons and committee on parolesection14:81.6. Possessing, trafficking, or importing a child sex doll; reportingsection14:82. Prostitution; definition; penalties; enhancementsection14:82.1. Prostitution; persons under eighteen; additional offensessection14:82.2. Purchase of commercial sexual activity; penaltiessection14:83. Soliciting for prostitutessection14:83.1. Inciting prostitutionsection14:83.2. Promoting prostitutionsection14:83.3. Prostitution by massagesection14:83.4. Massage; sexual conduct prohibitedsection14:84. Panderingsection14:85. Letting premises for prostitutionsection14:85.1. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 220, §13, eff. June 14, 2008.section14:86. Enticing persons into prostitutionsection14:87. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 545, §4.section14:87.1. Definitionssection14:87.1.1. Killing a child during delivery; penaltiessection14:87.2. Human experimentation on an infant born alivesection14:87.3. Prohibited cutting, resection, excision, harvesting, removal, sale, receipt, research, commerce, or transport of fetal organs, tissues, and body parts; whistleblower accountsection14:87.4. Abortion advertisingsection14:87.5. Intentional failure to sustain life and health of aborted viable infantsection14:87.6. Coerced abortionsection14:87.6.1. Coerced criminal abortion by means of fraudsection14:87.7. Abortionsection14:87.8. Late term abortionsection14:87.9. Criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugssection14:87.10. Abortion by an unlicensed physiciansection14:87.11. Aggravated abortion by dismembermentsection14:87.12. Partial birth abortionsection14:88. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 548, §4.section14:89. Crime against naturesection14:89.1. Aggravated crime against naturesection14:89.2. Crime against nature by solicitationsection14:89.3. Sexual abuse of an animalsection14:89.6. Human-animal hybridssection14:90. Gamblingsection14:90.1. Seizure and disposition of evidence, property and proceeds; gamblingsection14:90.2. Gambling in publicsection14:90.3. Gambling by computersection14:90.4. Unlawful playing of video draw poker devices by persons under the age of twenty-one; penaltysection14:90.5. Unlawful playing of gaming devices by persons under the age of twenty-one; underage persons, penaltysection14:90.6. Gambling or wagering at cockfightssection14:90.7. Gambling by electronic sweepstakes devicesection14:90.8. Unlawful wagering; prohibited playersection14:91. Unlawful sales of weapons to minorssection14:91.1. Unlawful presence of a sexually violent predatorsection14:91.2. Unlawful presence of a sex offendersection14:91.3. Unlawful participation in a child-related businesssection14:91.4. Contributing to the endangerment of a minorsection14:91.5. Unlawful use of a social networking websitesection14:91.6. Unlawful distribution of sample tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under age twenty-one; penaltysection14:91.7. Unauthorized possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public school propertysection14:91.8. Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; signs required; penaltiessection14:91.9. Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victimsection14:91.10. Unlawful sale or distribution of mitragynine speciosa to persons under agesection14:91.11. Sale, exhibition, or distribution of material harmful to minorssection14:91.12. Sale, distribution or making available to minors publications encouraging, advocating, or facilitating the illegal use of controlled dangerous substancessection14:91.13. Illegal use of controlled dangerous substances in the presence of persons under seventeen years of agesection14:91.14. Unlawful distribution of material harmful to minors through the Internetsection14:91.15. Unlawful operation of an unlicensed child day care centersection14:91.16. Unlawful distribution of melatonin to childrensection14:91.21. Sale of poisonous reptiles to minors; penaltysection14:91.22. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 276, §1section14:92. Contributing to the delinquency of juvenilessection14:92.1. Encouraging or contributing to child delinquency, dependency, or neglect; penalty; suspension of sentence; definitionssection14:92.2. Improper supervision of a minor by parent or legal custodiansection14:92.3. Retaliation by a minor against a parent, legal custodian, witness, or complainantsection14:93. Cruelty to juvenilessection14:93.1. Model glue; use of; abuse of toxic vapors; unlawful sales to minors; penaltiessection14:93.2. Tattooing and body piercing of minors; prohibitionsection14:93.2.1. Child desertionsection14:93.2.2. Unlawful placement of gold fillings, caps, and crowns; minorssection14:93.2.3. Second degree cruelty to juvenilessection14: 93.2.4. Unlawful swimming in certain waterwayssection14:93.3. Cruelty to elderly and persons with infirmitiessection14:93.3.1. Second degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmitiessection14:93.4. Exploitation