Louisiana
Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Law
710 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 14:228.1 — Unauthorized release of certain animals, birds, or aquatic species
- § 14:229 — Illegal use of counterfeit trademark; penalties
- § 14:23 — Parties classified
- § 14:230 — Money laundering; transactions involving proceeds of criminal activity
- § 14:230.1 — Civil remedies
- § 14:231 — Counterfeit and nonfunctional air bags prohibited; air bag fraud
- § 14:24 — Principals
- § 14:25 — Accessories after the fact
- § 14:26 — Criminal conspiracy
- § 14:27 — Attempt; penalties; attempt on peace officer; enhanced penalties
- § 14:28 — Inciting a felony
- § 14:28.1 — Solicitation for murder
- § 14:281 — Disorderly place, maintaining of prohibited; penalty
- § 14:282 — Operation of places of prostitution prohibited; penalty
- § 14:283 — Video voyeurism; penalties
- § 14:283.1 — Voyeurism; penalties
- § 14:283.2 — Nonconsensual disclosure of a private image
- § 14:283.3 — Abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means
- § 14:284 — Peeping Tom; penalty
- § 14:285 — Telephone communications; improper language; harassment; penalty
- § 14:286 — Sale of minor children; penalties
- § 14:29 — Homicide
- § 14:3 — Interpretation
- § 14:30 — First degree murder
- § 14:30.1 — Second degree murder
- § 14:31 — Manslaughter
- § 14:311 — Discharging fire-works or explosives within one thousand feet of hospital prohibited; penalty
- § 14:312 — Jumping from state bridge for publicity prohibited; penalty
- § 14:313 — Masks or hoods, wearing in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities, how obtained; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises or giving of candy or other gifts by sex offenders
- § 14:313.1 — Distributing candy or gifts on Halloween and other public holidays by "sex offenders" prohibited; penalty
- § 14:314 — Mississippi River, making unauthorized cut-offs prohibited; penalty
- § 14:315 — Mississippi River, stopping outlets or bayous prohibited; reopening; penalty
- § 14:316 — Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 577, §2.
- § 14:317 — Repealed by Acts 1972, No. 255, 1
- § 14:318 — Sale of fireworks containing white or yellow phosphorus prohibited; penalty
- § 14:319 — Sale of toy pistols prohibited; penalty; exceptions
- § 14:32 — Negligent homicide
- § 14:32.1 — Vehicular homicide
- § 14:32.10 — Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 545, §4.
- § 14:32.11 — Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.12 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
- § 14:32.12 — SUICIDE
- § 14:32.5 — FETICIDE
- § 14:32.6 — First degree feticide
- § 14:32.7 — Second degree feticide
- § 14:32.8 — Third degree feticide
- § 14:32.9 — Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.10 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
- § 14:32.9.1 — Redesignated as R.S. 14:87.11 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
- § 14:320 — Telegrams, divulging or obtaining knowledge of contents prohibited; penalty
- § 14:321 — Unauthorized signals to persons in charge of locomotives, etc., prohibited; penalty
- § 14:322 — Wire-tapping prohibited; penalty
- § 14:322.1 — Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 795, 3, eff. July 22, 1991.
- § 14:322.2 — Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 795, 3, eff. July 22, 1991.
