Louisiana Code — 14
Browse 648 sections in division 14 of the Louisiana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § CC 2620. Option to buy or sell
- § RS 14:1. Method of citation
- § RS 14:2. Definitions
- § RS 14:3. Interpretation
- § RS 14:4. Conduct made criminal under several articles; how prosecuted
- § RS 14:5. Lesser and included offenses
- § RS 14:6. Civil remedies not affected
- § RS 14:7. Crime defined
- § RS 14:8. Criminal conduct
- § RS 14:9. Criminal consequences
- § RS 14:10. Criminal intent
- § RS 14:11. Criminal intent; how expressed
- § RS 14:12. Criminal negligence
- § RS 14:13. Infancy
- § RS 14:14. Insanity
- § RS 14:15. Intoxication
- § RS 14:16. Mistake of fact
- § RS 14:17. Mistake of law
- § RS 14:18. Justification; general provisions
- § RS 14:19. Use of force or violence in defense
- § RS 14:20. Justifiable homicide
- § RS 14:20.1. Investigation of death due to violence or suspicious circumstances when claim of self-defense is raised
- § RS 14:21. Aggressor cannot claim self defense
- § RS 14:22. Defense of others
- § RS 14:23. Parties classified
- § RS 14:24. Principals
- § RS 14:25. Accessories after the fact
- § RS 14:26. Criminal conspiracy
- § RS 14:27. Attempt; penalties; attempt on peace officer; enhanced penalties
- § RS 14:28. Inciting a felony
- § RS 14:28.1. Solicitation for murder
- § RS 14:29. Homicide
- § RS 14:30. First degree murder
- § RS 14:30.1. Second degree murder
- § RS 14:31. Manslaughter
- § RS 14:32. Negligent homicide
- § RS 14:32.1. Vehicular homicide
- § RS 14:32.5. Feticide defined; exceptions
- § RS 14:32.6. First degree feticide
- § RS 14:32.7. Second degree feticide
- § RS 14:32.8. Third degree feticide
- § RS 14:32.12. Criminal assistance to suicide
- § RS 14:33. Battery defined
- § RS 14:34. Aggravated battery
- § RS 14:34.1. Second degree battery
- § RS 14:34.2. Battery of a police officer
- § RS 14:34.3. Battery of a school teacher
- § RS 14:34.4. Battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official
- § RS 14:34.5. Battery of a correctional facility employee
- § RS 14:34.5.1. Battery of a bus operator
- § RS 14:34.6. Disarming of a peace officer
- § RS 14:34.7. Aggravated second degree battery
- § RS 14:34.8. Battery of emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional
- § RS 14:34.9. Battery of a dating partner
- § RS 14:34.9.1. Aggravated assault upon a dating partner
- § RS 14:35. Simple battery
- § RS 14:35.1. Battery of a child welfare or adult protective service worker
- § RS 14:35.2. Simple battery of persons with infirmities
- § RS 14:35.3. Domestic abuse battery
- § RS 14:36. Assault defined
- § RS 14:37. Aggravated assault
- § RS 14:37.1. Assault by drive-by shooting
- § RS 14:37.2. Aggravated assault upon a peace officer
- § RS 14:37.3. Unlawful use of a laser on a police officer
- § RS 14:37.4. Aggravated assault with a firearm
- § RS 14:37.5. Aggravated assault upon a utility service employee with a firearm
- § RS 14:37.6. Aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer
- § RS 14:37.7. Domestic abuse aggravated assault
- § RS 14:38. Simple assault
- § RS 14:38.1. Mingling harmful substances
- § RS 14:38.1.1. Adulterating a food product
- § RS 14:38.2. Assault on a school teacher
- § RS 14:38.3. Assault on a child welfare worker
- § RS 14:38.4. Harassment of a school or recreation athletic contest official
- § RS 14:38.5. Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional
- § RS 14:39. Negligent injuring
- § RS 14:39.1. Vehicular negligent injuring
- § RS 14:39.2. First degree vehicular negligent injuring
- § RS 14:40. Intimidation by officers
- § RS 14:40.1. Terrorizing; menacing
- § RS 14:40.2. Stalking
- § RS 14:40.3. Cyberstalking
- § RS 14:40.4. Burning cross on property of another or public place; intent to intimidate
- § RS 14:40.5. Public display of a noose on property of another or public place; intent to intimidate
- § RS 14:40.6. Unlawful disruption of the operation of a school; penalties
- § RS 14:40.7. Cyberbullying
- § RS 14:40.8. Criminal hazing
- § RS 14:40.9. Unlawful disruption of the operation of a healthcare facility
- § RS 14:41. Rape; defined
- § RS 14:41.1. Consent; victim in police custody
- § RS 14:42. First degree rape
- § RS 14:42.1. Second degree rape
- § RS 14:43. Third degree rape
- § RS 14:43.1. Sexual battery
- § RS 14:43.1.1. Misdemeanor sexual battery
- § RS 14:43.2. Second degree sexual battery
- § RS 14:43.3. Oral sexual battery