of elderly persons or persons with infirmitiessection14:93.5. Sexual battery of persons with infirmitiessection14:93.6. Unlawful operation of a group homesection14:93.10. Definitionssection14:93.11. Unlawful sales to persons under twenty-onesection14:93.12. Purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages; exceptions; penaltiessection14:93.13. Unlawful purchase of alcoholic beverages by persons on behalf of persons under twenty-onesection14:93.14. Responsibilities of retail dealers not relievedsection14:93.15. Alcoholic beverage vaporizer; prohibitionssection14:93.16. Unlawful sales of consumable hemp products to persons under twenty-onesection14:93.17. Purchase and possession of consumable hemp products by a minor; penaltiessection14:93.20. Repealed by Acts 1998, No. 71, §2, eff. June 25, 1998.section14:94. Illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalitiessection14:95. Illegal carrying of weaponssection14:95.1. Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain feloniessection14:95.1.1. Illegally supplying a felon with a firearmsection14:95.1.2. Illegally supplying a felon with ammunitionsection14:95.1.3. Fraudulent firearm and ammunition purchase; mandatory reportingsection14:95.1.4. Illegal transfer of a firearm to a prohibited possessorsection14:95.2. Carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon by a student or nonstudent on school property, at school-sponsored functions, or in a firearm-free zonesection14:95.2.1. Illegal carrying of a firearm at a parade with any firearm used in the commission of a crime of violencesection14:95.2.2. Reckless discharge of a firearm at a parade or demonstrationsection14:95.3. Unlawful use or possession of body armorsection14:95.4. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 201, §1.section14:95.5. Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outletsection14:95.6. Firearm-free zone; notice; signs; crime; penaltiessection14:95.7. Possession of or dealing in firearms with obliterated numbers or markssection14:95.8. Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenilesection14:95.9. Wearing or possessing body armor, by a student or nonstudent on school property, at school-sponsored functions, or in firearm-free zones; exceptionssection14:95.10. Possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery and certain offenses of battery of a dating partnersection14:96. Aggravated obstruction of a highway of commercesection14:97. Simple obstruction of a highway of commercesection14:97.1. Solicitation on an interstate highway or in a public right-of-waysection14:97.2. Unlawful sale, purchase, possession, or use of traffic signal preemption devicessection14:98. Operating a vehicle while impairedsection14:98.1. Operating while impaired; first offense; penaltiessection14:98.2. Operating while impaired; second offense; penaltiessection14:98.3. Operating while impaired; third offense; penaltiessection14:98.4. Operating while impaired; fourth offense; penaltiessection14:98.5. Special provisions and definitionssection14:98.5.1. Assessment for alcohol or drug dependence; rehabilitative programs; second and subsequent convictionssection14:98.6. Underage operating while impairedsection14:98.7. Unlawful refusal to submit to chemical tests; arrests for driving while impairedsection14:98.8. Operating a vehicle while under suspension for certain prior offensessection14:98.9. "Jada's Law"; sober release requirementsection14:99. Reckless operation of a vehiclesection14:99.1. Hit and run damaging of a potable waterline by operation of a watercraft or vesselsection14:99.2. Reckless operation of an off-road vehiclesection14:99.3. Seizure of an off-road vehiclesection14:99.4. Judicial disposition of off-road vehicles; disbursement of proceedssection14:100. Hit-and-run drivingsection14:100.1. Obstructing public passagessection14:100.11. Legislative findings; purposesection14:100.12. Definitionssection14:100.13. Operating a vehicle without lawful presence in the United Statessection14:100.14. Giving false information regarding lawful presence in the United States in order to obtain a driver's licensesection14:101. Desecration of gravessection14:101.1. Purchase or sale of human organssection14:101.2. Unauthorized use of sperm, ovum, or embryosection14:102. Definitions; cruelty to animalssection14:102.1. Cruelty to animals; simple and aggravatedsection14:102.2. Seizure and disposition of animals cruelly treatedsection14:102.3. Search warrant; animal cruelty offensessection14:102.4. Confined animals; necessary food and watersection14:102.5. Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fightingsection14:102.6. Seizure and destruction or disposition of dogs and equipment used in dogfightingsection14:102.7. Search warrant for dogfighting offensessection14:102.8. Injuring or killing of a police animalsection14:102.9. Interference with animal research; research laboratory or farmsection14:102.10. Bear wrestling; penaltysection14:102.11. Illegal contact sports; penaltysection14:102.12. Definitionssection14:102.13. Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicioussection14:102.14. Unlawful ownership of dangerous dogsection14:102.15. Unlawful ownership of a vicious dogsection14:102.16. Seizure and destruction or disposition of dangerous or vicious dogssection14:102.17. Registration of dangerous dogs; feessection14:102.18. Seizure and disposition of dogs which cause death or inflict bodily injurysection14:102.19. Hog and canine fighting prohibited; penaltiessection14:102.20. Sport killing of zoo or circus animals prohibitedsection14:102.21. Unauthorized use of the identity of a deceased soldiersection14:102.22. Harboring or concealing an animal which has bitten or inflicted serious bodily injury on a humansection14:102.23. Cockfightingsection14:102.24. Participation in cockfightingsection14:102.25. Unlawfully supplying any product for the purpose of falsifying a screening testsection14:102.26. Unlawful restraint of a dog; definitions; penaltiessection14:102.27. Unlawful sale of a live dog or cat at certain locationssection14:102.28. Transporting live feral swine prohibited; penaltiessection14:102.29. Unlawful possession, transfer, or manufacture of animal fighting paraphernaliasection14:103. Disturbing the peacesection14:103.1. Emanation of excessive sound or noise; exceptions; penaltiessection14:103.2. Amplified devices in public places; quiet zones; penaltiessection14:103.3. Disturbing the peace; residencessection14:104. Keeping a disorderly placesection14:105. Letting a disorderly placesection14:106. Obscenitysection14:106.1. Promotion or wholesale promotion of obscene devicessection14:106.2. Sexual acts prohibited in public; penaltiessection14:106.3. Unlawful exhibition of sexually explicit material in a motor vehicle; penaltiessection14:107. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 172, §1 .section14:107.1. Ritualistic actssection14:107.2. Hate crimessection14:107.3. Criminal blighting of propertysection14:107.4. Unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicitysection14:107.5. Solicitation of funds or transportation for certain unlawful purposessection14:107.6. Unauthorized camping on public propertysection14:108. Resisting an officersection14:108.1. Flight from an officer; aggravated flight from an officersection14:108.2. Resisting a police officer with force or violencesection14:109. Approaching a peace officer lawfully engaged in law enforcement dutiessection14:110. Simple escape; aggravated escapesection14:110.1. Jumping bailsection14:110.1.1. Out-of-state bail jumpingsection14:110.1.2. Providing false, nonexistent, or incomplete declaration of residence for bailsection14:110.2. Tampering with electronic monitoring equipmentsection14:110.3. Tampering with surveillance, accounting, inventory, or monitoring systems; definitions; penaltiessection14:111. Assisting escapesection14:112. False personationsection14:112.1. False personation of a peace officer or firefightersection14:112.2. Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefightersection14:112.3. Aiding and abetting the fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefightersection14:112.4. Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of unauthorized peace officer badgessection14:112.11. Definitionssection14:112.12. Unlawful entry or reentry into the state of Louisiana by an aliensection14:112.13. Abatement or termination of prosecution on basis of an immigration status determinationsection14:112.14. Effective datesection14:113. Treasonsection14:114. Misprision of treasonsection14:115. Criminal anarchysection14:116. Flag desecrationsection14:116.1. Flag burningsection14:117. Flag desecration; exceptionssection14:117.1. Paramilitary organizations; prohibitionssection14:118. Public briberysection14:118.1. Bribery of sports participantssection14:118.2. Falsifying information on racing license applicationssection14:119. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 797, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section14:119.1. Bribery of parents of school childrensection14:120. Corrupt influencingsection14:121. Informers granted immunitysection14:122. Public intimidation and retaliationsection14:122.1. Intimidation and interference in the operation of schoolssection14:122.2. Threatening a public official or law enforcement officer; penalties; definitionssection14:123. Perjurysection14:124. Inconsistent statements; perjurysection14:125. False swearingsection14:125.1. False swearing in paternity casessection14:125.2. False statements concerning paternitysection14:126. Inconsistent statements; false swearingsection14:126.1. False swearing for purpose of violating public health or safetysection14:126.1.1. False communication with the intent to cause an emergency responsesection14:126.2. False statements concerning denial of