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.
- § 14:44.2 — Aggravated kidnapping of a child
- § 14:45 — Simple kidnapping
- § 14:45.1 — Interference with the custody of a child
- § 14:46 — False imprisonment
- § 14:46.1 — False imprisonment; offender armed with dangerous weapon
- § 14:46.2 — Human trafficking
- § 14:46.3 — Trafficking of children for sexual purposes
- § 14:46.4 — Re-homing of a child
- § 14:47 — Repealed
- § 14:48 — Repealed
- § 14:49 — Repealed
- § 14:5 — Lesser and included offenses
- § 14:50 — Repealed
- § 14:50.1 — Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 220, §13, eff. June 14, 2008.
- § 14:50.2 — Perpetration or attempted perpetration of certain crimes of violence against a victim sixty-five years of age or older
- § 14:501 — Killing or injuring a person while hunting; penalty for failure to render aid
- § 14:502 — Failure to seek assistance
- § 14:51 — Aggravated arson
- § 14:51.1 — Injury by arson
- § 14:511 — Loansharking; penalty
- § 14:512 — Aggravated loansharking; penalty
- § 14:513 — Possession of loanshark records; penalty
- § 14:52 — Simple arson
- § 14:52.1 — Simple arson of a religious building
- § 14:52.2 — Negligent arson
- § 14:53 — Arson with intent to defraud
- § 14:54 — Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 220, §13, eff. June 14, 2008.
- § 14:54.1 — Communicating of false information of planned arson
- § 14:54.2 — Manufacture and possession of delayed action incendiary devices; penalty
- § 14:54.3 — Manufacture and possession of a bomb
- § 14:54.4 — Forfeitures
- § 14:54.5 — Fake explosive device
- § 14:54.6 — Communicating of false information of planned bombing on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone
- § 14:55 — Aggravated criminal damage to property
- § 14:56 — Simple criminal damage to property
- § 14:56.1 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:56.2 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:56.3 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:56.4 — Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti
- § 14:56.5 — Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti
- § 14:57 — Damage to property with intent to defraud
- § 14:57.1 — Vandalizing, tampering with, or destroying a crime camera system
- § 14:58 — Contaminating water supplies
- § 14:59 — Criminal mischief
- § 14:6 — Civil remedies not affected
- § 14:60 — Aggravated burglary
- § 14:601 — Louisiana Felony Class System Task Force
- § 14:61 — Unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure
- § 14:61.1 — Criminal damage to a critical infrastructure
- § 14:62 — Simple burglary
- § 14:62.1 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:62.2 — Simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling
- § 14:62.3 — Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling
- § 14:62.4 — Unauthorized entry of a place of business
- § 14:62.5 — Looting
- § 14:62.6 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:62.7 — Unauthorized entry of a dwelling during an emergency or disaster
- § 14:62.8 — Home invasion
- § 14:62.9 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:63 — Criminal trespass; squatters
- § 14:63.1 — Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.
- § 14:63.10 — Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.
- § 14:63.11 — Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 78, 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
- § 14:63.12 — Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.
- § 14:63.2 — Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.
- § 14:63.3 — Entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden
- § 14:63.4 — Aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden
- § 14:63.5 — Entry or remaining on site of a school or recreation athletic contest after being forbidden
- § 14:63.6 — Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.
- § 14:63.7 — Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.
- § 14:63.8 — Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.
- § 14:63.9 — Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 802, §2.
- § 14:64 — Armed robbery
- § 14:64.1 — First degree robbery
- § 14:64.2 — Carjacking
- § 14:64.2.1 — Carjacking; recruitment of juveniles
- § 14:64.3 — Armed robbery; attempted armed robbery; use of firearm; additional penalty
- § 14:64.4 — Second degree robbery
- § 14:65 — Simple robbery
- § 14:65.1 — Purse snatching
- § 14:66 — Extortion
- § 14:67 — Theft
- § 14:67.1 — Theft of livestock
- § 14:67.10 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:67.11 — Credit card fraud by persons authorized to provide goods and services
- § 14:67.12 — Theft of a catalytic converter or engine control module
- § 14:67.13 — Theft or criminal access of an automated teller machine
- § 14:67.14 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.
- § 14:67.15 — Theft of a firearm
- § 14:67.16 — Identity theft
- § 14:67.17 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.
- § 14:67.18 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:67.19 — Theft of anhydrous ammonia
- § 14:67.19.1 — Unauthorized possession of anhydrous ammonia
- § 14:67.2 — Theft of timber
- § 14:67.20 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:67.21 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:67.22 — Fraudulent acquisition of a credit card
- § 14:67.23 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.
- § 14:67.24 — Theft of critical infrastructure
- § 14:67.25 — Organized retail theft
- § 14:67.26 — Theft of a motor vehicle
- § 14:67.27 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3.