- § RS 14:43.4. Female genital mutilation
- § RS 14:43.5. Intentional exposure to HIV
- § RS 14:43.6. Administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to certain sex offenders
- § RS 14:43.7. Administration of surgical castration for certain sex offenders; failure to comply with court order
- § RS 14:44. Aggravated kidnapping
- § RS 14:44.1. Second degree kidnapping
- § RS 14:44.2. Aggravated kidnapping of a child
- § RS 14:45. Simple kidnapping
- § RS 14:45.1. Interference with the custody of a child
- § RS 14:46. False imprisonment
- § RS 14:46.1. False imprisonment; offender armed with dangerous weapon
- § RS 14:46.2. Human trafficking
- § RS 14:46.3. Trafficking of children for sexual purposes
- § RS 14:46.4. Re-homing of a child
- § RS 14:50.2. Perpetration or attempted perpetration of certain crimes of violence against a victim sixty-five years of age or older
- § RS 14:51. Aggravated arson
- § RS 14:51.1. Injury by arson
- § RS 14:52. Simple arson
- § RS 14:52.1. Simple arson of a religious building
- § RS 14:52.2. Negligent arson
- § RS 14:53. Arson with intent to defraud
- § RS 14:54.1. Communicating of false information of planned arson
- § RS 14:54.2. Manufacture and possession of delayed action incendiary devices; penalty
- § RS 14:54.3. Manufacture and possession of a bomb
- § RS 14:54.4. Forfeitures
- § RS 14:54.5. Fake explosive device
- § RS 14:54.6. Communicating of false information of planned bombing on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone
- § RS 14:55. Aggravated criminal damage to property
- § RS 14:56. Simple criminal damage to property
- § RS 14:56.4. Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti
- § RS 14:56.5. Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti
- § RS 14:57. Damage to property with intent to defraud
- § RS 14:57.1. Vandalizing, tampering with, or destroying a crime camera system
- § RS 14:58. Contaminating water supplies
- § RS 14:59. Criminal mischief
- § RS 14:60. Aggravated burglary
- § RS 14:61. Unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure
- § RS 14:61.1. Criminal damage to a critical infrastructure
- § RS 14:62. Simple burglary
- § RS 14:62.2. Simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling
- § RS 14:62.3. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling
- § RS 14:62.4. Unauthorized entry of a place of business
- § RS 14:62.5. Looting
- § RS 14:62.7. Unauthorized entry of a dwelling during an emergency or disaster
- § RS 14:62.8. Home invasion
- § RS 14:63. Criminal trespass; squatters
- § RS 14:63.3. Entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden
- § RS 14:63.4. Aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden
- § RS 14:63.5. Entry or remaining on site of a school or recreation athletic contest after being forbidden
- § RS 14:64. Armed robbery
- § RS 14:64.1. First degree robbery
- § RS 14:64.2. Carjacking
- § RS 14:64.2.1. Carjacking; recruitment of juveniles
- § RS 14:64.3. Armed robbery; attempted armed robbery; use of firearm; additional penalty
- § RS 14:64.4. Second degree robbery
- § RS 14:65. Simple robbery
- § RS 14:65.1. Purse snatching
- § RS 14:66. Extortion
- § RS 14:67. Theft
- § RS 14:67.1. Theft of livestock
- § RS 14:67.2. Theft of timber
- § RS 14:67.3. False statements and false or altered documents; unclaimed property claim
- § RS 14:67.4. Anti-Skimming Act
- § RS 14:67.5. Adoption deception
- § RS 14:67.6. Mail theft
- § RS 14:67.7. Theft or unauthorized reproduction of a mail receptacle key or lock
- § RS 14:67.11. Credit card fraud by persons authorized to provide goods and services
- § RS 14:67.12. Theft of a catalytic converter or engine control module
- § RS 14:67.13. Theft or criminal access of an automated teller machine
- § RS 14:67.15. Theft of a firearm
- § RS 14:67.16. Identity theft
- § RS 14:67.19. Theft of anhydrous ammonia
- § RS 14:67.19.1. Unauthorized possession of anhydrous ammonia
- § RS 14:67.22. Fraudulent acquisition of a credit card
- § RS 14:67.24. Theft of critical infrastructure
- § RS 14:67.25. Organized retail theft
- § RS 14:67.26. Theft of a motor vehicle
- § RS 14:67.29. False personation of a veteran or fraudulent representation of a veteran-owned business
- § RS 14:68. Unauthorized use of a movable
- § RS 14:68.1. Unauthorized removal of shopping cart, basket, or dairy case
- § RS 14:68.2. Unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit access devices
- § RS 14:68.2.1. Failure to report unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; penalties