constitutional rightssection14:126.3. False statements concerning employment in a nursing or health care facilitysection14:126.3.1. Unauthorized participation in medical assistance programssection14:126.4. False certification of arrest documentssection14:127. Limitation of defensessection14:128. Completion of affidavitsection14:128.1. Terrorismsection14:128.2. Aiding others in terrorismsection14:129. Jury tamperingsection14:129.1. Intimidating, impeding, or injuring witnesses; injuring officers; penaltiessection14:129.2. Recording, listening to, or observing proceedings of grand or petit juries while deliberating or votingsection14:130. Jury misconductsection14:130.1. Obstruction of justicesection14:131. Compounding a felonysection14:131.1. Failure to report the commission of certain feloniessection14:132. Injuring public recordssection14:133. Filing or maintaining false public recordssection14:133.1. Obstruction of court orderssection14:133.1.1. Election fraud or forgerysection14:133.2. Misrepresentation during bookingsection14:133.3. Falsification of drug testssection14:133.4. Misrepresentation during issuance of a misdemeanor summons or preparation of a juvenile custodial agreementsection14:133.5. Filing a false complaint against a law enforcement officersection14:133.6. Filing a false lien against a law enforcement officer, court officer, state officer, or state employeesection14:133.7. Publication of certain criminal record information or juvenile record information prohibitedsection14:134. Malfeasance in officesection14:134.1. Malfeasance in office; sexual conduct prohibited with persons in the custody and supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Correctionssection14:134.2. Malfeasance in office; tampering with evidencesection14:134.3. Abuse of officesection14:135. Public salary deductionsection14:136. Public salary extortionsection14:137. Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 700, §8section14:138. Public payroll fraudsection14:139. Political payroll paddingsection14:139.1. Political payroll padding by sheriff; sale of assets of sheriff's office prohibitedsection14:139.2. Transfer of capital assets of clerk of court's office prohibitedsection14:140. Public contract fraudsection14:141. Prohibited splitting of profits, fees or commissions; exceptionssection14:142. Offenses committed prior to effective date of Codesection14:143. Preemption of state law; exceptionssection14:201. Collateral securities, unauthorized use or withdrawal prohibited; penalty; proof of intent; of personal advantagesection14:202. Contractors; misapplication of payments prohibited; penaltysection14:202.1. Residential contractor fraud; penaltiessection14:202.2. Solar electric and solar thermal system contractors; solar tax credit fraudsection14:203. Electrical appliances, sale without original factory serial number prohibited; penaltysection14:204. Fire-raising on lands of another by criminal negligence; penaltysection14:204.1. Fire-raising in a correctional facility; penaltysection14:205. Fire-raising on lands of another with malice; penaltysection14:206. Fire prevention interference; penaltysection14:206.1. Engaging in life safety and property protection contracting without authority prohibited; penaltysection14:207. Motor vehicles, alteration or removal of identifying numbers prohibited; sale, etc., of motor vehicle with altered identifying numbers prohibited; penalty; application of Sectionsection14:208. Operas, performance or representation without consent of owner prohibited; penaltysection14:209. Seals, breaking prohibited; penaltysection14:210. Taxicabs, tampering with meter forbidden; penaltysection14:211. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.section14:212. Forest products, false statement prohibited; penaltysection14:213. False packing of cotton bales and other agricultural products; penaltysection14:214. Fishing or hunting contest fraudsection14:215. §§215, 216 Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 310, §III (§3)section14:217. Purchase or sale of seafoods prohibited under certain conditions; penaltiessection14:218. Seafood sales and purchases; commercial license required of seller; penaltiessection14:219. Removal of building or structure from immovable property subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilegesection14:220. Rented or leased motor vehicles; obtaining by false representation, etc.; failure to return; defenses; penaltiessection14:220.1. Leased movables; obtaining by false representation; failure to return or surrender; penalties; restitutionsection14:221. Avoiding payment for telecommunications services, cable television services, or multipoint distribution system servicesection14:222. Possession, manufacture, sale or transfer of devices for avoidance of payment for telecommunications services or related offenses; seizure of devicessection14:222.1. Unauthorized interception, interference with, or retransmission