Title 14, Criminal Law
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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:2 Definitions
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§2. Definitions A. In this Code the terms enumerated shall have the designated meanings: (1) "Another" refers to any other person or legal entity, including the state of Louisiana or any subdivision thereof. (2) "Anything of value" must be given the broadest possible construction…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:20 Justifiable homicide
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§20. Justifiable homicide A. A homicide is justifiable: (1) When committed in self-defense by one who reasonably believes that he is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the killing is necessary to save himself from that danger. (2) When c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:20.1 Investigation of death due to violence or suspicious circumstances when claim of self-defense is raised
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§20.1. Investigation of death due to violence or suspicious circumstances when claim of self-defense is raised Whenever a death results from violence or under suspicious circumstances and a claim of self-defense is raised, the appropriate law enforcement agency and coroner shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:201 Collateral securities, unauthorized use or withdrawal prohibited; penalty; proof of intent; of personal advantage
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§201. Collateral securities, unauthorized use or withdrawal prohibited; penalty; proof of intent; of personal advantage A. No customer, nor any officer, member, or employee of any person who is a customer of any bank or banking institution, savings bank, or trust company organize…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:202 Contractors; misapplication of payments prohibited; penalty
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§202. Contractors; misapplication of payments prohibited; penalty A. No person, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor, who has received money on account of a contract for the construction, erection, or repair of a building, structure, or other impro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:202.1 Residential contractor fraud; penalties
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§202.1. Residential contractor fraud; penalties A. Residential contractor fraud is the misappropriation or intentional 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 conduc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:202.2 Solar electric and solar thermal system contractors; solar tax credit fraud
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§202.2. Solar electric and solar thermal system contractors; solar tax credit fraud A.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person who has received money from a contract for the sale, installation, maintenance, or repair of a solar electric system or solar thermal system, as defined i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:203 Electrical appliances, sale without original factory serial number prohibited; penalty
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§203. Electrical appliances, sale without original factory serial number prohibited; penalty A. No person shall offer to sell or cause to be sold or distributed, either retail or wholesale, new household appliances, such as radios, television sets, refrigerators, washing machines…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:204 Fire-raising on lands of another by criminal negligence; penalty
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§204. Fire-raising on lands of another by criminal negligence; penalty A. Fire-raising on lands of another by criminal negligence is the performance of any of the following acts: (1) The setting fire to any grass, leaves, brush, or debris on lands by the owner, or by the owner's …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:204.1 Fire-raising in a correctional facility; penalty
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§204.1. Fire-raising in a correctional facility; penalty A. Fire-raising in a correctional facility is any of the following: (1) The starting, causing, or assisting in the creation of any fire, heat, or spark of any nature in a correctional facility by any means or method and wit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:205 Fire-raising on lands of another with malice; penalty
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§205. Fire-raising on lands of another with malice; penalty A. Fire-raising on lands of another with malice is the malicious setting fire to any grass, leaves, brush, or debris on lands of another, or the procuring same to be done. B. Whoever commits the crime of fire-raising on …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:206 Fire prevention interference; penalty
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§206. Fire prevention interference; penalty A. Fire prevention interference is the intentional performance of any of the following acts: (1) Defacing or destroying fire warning notices or posters. (2) Injuring, destroying, removing or in any manner interfering with the use of any…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:206.1 Engaging in life safety and property protection contracting without authority
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§206.1. Engaging in life safety and property protection contracting without authority prohibited; penalty A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of life safety and property protection contracting, as defined in R.S. 40:1664.3, unless he holds an active l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:207 Motor vehicles, alteration or removal of identifying numbers prohibited; sale, etc., of motor vehicle with altered identifying numbers prohibited; penalty; application of Section
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§207. Motor vehicles, alteration or removal of identifying numbers prohibited; sale, etc., of motor vehicle with altered identifying numbers prohibited; penalty; application of Section A. No person shall cover, remove, deface, alter, or destroy the manufacturer's number or any ot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:208 Operas, performance or representation without consent of owner prohibited; penalty
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§208. Operas, performance or representation without consent of owner prohibited; penalty A. No person or company shall take part in or cause to be publicly performed or represented for profit any unpublished or undedicated dramatic or musical composition known as an opera without…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:209 Seals, breaking prohibited; penalty
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§209. Seals, breaking prohibited; penalty A. No person shall, without legal authority, break any seal placed, in accordance with law, on the effects or any place or thing containing the effects or property of any deceased person. B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined no…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:21 Aggressor cannot claim self defense
