Title 14, Criminal Law
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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:229 Illegal use of counterfeit trademark; penalties
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§229. Illegal use of counterfeit trademark; penalties A. No person shall knowingly sell, possess with the intent to sell, or otherwise transfer for compensation anything of value having a counterfeit trademark. B. For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Person" shall include an in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:23 Parties classified
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§23. Parties classified The parties to crimes are classified as: (1) Principals; and (2) Accessories after the fact.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:230 Money laundering; transactions involving proceeds of criminal activity
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§230. Money laundering; transactions involving proceeds of criminal activity A. As used in this Section: (1) "Criminal activity" means any offense, including conspiracy and attempt to commit the offense, that is classified as a felony under the laws of this state or the United St…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:230.1 Civil remedies
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§230.1. Civil remedies A. As used in this Section: (1) "Commingled funds" means the combination of legitimate funds and proceeds derived from criminal activity. (2) "Criminal activity" means any of the offenses listed in Subsection B of this Section, including conspiracy, princip…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:231 Counterfeit and nonfunctional air bags prohibited; air bag fraud
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§231. Counterfeit and nonfunctional air bags prohibited; air bag fraud A. No person shall knowingly install or reinstall in any motor vehicle a counterfeit or nonfunctional air bag or any other object intended to fulfill the function of an air bag that does not meet the definitio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:24 Principals
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§24. Principals All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether present or absent, and whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, aid and abet in its commission, or directly or indirectly counsel or procure another to commit the crime, are principa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:25 Accessories after the fact
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§25. Accessories after the fact An accessory after the fact is any person who, after the commission of a felony, shall harbor, conceal, or aid the offender, knowing or having reasonable ground to believe that he has committed the felony, and with the intent that he may avoid or e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:26 Criminal conspiracy
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§26. Criminal conspiracy A. Criminal conspiracy is the agreement or combination of two or more persons for the specific purpose of committing any crime; provided that an agreement or combination to commit a crime shall not amount to a criminal conspiracy unless, in addition to su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:27 Attempt; penalties; attempt on peace officer; enhanced penalties
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§27. Attempt; penalties; attempt on peace officer; enhanced penalties A. Any person who, having a specific intent to commit a crime, does or omits an act for the purpose of and tending directly toward the accomplishing of his object is guilty of an attempt to commit the offense i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:28 Inciting a felony
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§28. Inciting a felony A. Inciting a felony is the endeavor by one or more persons to incite or procure another person to commit a felony. B. Whoever commits the crime of inciting a felony shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:28.1 Solicitation for murder
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§28.1. Solicitation for murder A. Solicitation for murder is the intentional solicitation by one person of another to commit or cause to be committed a first or second degree murder. B. Whoever commits the crime of solicitation for murder shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:281 Disorderly place, maintaining of prohibited; penalty
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§281. Disorderly place, maintaining of prohibited; penalty No person shall maintain a place of public entertainment or a public resort or any place, room, or part of a building open to the public in such a manner as to disturb the public peace and quiet of the neighborhood, or in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:282 Operation of places of prostitution prohibited; penalty
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§282. Operation of places of prostitution prohibited; penalty A. No person shall maintain, operate, or knowingly own any place or any conveyance used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, or shall rent or let any place or conveyance to any person with knowled…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283 Video voyeurism; penalties
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§283. Video voyeurism; penalties A. Video voyeurism is any of the following: (1) The use of any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image recording device, or an unmanned aircraft system equipped with any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283.1 Voyeurism; penalties
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§283.1. Voyeurism; penalties A. Voyeurism is the viewing, observing, spying upon, or invading the privacy of a person by looking or using an unmanned aircraft system to look through the doors, windows, or other openings of a private residence without the consent of the victim who…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283.2 Nonconsensual disclosure of a private image
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§283.2. Nonconsensual disclosure of a private image A. A person commits the offense of nonconsensual disclosure of a private image when all of the following occur: (1) The person intentionally discloses an image of another person who is identifiable from the image or information …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283.3 Abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means
