Title 14, Criminal Law
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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.25 Organized retail theft
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§67.25. Organized retail theft A. As used in this Section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Retail establishment" means any business, whether a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, or otherwise, that holds or stores articles, products, commodities, i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.26 Theft of a motor vehicle
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§67.26. Theft of a motor vehicle A. Theft of a motor vehicle is the intentional performance of any of the following acts: (1) The taking of a motor vehicle, which belongs to another, either without the owner's consent or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representatio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.27 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§67.27. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.28 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§67.28. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.29 False personation of a veteran or fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned business
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§67.29. False personation of a veteran or fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned business A. False personation of a veteran is the false representation by a person of being a veteran, with the intent to injure, defraud, obtain economic gain, or obtain or secure any special …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.3 False statements and false or altered documents; unclaimed property claim
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§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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.30 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§67.30. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.4 Anti-Skimming Act
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§67.4. Anti-Skimming Act A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Anti-Skimming Act". B. As used in this Section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Authorized card user" means any person with permission to use any payment card to obtain, purchas…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.5 Adoption deception
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§67.5. Adoption deception A. Any person who is a birth mother, or who holds herself out to be a birth mother, who is interested in making an adoption plan and who knowingly or intentionally benefits from payment of adoption-related expenses in connection with that adoption plan c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.6 Mail theft
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§67.6. Mail theft A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Mail" means any letter, postal card, parcel, envelope, package, bag, or any other sealed article addressed to another, along with its contents. (2) "Mail depository" means a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.7 Theft or unauthorized reproduction of a mail receptacle key or lock
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§67.7. Theft or unauthorized reproduction of a mail receptacle key or lock A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Mail" means any letter, postal card, parcel, envelope, package, bag, or any other sealed article addressed to another…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.8 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§67.8. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:67.9 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§67.9. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68 Unauthorized use of a movable
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§68. Unauthorized use of a movable A. Unauthorized use of a movable is the intentional taking or use of a movable which belongs to another, either without the other's consent, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, but without any intention to deprive t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.1 Unauthorized removal of shopping cart, basket, or dairy case
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§68.1. Unauthorized removal of shopping cart, basket, or dairy case A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to remove a shopping cart, basket, or dairy case belonging to another from the parking area or grounds of any store without authorization therefor. B. Whoever commits t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.2 Unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit access devices
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§68.2. Unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit access devices A. As used in this Section and in R.S. 14:68.2.1, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "SNAP benefits" means any suppl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.2.1 Failure to report unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program
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§68.2.1. Failure to report unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; penalties A. Employees of the Louisiana Department of Health, owners, employees and operators of retailers that accept SNAP benefit access device transactions, and adult household m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.3 Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties
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§68.3. Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties A. No one, except upon a court order, shall remove a motor vehicle from a garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility when there is a charge due such garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility for repair work, m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.4 Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
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§68.4. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle A. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle is the intentional taking or use of a motor vehicle which belongs to another, either without the other's consent, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, but without any in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.4.1 Staging of a motor vehicle collision
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§68.4.1. Staging of a motor vehicle collision A. Staging of a motor vehicle collision is any of the following with an intent to defraud: (1) Causing a motor vehicle collision for the purpose of obtaining anything of value. (2) Providing information in connection with a motor vehi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.4.2 Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision
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§68.4.2. Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision A. Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision is the staging of a motor vehicle collision, as defined in R.S. 14:68.4.1, which causes death or serious bodily injury to another person. B. Whoever commits the crime of ag…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.5 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§68.5. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.6 Unauthorized ordering of goods or services
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§68.6. Unauthorized ordering of goods or services A. It is unlawful for any person to intentionally place an order for any goods or services to be supplied or delivered to another person when all of the following circumstances apply: (1) The person receiving the goods or services…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:68.7 Receipts and universal product code labels; unlawful acts
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§68.7. Receipts and universal product code labels; unlawful acts A. Any person who, with intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, makes, alters, or counterfeits a retail sales receipt or a universal product code label, or possesses any such sales receipt or label, or possesses a de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:69 Illegal possession of stolen things
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§69. Illegal possession of stolen things A. Illegal possession of stolen things is the intentional possessing, procuring, receiving, or concealing of anything of value which has been the subject of any robbery or theft, under circumstances which indicate that the offender knew or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:69.1 Illegal possession of stolen firearms
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§69.1. Illegal possession of stolen firearms A.(1) Illegal possession of stolen firearms is the intentional possessing, procuring, receiving, or concealing of a firearm which has been the subject of any form of misappropriation. (2) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:7 Crime defined