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§21. Aggressor cannot claim self defense A person who is the aggressor or who brings on a difficulty cannot claim the right of self-defense unless he withdraws from the conflict in good faith and in such a manner that his adversary knows or should know that he desires to withdraw…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:210 Taxicabs, tampering with meter forbidden; penalty
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§210. Taxicabs, tampering with meter forbidden; penalty A. No person shall, without the written consent of the owner, tamper with or alter in any manner or form the fare-registering device of any taxicab or automobile for hire. B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:211 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§211. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:212 Forest products, false statement prohibited; penalty
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§212. Forest products, false statement prohibited; penalty A. No person, in the course of a sale, attempted sale, delivery, removal, or other completed or attempted transaction involving forest products, shall willfully or knowingly make a false statement or cause a false stateme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:213 False packing of cotton bales and other agricultural products; penalty
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§213. False packing of cotton bales and other agricultural products; penalty A. The false packing of cotton bales or other agricultural products is the packing of a bale or bales of cotton or other agricultural products in such manner as is calculated to deceive persons with rega…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:214 Fishing or hunting contest fraud
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§214. Fishing or hunting contest fraud A. The crime of fishing or hunting contest fraud is the act of any person, who, with the intent to defraud, knowingly makes a false representation in an effort to win any prize awarded in any fishing or hunting contest. B. When the most valu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:215 §§215, 216 Repealed by Acts 1962, No
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§215. §§215, 216 Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 310, §III (§3)
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:217 Purchase or sale of seafoods prohibited under certain conditions; penalties
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§217. Purchase or sale of seafoods prohibited under certain conditions; penalties A. It shall be unlawful for any person: (1) Who is engaged commercially in catching or taking fish, shrimp, oysters, or other seafood in a joint adventure or other undertaking whereby he receives a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:218 Seafood sales and purchases; commercial license required of seller; penalties
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§218. Seafood sales and purchases; commercial license required of seller; penalties A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to offer to sell or to sell any shrimp, oyster, fish, or other seafood without having first obtained a valid commercial fishing, retail…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:219 Removal of building or structure from immovable property subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilege
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§219. Removal of building or structure from immovable property subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilege Any person who wilfully or knowingly removes from any immovable property subject to a conventional mortgage or vendor's privilege affecting the immovable proper…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:22 Defense of others
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§22. Defense of others It is justifiable to use force or violence or to kill in the defense of another person when it is reasonably apparent that the person attacked could have justifiably used such means himself, and when it is reasonably believed that such intervention is neces…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:220 Rented or leased motor vehicles; obtaining by false representation, etc.; failure to return; defenses; penalties
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§220. Rented or leased motor vehicles; obtaining by false representation, etc.; failure to return; defenses; penalties A. If any person rents or leases a motor vehicle and obtains or retains possession of the motor vehicle by means of any false or fraudulent representation includ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:220.1 Leased movables; obtaining by false representation; failure to return or surrender; penalties; restitution
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§220.1. Leased movables; obtaining by false representation; failure to return or surrender; penalties; restitution A. No person leasing a movable shall obtain or retain possession of the movable by: (1) Making a false statement or false representation of a material fact, where su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:221 Avoiding payment for telecommunications services, cable television services, or multipoint distribution system service
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§221. Avoiding payment for telecommunications services, cable television services, or multipoint distribution system service A. Avoidance of payment for telecommunication, cable television, or multipoint distribution system services is the avoidance, attempt to avoid, or the caus…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:222 Possession, manufacture, sale or transfer of devices for avoidance of payment for telecommunications services or related offenses; seizure of devices
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§222. Possession, manufacture, sale or transfer of devices for avoidance of payment for telecommunications services or related offenses; seizure of devices A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly do either of the following: (1) Make or possess any instrument, apparatu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:222.1 Unauthorized interception, interference with, or retransmission of services offered over a cable television system
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§222.1. Unauthorized interception, interference with, or retransmission of services offered over a cable television system A. No person shall knowingly: (1) Intercept, receive, retransmit, connect, attach, modify, alter, remove, or tamper with any equipment, device, or television…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:222.2 Cellular telephone counterfeiting
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§222.2. Cellular telephone counterfeiting A. For purposes of this Section: (1) "Cellular telephone" means a communication device containing a unique electronic serial number that is programmed into its computer chip by its manufacturer and the operation of which is dependent on t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:222.3 Unlawful use of a cellular tracking device; penalty