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§283.3. Abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means A. A person commits the crime of abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means when all of the following occur: (1) The person transfers an image that was obtained by any camera, videotape, photo-opti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:284 Peeping Tom; penalties
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§284. Peeping Tom; penalties A. No person shall perform such acts as will make him a "Peeping Tom" on or about the premises of another, or go upon the premises of another for the purpose of becoming a "Peeping Tom". B. "Peeping Tom" as used in this Section means one who peeps thr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:285 Unlawful communications; telephones and telecommunications devices; improper
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§285. Unlawful communications; telephones and telecommunications devices; improper language; harassment; penalty A. No person shall: (1) Engage in or institute a telephone call, telephone conversation, or telephone conference, with another person, or use any telecommunications de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:286 Sale of minor children and other prohibited activities; penalties
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§286. Sale of minor children and other prohibited activities; penalties A.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or surrender a minor child to another person for money or anything of value, or to receive a minor child for such payment of money or anything of value, excep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:29 Homicide
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§29. Homicide Homicide is the killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable omission of another. Criminal homicide is of five grades: (1) First degree murder. (2) Second degree murder. (3) Manslaughter. (4) Negligent homicide. (5) Vehicular homicide. Amended by Ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:3 Interpretation
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§3. Interpretation The articles of this Code cannot be extended by analogy so as to create crimes not provided for herein; however, in order to promote justice and to effect the objects of the law, all of its provisions shall be given a genuine construction, according to the fair…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:30 First degree murder
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§30. First degree murder A. First degree murder is the killing of a human being: (1) When the offender has specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm and is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of aggravated kidnapping, second degree kidnapping, aggr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:30.1 Second degree murder
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§30.1. Second degree murder A. Second degree murder is the killing of a human being: (1) When the offender has a specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm; or (2) When the offender is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of aggravated or first degre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:31 Manslaughter
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§31. Manslaughter A. Manslaughter is: (1) A homicide which would be murder under either Article 30 (first degree murder) or Article 30.1 (second degree murder), but the offense is committed in sudden passion or heat of blood immediately caused by provocation sufficient to deprive…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:311 Discharging fireworks or explosives within one thousand feet of hospital prohibited; penalty
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§311. Discharging fireworks or explosives within one thousand feet of hospital prohibited; penalty A. No person shall shoot, discharge, explode, or cause to be shot, discharged or exploded any firecrackers, fireworks, or other explosives within one thousand feet of any hospital i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:312 Jumping from state bridge for publicity prohibited; penalty
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§312. Jumping from state bridge for publicity prohibited; penalty A. No person shall dive or jump off of any public bridge, constructed or owned by the state or any of its political subdivisions, where the object and purpose of the act is to gain publicity. B. Whoever violates th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:313 Wearing of masks, hoods, or other facial disguises in public places prohibited;
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§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 offenders A. No person shall use or wear in any public place of any character whatsoev…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:313.1 Distributing candy or gifts on Halloween and other public holidays by "sex offenders" prohibited; penalty
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§313.1. Distributing candy or gifts on Halloween and other public holidays by "sex offenders" prohibited; penalty A. It shall be unlawful for any person convicted of or who pleads guilty to a sex offense specified in R.S. 24:932 to distribute candy or other gifts to persons under…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:314 Mississippi River, making unauthorized cut-offs prohibited; penalty
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§314. Mississippi River, making unauthorized cut-offs prohibited; penalty A. No person shall make or cause to be made any cut-off in the Mississippi River without authority of law. B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:315 Mississippi River, stopping outlets or bayous prohibited; reopening; penalty
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§315. Mississippi River, stopping outlets or bayous prohibited; reopening; penalty A. No person shall stop any outlet or natural bayou of the Mississippi River. If any outlet or natural bayou is closed, the opening of it may be ordered by the state engineer at any time. B. Whoeve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:316 Repealed by Acts 2004, No