- § 14:323 — Tracking devices prohibited; penalty
- § 14:324 — Abandoning or discarding ice boxes or other air tight containers; penalty
- § 14:325 — Annual registration of conductors of public opinion polls; penalty for failure
- § 14:326 — Processions, marches, parades, or demonstrations; permits; liability; bond; exemptions; penalty
- § 14:327 — Obstructing a fireman
- § 14:328 — Obstruction or interference with members of staff, faculty, or students of educational institutions; trespass, damage to property; felony; penalties
- § 14:329 — Interfering with a law enforcement investigation
- § 14:329.1 — Riot
- § 14:329.2 — Inciting to riot
- § 14:329.3 — Command to disperse; who may give; failure to comply
- § 14:329.4 — Wrongful use of public property; permits for use of public property
- § 14:329.5 — Prohibition of interference with educational process; certain activities excepted
- § 14:329.6 — Proclamation of state of emergency; conditions therefor; effect thereof
- § 14:329.7 — Punishment
- § 14:329.8 — Applicability of other acts
- § 14:33 — Battery defined
- § 14:330 — Motion picture ratings; definitions; prohibition on advertising coming attraction with more restrictive rating
- § 14:331 — Prohibition of debt adjusting when conducted for profit
- § 14:332 — Interference with medical treatment
- § 14:333 — Misrepresentation of age to obtain alcoholic beverages or gain entry to licensed premises prohibited; penalties
- § 14:334 — Ignition interlock device offenses
- § 14:335 — Checks; requiring certain information to be recorded on; prohibited; penalties
- § 14:336 — Unlawful aiming of a laser at an aircraft
- § 14:337 — Unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system
- § 14:337.1 — Unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system at a parade
- § 14:338 — Interfering with emergency communication
- § 14:34 — Aggravated battery
- § 14:34.1 — Second degree battery
- § 14:34.2 — Battery of a police officer
- § 14:34.3 — Battery of a school teacher
- § 14:34.4 — Battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official
- § 14:34.5 — Battery of a correctional facility employee
- § 14:34.5.1 — Battery of a bus operator
- § 14:34.6 — Disarming of a peace officer
- § 14:34.7 — Aggravated second degree battery
- § 14:34.8 — Battery of emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional
- § 14:34.9 — Battery of a dating partner
- § 14:34.9.1 — Aggravated assault upon a dating partner
- § 14:35 — Simple battery
- § 14:35.1 — Battery of a child welfare or adult protective service worker
- § 14:35.2 — Simple battery of persons with infirmities
- § 14:35.3 — Domestic abuse battery
- § 14:351 — Bail, sale, etc. of real estate securing, prohibited; penalty
- § 14:352 — Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 797, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- § 14:353 — Documents simulating official court papers for collection purposes, sale or purchase prohibited; use prohibited; penalty
- § 14:354 — Fiduciaries, failure to file accounts in court; penalty
- § 14:355 — Property exempt from execution; penalty for deprivation of rights
- § 14:356 — Sheriffs, etc., solicitation of legal business prohibited; penalty
- § 14:356.1 — Unlawful referrals by wrecker drivers and others; penalty
- § 14:356.2 — Unlawful appearance bond procurement
- § 14:356.3 — Unlawful referrals by ambulance drivers and others; penalty
- § 14:357 — Candies, selling without payment of license tax; penalty
- § 14:358 — Subversive activities and communist control law; legislative finding of fact and declaration of necessity
- § 14:359 — Definitions
- § 14:36 — Assault defined
- § 14:360 — Due process determination of facts
- § 14:361 — Venue
- § 14:362 — Registration of organizations
- § 14:363 — Registration of individuals
- § 14:364 — Registration statements to be public records
- § 14:365 — Election ballots
- § 14:366 — Public office and public support, disqualification
- § 14:367 — Labeling of propaganda
- § 14:368 — Acts prohibited
- § 14:369 — Penalties
- § 14:37 — Aggravated assault
- § 14:37.1 — Assault by drive-by shooting
- § 14:37.2 — Aggravated assault upon a peace officer
- § 14:37.3 — Unlawful use of a laser on a police officer
- § 14:37.4 — Aggravated assault with a firearm