of services offered over a cable television systemsection14:222.2. Cellular telephone counterfeitingsection14:222.3. Unlawful use of a cellular tracking device; penaltysection14:223. Sound reproductions without consent prohibitedsection14:223.1. Terms definedsection14:223.2. Exceptionssection14:223.3. Penaltiessection14:223.4. Civil remedies preservedsection14:223.5. Recording of performances without consent prohibitedsection14:223.6. Rental or sale of improperly labeled articles prohibitedsection14:223.7. Counterfeiting or possessing counterfeit labels prohibitedsection14:223.8. Possessing of tools and equipment used for manufacturing unauthorized sound recordings prohibitedsection14:223.9. Unlawful operation of a recording devicesection14:224. Transportation of water from St. Tammany Parish prohibited; penaltiessection14:225. Institutional vandalismsection14:226. Protection of owners of crayfish farms; penaltiessection14:227. Identification number, personal property, alteration or removal prohibitedsection14:228. Interference with animal research facilities or animal management facilitiessection14:228.1. Unauthorized release of certain animals, birds, or aquatic speciessection14:229. Illegal use of counterfeit trademark; penaltiessection14:230. Money laundering; transactions involving proceeds of criminal activitysection14:230.1. Civil remediessection14:231. Counterfeit and nonfunctional air bags prohibited; air bag fraudsection14:281. Disorderly place, maintaining of prohibited; penaltysection14:282. Operation of places of prostitution prohibited; penaltysection14:283. Video voyeurism; penaltiessection14:283.1. Voyeurism; penaltiessection14:283.2. Nonconsensual disclosure of a private imagesection14:283.3. Abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic meanssection14:284. Peeping Tom; penaltiessection14:285. Unlawful communications; telephones and telecommunications devices; improper language; harassment; penaltysection14:286. Sale of minor children and other prohibited activities; penaltiessection14:311. Discharging fireworks or explosives within one thousand feet of hospital prohibited; penaltysection14:312. Jumping from state bridge for publicity prohibited; penaltysection14:313. Wearing of masks, hoods, or other facial disguises in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises by sex offenderssection14:313.1. Distributing candy or gifts on Halloween and other public holidays by "sex offenders" prohibited; penaltysection14:314. Mississippi River, making unauthorized cut-offs prohibited; penaltysection14:315. Mississippi River, stopping outlets or bayous prohibited; reopening; penaltysection14:316. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 577, §2.section14:317. Repealed by Acts 1972, No. 255, §1section14:318. Sale of fireworks containing white or yellow phosphorus prohibited; penaltysection14:319. Sale of toy pistols prohibited; penalty; exceptionssection14:320. Telegrams, divulging or obtaining knowledge of contents prohibited; penaltysection14:321. Unauthorized signals to persons in charge of locomotives, railroad trains or railroad cars prohibited; penaltysection14:322. Wire-tapping prohibited; penaltysection14:322.1. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 795, §3, eff. July 22, 1991.section14:322.2. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 795, §3, eff. July 22, 1991.section14:323. Tracking devices prohibited; penaltysection14:324. Abandoning or discarding ice boxes or other air tight containers; penaltysection14:325. Annual registration of conductors of public opinion polls; penalty for failuresection14:326. Processions, marches, parades, or demonstrations; permits; liability; bond; exemptions; penaltysection14:327. Obstructing a firemansection14:328. Obstruction or interference with members of staff, faculty, or students of educational institutions; trespass, damage to property; felony; penaltiessection14:329. Interfering with a law enforcement investigationsection14:329.1. Riotsection14:329.2. Inciting to riotsection14:329.3. Command to disperse; who may give; failure to complysection14:329.4. Wrongful use of public property; permits for use of public propertysection14:329.5. Prohibition of interference with educational process; certain activities exceptedsection14:329.6. Proclamation of state of emergency; conditions therefor; effect thereofsection14:329.7. Punishmentsection14:329.8. Applicability of other actssection14:329.9. Temporary protection zones; establishment; penaltiessection14:330. Motion picture ratings; definitions; prohibition on advertising coming attraction with more restrictive ratingsection14:331. Prohibition of debt adjusting when conducted for profitsection14:332. Interference with medical treatmentsection14:333. Misrepresentation of age to obtain alcoholic beverages or gain entry to licensed premises prohibited; penaltiessection14:334. Ignition interlock device offensessection14:335. Checks; requiring certain information to be recorded on; prohibited; penaltiessection14:336. Unlawful aiming of a laser at an aircraftsection14:337. Unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft systemsection14:337.1. Unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system at a paradesection14:337.2. Unmanned aircraft systems; law enforcement training standards; reporting; immunitysection14:338. Interfering with emergency communicationsection14:351. Bail, sale, etc. of real estate securing, prohibited; penaltysection14:352. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 797, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section14:353. Documents simulating official court papers for collection purposes, sale or purchase prohibited; use prohibited; penaltysection14:354. Fiduciaries, failure to file accounts in court; penaltysection14:355. Property exempt from execution; penalty for deprivation of rightssection14:356. Sheriffs, etc., solicitation of legal business prohibited; penaltysection14:356.1. Unlawful referrals by wrecker drivers and others; penaltysection14:356.2. Unlawful appearance bond procurementsection14:356.3. Unlawful referrals by ambulance drivers and others; penaltysection14:357. Candies, selling without payment of license tax; penaltysection14:358. Subversive activities and communist control law; legislative finding of fact and declaration of necessitysection14:359. Definitionssection14:360. Due process determination of factssection14:361. Venuesection14:362. Registration of organizationssection14:363. Registration of individualssection14:364. Registration statements to be public recordssection14:365. Election ballotssection14:366. Public office and public support, disqualificationsection14:367. Labeling of propagandasection14:368. Acts prohibitedsection14:369. Penaltiessection14:370. Additional penaltiessection14:371. Screening of prospective public officials and employeessection14:372. Candidates for public office; filing of nonsubversive affidavitssection14:373. Citation of subversive activities and communist control lawsection14:374. Failure to report bail bondssection14:375. Illegal consideration for criminal bail bondssection14:376. §§376, 377 Repealed by Acts 1965, No. 45, §3section14:378. §§378 to 380 Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 270, §1section14:381. §§381 to 384 Blanksection14:385. Organizations engaged in social, educational or political activities; Communist affiliations prohibitedsection14:386. Affidavitssection14:387. Failure to file affidavit; penaltysection14:388. False statements in affidavit as perjurysection14:389. Blanksection14:390. Declaration of public policysection14:390.1. Definition of communist propagandasection14:390.2. Acts prohibitedsection14:390.3. Legitimate procurement of contrabandsection14:390.4. Venuesection14:390.5. Warehousing and storagesection14:390.6. Destruction of contrabandsection14:390.7. Penaltiessection14:390.8. Short titlesection14:391. Legislative intent; short titlesection14:391.1. Definitionssection14:391.2. Violation; penaltiessection14:391.3. Application of foreign law; unenforceabilitysection14:401. Demonstrations in or near building housing a court or occupied as residence by judge, juror, witness, or court officersection14:402. Contraband defined; certain activities regarding contraband in correctional facilities prohibited; penalty; disposition of seized contrabandsection14:402.1. Taking of contraband to hospitals unlawful; penaltysection14:403. Abuse of children; reports; waiver of privilegesection14:403.1. Substance abuse in schools; definitions; confidential reports; immunity; penaltysection14:403.2. Abuse and neglect of adultssection14:403.3. Reports of missing children; procedures; false reports or communications; penaltiessection14:403.4. Burn injuries and wounds; reports; registry; immunity; penaltiessection14:403.5. Gunshot wounds; mandatory reportingsection14:403.6. Reporting of neglect or abuse of animalssection14:403.7. Failure to report a missing childsection14:403.8. Failure to report the death of a childsection14:403.9. Alcohol consumption; emergency assistance and cooperation; immunitysection14:403.10. Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecutionsection14:403.11. Administration of opiate antagonists; immunitysection14:404. Self-mutilation by a prisonersection14:405. Unlawful establishment of accounts on Internet-based social networking websites by inmatessection14:406. Unlawful exposure by an inmatesection14:407. Motor vehicle key programming and emulating devicessection14:501. Killing or injuring a person while hunting; penalty for failure to render aidsection14:502. Failure to seek assistancesection14:511. Loansharking; penaltysection14:512. Aggravated loansharking; penaltysection14:513. Possession of loanshark records; penaltysection14:601. Louisiana Felony Class System Task Force
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