Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Law
La. R.S. 14 § 14:34.5: Battery of a correctional facility employee
What this law says, in plain English
Battery of a correctional facility employee is intentional force or violence against a jail or prison employee performing their duties, including throwing bodily waste. Penalties range from 15 days to 6 months imprisonment; harsher penalties apply if the offender is already incarcerated.
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