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§316. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 577, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:317 Repealed by Acts 1972, No
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§317. Repealed by Acts 1972, No. 255, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:318 Sale of fireworks containing white or yellow phosphorus prohibited; penalty
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§318. Sale of fireworks containing white or yellow phosphorus prohibited; penalty A. No person shall sell, exchange, barter, or in any other manner dispose of any friction firework containing white or yellow phosphorus and explosives, which makes a noise and resembles a piece of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:319 Sale of toy pistols prohibited; penalty; exceptions
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§319. Sale of toy pistols prohibited; penalty; exceptions A. No person shall sell or offer to sell any toy pistol constructed so as to accommodate blank powder cartridges, blank cartridges, or shells used in firing or discharging toy pistols. B. Whoever violates this Section shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32 Negligent homicide
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§32. Negligent homicide A. Negligent homicide is either of the following: (1) The killing of a human being by criminal negligence. (2) The killing of a human being by a dog or other animal when the owner is reckless and criminally negligent in confining or restraining the dog or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.1 Vehicular homicide
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§32.1. Vehicular homicide A. Vehicular homicide is the killing of a human being caused proximately or caused directly by an offender engaged in the operation of, or in actual physical control of, any motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or other means of conveyance, whether or no…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.10 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§32.10. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 545, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.11 Redesignated as R.S
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§32.11. Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.12 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.12 Criminal assistance to suicide
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§32.12. Criminal assistance to suicide A. Criminal assistance to suicide is: (1) The intentional advising or encouraging of another person to commit suicide or the providing of the physical means or the knowledge of such means to another person for the purpose of enabling the oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.5 Feticide defined; exceptions
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§32.5. Feticide defined; exceptions A. Feticide is the killing of an unborn child by the act, procurement, or culpable omission of a person other than the mother of the unborn child. The offense of feticide shall not include acts which cause the death of an unborn child if those …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.6 First degree feticide
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§32.6. First degree feticide A. First degree feticide is: (1) The killing of an unborn child when the offender has a specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm. (2) The killing of an unborn child when the offender is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetrat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.7 Second degree feticide
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§32.7. Second degree feticide A. Second degree feticide is: (1) The killing of an unborn child which would be first degree feticide, but the offense is committed in sudden passion or heat of blood immediately caused by provocation of the mother of the unborn child sufficient to d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.8 Third degree feticide
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§32.8. Third degree feticide A. Third degree feticide is: (1) The killing of an unborn child by criminal negligence. The violation of a statute or ordinance shall be considered only as presumptive evidence of such negligence. (2) The killing of an unborn child caused proximately …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.9 Redesignated as R.S
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§32.9. Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.10 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:32.9.1 Redesignated as R.S
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§32.9.1. Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.11 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:320 Telegrams, divulging or obtaining knowledge of contents prohibited; penalty
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§320. Telegrams, divulging or obtaining knowledge of contents prohibited; penalty A. No person shall wrongfully obtain, or attempt to obtain, any knowledge of a private telegraphic message by connivance with a clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee of a telegraph company. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:321 Unauthorized signals to persons in charge of locomotives, railroad trains or railroad cars prohibited; penalty
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§321. Unauthorized signals to persons in charge of locomotives, railroad trains or railroad cars prohibited; penalty A. No person without authority and in the absence of apparent danger shall, out of the spirit of mischief, or with any purpose other than to prevent or give inform…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:322 Wire-tapping prohibited; penalty
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§322. Wire-tapping prohibited; penalty A. No person shall tap or attach any devices for the purpose of listening in on wires, cables, or property owned and used by any person, for the transmission of intelligence by magnetic telephone or telegraph, without the consent of the owne…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:322.1 Repealed by Acts 1991, No
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§322.1. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 795, §3, eff. July 22, 1991.