- § 14:37.5 — Aggravated assault upon a utility service employee with a firearm
- § 14:37.6 — Aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer
- § 14:37.7 — Domestic abuse aggravated assault
- § 14:370 — Additional penalties
- § 14:371 — Screening of prospective public officials and employees
- § 14:372 — Candidates for public office; filing of nonsubversive affidavits
- § 14:373 — Citation of subversive activities and communist control law
- § 14:374 — Failure to report bail bonds
- § 14:375 — Illegal consideration for criminal bail bonds
- § 14:376 — Repealed by Acts 1965, No. 45, 3
- § 14:378 — To 380 Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 270, 1
- § 14:38 — Simple assault
- § 14:38.1 — Mingling harmful substances
- § 14:38.1.1 — Adulterating a food product
- § 14:38.2 — Assault on a school teacher
- § 14:38.3 — Assault on a child welfare worker
- § 14:38.4 — Harassment of a school or recreation athletic contest official
- § 14:38.5 — Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional
- § 14:381 — To 384 Blank
- § 14:385 — Organizations engaged in social, educational or political activities; Communist affiliations prohibited
- § 14:386 — Affidavits
- § 14:387 — Failure to file affidavit; penalty
- § 14:388 — False statements in affidavit as perjury
- § 14:39 — Negligent injuring
- § 14:39.1 — Vehicular negligent injuring
- § 14:39.2 — First degree vehicular negligent injuring
- § 14:390 — Declaration of public policy
- § 14:390.1 — Definition of communist propaganda
- § 14:390.2 — Acts prohibited
- § 14:390.3 — Legitimate procurement of contraband
- § 14:390.4 — Venue
- § 14:390.5 — Warehousing and storage
- § 14:390.6 — Destruction of contraband
- § 14:390.7 — Penalties
- § 14:390.8 — Short title
- § 14:4 — Conduct made criminal under several articles; how prosecuted
- § 14:40 — Intimidation by officers
- § 14:40.1 — Terrorizing; menacing
- § 14:40.2 — Stalking
- § 14:40.3 — Cyberstalking
- § 14:40.4 — Burning cross on property of another or public place; intent to intimidate
- § 14:40.5 — Public display of a noose on property of another or public place; intent to intimidate
- § 14:40.6 — Unlawful disruption of the operation of a school; penalties
- § 14:40.7 — Cyberbullying
- § 14:40.8 — Criminal hazing
- § 14:40.9 — Unlawful disruption of the operation of a healthcare facility
- § 14:401 — Demonstrations in or near building housing a court or occupied as residence by judge, juror, witness or court officer
- § 14:402 — Contraband defined; certain activities regarding contraband in penal institutions prohibited; penalty; disposition of seized contraband
- § 14:402.1 — Taking of contraband to state-owned hospitals unlawful; penalty
- § 14:403 — Abuse of children; reports; waiver of privilege
- § 14:403.1 — Substance abuse in schools; definitions; confidential reports; immunity; penalty
- § 14:403.10 — Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution
- § 14:403.11 — Administration of opiate antagonists; immunity
- § 14:403.2 — Abuse and neglect of adults
- § 14:403.3 — Reports of missing children; procedures; false reports or communications; penalties
- § 14:403.4 — Burn injuries and wounds; reports; registry; immunity; penalties
- § 14:403.5 — Gunshot wounds; mandatory reporting
- § 14:403.6 — Reporting of neglect or abuse of animals
- § 14:403.7 — Failure to report a missing child
- § 14:403.8 — Failure to report the death of a child
- § 14:403.9 — Alcohol consumption; emergency assistance and cooperation; immunity
- § 14:404 — Self-mutilation by a prisoner
- § 14:405 — Unlawful establishment of accounts on Internet-based social networking websites by inmates
- § 14:41 — Rape; defined
- § 14:41.1 — Consent; victim in police custody
- § 14:42 — First degree rape
- § 14:42.1 — Second degree rape
- § 14:43 — Third degree rape
- § 14:43.1 — Sexual battery
- § 14:43.1.1 — Misdemeanor sexual battery
- § 14:43.2 — Second degree sexual battery
- § 14:43.3 — Oral sexual battery
- § 14:43.4 — Female genital mutilation
- § 14:43.5 — Intentional exposure to HIV
- § 14:43.6 — Administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to certain sex offenders
- § 14:43.7 — Administration of surgical castration for certain sex offenders; failure to comply with court order
- § 14:44 — Aggravated kidnapping
- § 14:44.1 — Second degree kidnapping