- § 14:67.28 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:67.29 — False personation of a veteran or fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned business
- § 14:67.3 — False statements and false or altered documents; unclaimed property claim
- § 14:67.30 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:67.4 — Anti-Skimming Act
- § 14:67.5 — Adoption deception
- § 14:67.6 — Mail theft
- § 14:67.7 — Theft or unauthorized reproduction of a mail receptacle key or lock
- § 14:67.8 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:67.9 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:68 — Unauthorized use of a movable
- § 14:68.1 — Unauthorized removal of shopping cart, basket, or dairy case
- § 14:68.2 — Unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit access devices
- § 14:68.2.1 — Failure to report unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; penalties
- § 14:68.3 — Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties
- § 14:68.4 — Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- § 14:68.4.1 — Staging of a motor vehicle collision
- § 14:68.4.2 — Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision
- § 14:68.5 — Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 281, §3.
- § 14:68.6 — Unauthorized ordering of goods or services
- § 14:68.7 — Receipts and universal product code labels; unlawful acts
- § 14:69 — Illegal possession of stolen things
- § 14:69.1 — Illegal possession of stolen firearms
- § 14:7 — Crime defined
- § 14:70 — False accounting
- § 14:70.1 — Medicaid fraud
- § 14:70.2 — Refund or access device application fraud
- § 14:70.3 — Fraud in selling agricultural equipment
- § 14:70.4 — Access device fraud
- § 14:70.5 — Fraudulent remuneration
- § 14:70.6 — Unlawful distribution, possession, or use of theft alarm deactivation devices
- § 14:70.7 — Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of fraudulent documents for identification purposes
- § 14:70.8 — Illegal transmission of monetary funds
- § 14:70.9 — Government benefits fraud
- § 14:71 — Issuing worthless checks
- § 14:71.1 — Bank fraud
- § 14:71.2 — Failure to pay bridge or bridge-causeway toll
- § 14:71.3 — Mortgage fraud
- § 14:71.3.1 — Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 738, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
- § 14:71.3.2 — Tax lien property fraud
- § 14:71.4 — Homestead exemption fraud
- § 14:71.5 — Misappropriation of funds; utility services
- § 14:72 — Forgery
- § 14:72.1 — Use of forged academic records
- § 14:72.1.1 — Forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card; penalties
- § 14:72.2 — Monetary instrument abuse
- § 14:72.3 — Identification of alleged offender
- § 14:72.4 — Disposal of property with fraudulent or malicious intent
- § 14:72.5 — Unlawful production, manufacture, distribution or possession of fraudulent postsecondary education degree
- § 14:72.6 — Forgery of a motor vehicle inspection certificate; penalties
- § 14:73 — Commercial bribery
- § 14:73.1 — Definitions
- § 14:73.10 — Online impersonation
- § 14:73.11 — Communication interference
- § 14:73.12 — Trespass against state computers
- § 14:73.13 — §73.13. Unlawful deepfakes
- § 14:73.14 — Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another created by artificial intelligence
- § 14:73.2 — Offenses against intellectual property
- § 14:73.3 — Offenses against computer equipment or supplies
- § 14:73.4 — Offenses against computer users
- § 14:73.5 — Computer fraud
- § 14:73.6 — Offenses against electronic mail service provider
- § 14:73.7 — Computer tampering
- § 14:73.8 — Unauthorized use of a wireless router system; child sexual abuse materials; penalty
- § 14:73.9 — Criminal use of Internet, virtual, street-map; enhanced penalties
- § 14:74 — Criminal neglect of family
- § 14:74.1 — Right of action
- § 14:75 — Failure to pay child support obligation
- § 14:75.1 — REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 442, 4, EFF. JUNE 9, 1993.
- § 14:75.2 — REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 442, 4, EFF. JUNE 9, 1993.
- § 14:76 — Bigamy
- § 14:77 — Abetting in bigamy
- § 14:78 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 177, §2 and Acts 2014, No. 602, §7, eff. June 12, 2014.
- § 14:78.1 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 177, §2 and Acts 2014, No. 602, §7, eff. June 12, 2014.
- § 14:79 — Violation of protective orders
- § 14:79.1 — Criminal abandonment
- § 14:79.2 — Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 638, 3
- § 14:8 — Criminal conduct
- § 14:80 — Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile
- § 14:80.1 — Misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile
- § 14:81 — Indecent behavior with juveniles
- § 14:81.1 — Child sexual abuse materials
- § 14:81.1.1 — "Sexting"; prohibited acts; penalties
- § 14:81.2 — Molestation of a juvenile or a person with a physical or mental disability
- § 14:81.3 — Computer-aided solicitation of a minor
- § 14:81.4 — Prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student
- § 14:81.5 — Unlawful possession of videotape of protected persons under R.S. 15:440.1 et seq.
- § 14:81.5.1 — Unlawful posting; records of certain hearings of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole
- § 14:81.6 — Possessing, trafficking, or importing a child sex doll; reporting
- § 14:82 — Prostitution; definition; penalties; enhancement
- § 14:82.1 — Prostitution; persons under eighteen; additional offenses
- § 14:82.2 — Purchase of commercial sexual activity; penalties
- § 14:83 — Soliciting for prostitutes
- § 14:83.1 — Inciting prostitution
- § 14:83.2 — Promoting prostitution
- § 14:83.3 — Prostitution by massage
- § 14:83.4 — Massage; sexual conduct prohibited