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§7. Crime defined A crime is that conduct which is defined as criminal in this Code, or in other acts of the legislature, or in the constitution of this state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70 False accounting
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§70. False accounting A. False accounting is the intentional rendering of a financial statement of account which is known by the offender to be false, by anyone who is obliged to render an accounting by the law pertaining to civil matters. B. Whoever commits the crime of false ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.1 Medicaid fraud
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§70.1. Medicaid fraud A. The crime of Medicaid fraud is the act of any person who, with intent to defraud the state or any person or entity through any medical assistance program created under the federal Social Security Act and administered by the Louisiana Department of Health …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.2 Refund or access device application fraud
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§70.2. Refund or access device application fraud A. No person shall with the intent to defraud use a false or fictitious name or any other identifying information as his own or use the name or any other identifying information of any other person without that person's knowledge a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.3 Fraud in selling agricultural equipment
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§70.3. Fraud in selling agricultural equipment A. As used in this Section, the term "security device" means any legal act which confers an interest in property to secure the payment of an obligation and includes liens, pawns, privileges, mortgages, and chattel mortgages. B. The c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.4 Access device fraud
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§70.4. Access device fraud A. No person shall without authorization and with the intent to defraud transfer an access device to another person. B. No person shall without authorization and with the intent to defraud possess an access device issued to another person. C. No person …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.5 Fraudulent remuneration
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§70.5. Fraudulent remuneration A. Fraudulent remuneration is the intentional solicitation, receipt, offer, or payment of any remuneration, including but not limited to bribes, rebates, or bed hold payments, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to or fr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.6 Unlawful distribution, possession, or use of theft alarm deactivation devices
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§70.6. Unlawful distribution, possession, or use of theft alarm deactivation devices A.(1) For the purposes of this Section, a theft alarm deactivation device is any device which is designed or intended to remove or deactivate any electronic or magnetic device which is placed on …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.7 Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of fraudulent
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§70.7. Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of fraudulent documents for identification purposes A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally produce, manufacture, distribute, or possess fraudulent documents for identification pur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.8 Illegal transmission of monetary funds
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§70.8. Illegal transmission of monetary funds A. Whoever with intent to defraud either transmits, attempts to transmit, causes to be transmitted, solicits a transmission, or receives a transmission, by wire or radio signal, any stolen or fraudulently obtained monetary funds shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:70.9 Government benefits fraud
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§70.9. Government benefits fraud A. The crime of government benefits fraud is the act of any person who, with intent to defraud the state or any person or entity through any government benefits administered by any state department, agency, or political subdivision, does any of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71 Issuing worthless checks
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§71. Issuing worthless checks A.(1)(a) Issuing worthless checks is the issuing, in exchange for anything of value, whether the exchange is contemporaneous or not, with intent to defraud, of any check, draft, or order for the payment of money upon any bank or other depository, kno…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71.1 Bank fraud
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§71.1. Bank fraud A. Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice to do any of the following shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both: (1) To defra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71.2 Failure to pay bridge or bridge-causeway toll
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§71.2. Failure to pay bridge or bridge-causeway toll A. Failure to pay bridge or bridge-causeway toll is the intentional driving or towing of a motor vehicle through a toll collection facility without payment of a required toll, where appropriate signs have been erected to notify…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71.3 Mortgage fraud
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§71.3. Mortgage fraud A. It is unlawful for a person, in connection with residential mortgage lending activity, to knowingly do any of the following: (1) Employ a device, scheme, or artifice with intent to defraud. (2) Make an untrue statement of material fact with intent to defr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71.3.1 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§71.3.1. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 738, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71.3.2 Tax lien property fraud
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§71.3.2. Tax lien property fraud A. It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the issuance of a tax sale certificate, tax lien certificate, or tax sale title to the property pursuant to R.S. 47:2132, 2155, or 2161, or in violation of R.S. 47:2158.1 or 2231.1, to knowingly…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71.4 Homestead exemption fraud
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§71.4. Homestead exemption fraud A. It is unlawful for any person to intentionally claim more than one homestead exemption as provided for in Article VII, Section 20 of the Louisiana Constitution. B. Any person who intentionally claims more than one homestead exemption shall be f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71.5 Misappropriation of funds; utility services
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§71.5. Misappropriation of funds; utility services A. No person who has received money or payment in accordance with a lease contract or rental agreement to pay utility services shall knowingly: (1) Fail to apply the money or payment as necessary to satisfy the amount owed for th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:72 Forgery
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§72. Forgery A. It shall be unlawful to forge, with intent to defraud, any signature to, or any part of, any writing purporting to have legal efficacy. B. Issuing, transferring, or possessing with intent to defraud, a forged writing, known by the offender to be a forged writing, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:72.1 Use of forged academic records
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§72.1. Use of forged academic records A. A "forged academic record" shall mean a transcript, diploma, grade report, or similar document which is presented as being a bona fide record of an institution of secondary or higher education, but which is, in fact, false, forged, altered…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:72.1.1 Forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card; penalties
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§72.1.1. Forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card; penalties A. Forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card is either of the following: (1) The knowing or intentional production, manufacture, or distribution of any fraudule…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:72.2 Monetary instrument abuse
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§72.2. Monetary instrument abuse A. Whoever makes, issues, possesses, sells, or otherwise transfers a counterfeit or forged monetary instrument of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision thereof, an organization, or a person with intent to deceive or defraud anothe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:72.3 Identification of alleged offender
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§72.3. Identification of alleged offender A. When an alleged offender has been arrested and charged by a law enforcement agency with a violation of any crime enumerated in Subsection B of this Section, and which involves the use of the identity or personal information of another …