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§222.3. Unlawful use of a cellular tracking device; penalty A. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a cellular tracking device or to use a cellular tracking device for the purpose of collecting, intercepting, accessing, transferring, or forwarding the data transmitted o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223 Sound reproductions without consent prohibited
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§223. Sound reproductions without consent prohibited Any person who, for commercial gain, knowingly transfers or causes to be transferred, sells, distributes, circulates, or causes to be sold, distributed, or circulated, directly or indirectly, or possesses for such purposes, any…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.1 Terms defined
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§223.1. Terms defined The following terms have the meanings indicated: (1) As used in R.S. 14:223 and 223.6*, "owner" means the person who owns the sounds fixed in the master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film, master audio or video cassette, or other device…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.2 Exceptions
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§223.2. Exceptions R.S. 14:223 through 223.8 shall not apply to any person engaged in radio or television broadcasting who transfers or causes to be transferred any such sounds intended for or in connection with broadcast transmissions or related uses or for archival purposes. Ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.3 Penalties
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§223.3. Penalties Any person, any member of a partnership, or any officer or employee of a corporation found guilty of violating any provision of R.S. 14:223 through 223.8 shall be punished as follows: (1) For the first offense of a violation of R.S. 14:223, 223.5, or 223.6 invol…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.4 Civil remedies preserved
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§223.4. Civil remedies preserved Nothing in R.S. 14:223 through 223.8 shall be construed to abrogate or modify any civil action for any of the acts referred to herein. Acts 1972, No. 350, §5; Acts 1990, No. 122, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.5 Recording of performances without consent prohibited
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§223.5. Recording of performances without consent prohibited Any person who, without the consent of the owner and for commercial gain, knowingly transfers or causes to be transferred to any article, or sells, distributes, circulates, or causes to be sold, distributed, or circulat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.6 Rental or sale of improperly labeled articles prohibited
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§223.6. Rental or sale of improperly labeled articles prohibited Any person who advertises, offers for rental, sale, resale, distribution, or circulation, or rents, sells, resells, distributes, or circulates, or causes to be sold, resold, distributed, or circulated, or possesses …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.7 Counterfeiting or possessing counterfeit labels prohibited
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§223.7. Counterfeiting or possessing counterfeit labels prohibited Any person who has in his possession for any illegal purpose or who makes, sells, issues, distributes, circulates, or puts in circulation a counterfeit label affixed or designed to be affixed to a recording within…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.8 Possessing of tools and equipment used for manufacturing unauthorized sound recordings prohibited
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§223.8. Possessing of tools and equipment used for manufacturing unauthorized sound recordings prohibited Any person who, for any of the purposes mentioned in R.S. 14:223 through 223.7, possesses or controls any electronic, mechanical, or other device for manufacturing or reprodu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:223.9 Unlawful operation of a recording device
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§223.9. Unlawful operation of a recording device A. For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Audiovisual recording function" means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part thereof, including the audio portion, by means of any technology now know…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:224 Transportation of water from St
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§224. Transportation of water from St. Tammany Parish prohibited; penalties A. No person, firm, corporation, public body, quasi-public body or political subdivision shall transport underground water or surface water from the parish of St. Tammany to any person, firm, corporation,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:225 Institutional vandalism
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§225. Institutional vandalism A. A person commits the crime of institutional vandalism by knowingly vandalizing, defacing, or otherwise damaging the following: (1) Any church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship or other religious purpose.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:226 Protection of owners of crayfish farms; penalties
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§226. Protection of owners of crayfish farms; penalties A. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the owner thereof, to fish for or to take crayfish from any domestic crayfish farm, unless the express consent of the owner is first obtained. B. A domestic crayfish farm fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:227 Identification number, personal property, alteration or removal prohibited
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§227. Identification number, personal property, alteration or removal prohibited A. No person shall cover, remove, deface, alter, or destroy the manufacturer's number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark on any pipeline or oil and gas equipment for the purpos…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:228 Interference with animal research facilities or animal management facilities
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§228. Interference with animal research facilities or animal management facilities A. It shall be unlawful for any person: (1) To intentionally release, steal, or otherwise cause the loss of any animal from an animal research facility or an animal management facility. (2) To dama…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:228.1 Unauthorized release of certain animals, birds, or aquatic species
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§228.1. Unauthorized release of certain animals, birds, or aquatic species A. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally and without permission, release any animal, bird, or aquatic species which has been lawfully confined for agriculture, science, research, commerce, p…