- § RS 14:68.3. Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties
- § RS 14:68.4. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- § RS 14:68.4.1. Staging of a motor vehicle collision
- § RS 14:68.4.2. Aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision
- § RS 14:68.6. Unauthorized ordering of goods or services
- § RS 14:68.7. Receipts and universal product code labels; unlawful acts
- § RS 14:69. Illegal possession of stolen things
- § RS 14:69.1. Illegal possession of stolen firearms
- § RS 14:70. False accounting
- § RS 14:70.1. Medicaid fraud
- § RS 14:70.2. Refund or access device application fraud
- § RS 14:70.3. Fraud in selling agricultural equipment
- § RS 14:70.4. Access device fraud
- § RS 14:70.5. Fraudulent remuneration
- § RS 14:70.6. Unlawful distribution, possession, or use of theft alarm deactivation devices
- § RS 14:70.7. Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of fraudulent documents for identification purposes
- § RS 14:70.8. Illegal transmission of monetary funds
- § RS 14:70.9. Government benefits fraud
- § RS 14:71. Issuing worthless checks
- § RS 14:71.1. Bank fraud
- § RS 14:71.2. Failure to pay bridge or bridge-causeway toll
- § RS 14:71.3. Mortgage fraud
- § RS 14:71.3.2. Tax lien property fraud
- § RS 14:71.4. Homestead exemption fraud
- § RS 14:71.5. Misappropriation of funds; utility services
- § RS 14:72. Forgery
- § RS 14:72.1. Use of forged academic records
- § RS 14:72.1.1. Forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card; penalties
- § RS 14:72.2. Monetary instrument abuse
- § RS 14:72.3. Identification of alleged offender
- § RS 14:72.4. Disposal of property with fraudulent or malicious intent
- § RS 14:72.5. Unlawful production, manufacture, distribution or possession of fraudulent postsecondary education degree
- § RS 14:72.6. Forgery of a motor vehicle inspection certificate; penalties
- § RS 14:73. Commercial bribery
- § RS 14:73.1. Definitions
- § RS 14:73.2. Offenses against intellectual property
- § RS 14:73.3. Offenses against computer equipment or supplies
- § RS 14:73.4. Offenses against computer users
- § RS 14:73.5. Computer fraud
- § RS 14:73.6. Offenses against electronic mail service provider
- § RS 14:73.7. Computer tampering
- § RS 14:73.8. Unauthorized use of a wireless router system; child sexual abuse materials; penalty
- § RS 14:73.9. Criminal use of Internet, virtual, street-map; enhanced penalties
- § RS 14:73.10. Online impersonation
- § RS 14:73.11. Communication interference
- § RS 14:73.12. Trespass against state computers
- § RS 14:73.13. Unlawful deepfakes
- § RS 14:73.14. Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another created by artificial intelligence
- § RS 14:74. Criminal neglect of family
- § RS 14:74.1. Right of action
- § RS 14:75. Failure to pay child support obligation
- § RS 14:76. Bigamy
- § RS 14:77. Abetting in bigamy
- § RS 14:79. Violation of protective orders
- § RS 14:79.1. Criminal abandonment
- § RS 14:80. Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile
- § RS 14:80.1. Misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile
- § RS 14:81. Indecent behavior with juveniles
- § RS 14:81.1. Child sexual abuse materials
- § RS 14:81.1.1. "Sexting"; prohibited acts; penalties
- § RS 14:81.2. Molestation of a juvenile or a person with a physical or mental disability
- § RS 14:81.3. Computer-aided solicitation of a minor
- § RS 14:81.4. Prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student
- § RS 14:81.5. Unlawful possession of videotape of protected persons under R.S. 15:440.1 et seq.
- § RS 14:81.5.1. Unlawful posting; records of certain hearings of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole
- § RS 14:81.6. Possessing, trafficking, or importing a child sex doll; reporting
- § RS 14:82. Prostitution; definition; penalties; enhancement
- § RS 14:82.1. Prostitution; persons under eighteen; additional offenses
- § RS 14:82.2. Purchase of commercial sexual activity; penalties
- § RS 14:83. Soliciting for prostitutes
- § RS 14:83.1. Inciting prostitution
- § RS 14:83.2. Promoting prostitution
- § RS 14:83.3. Prostitution by massage
- § RS 14:83.4. Massage; sexual conduct prohibited
- § RS 14:84. Pandering
- § RS 14:85. Letting premises for prostitution
- § RS 14:86. Enticing persons into prostitution
- § RS 14:87.1. Definitions
- § RS 14:87.1.1. Killing a child during delivery; penalties
- § RS 14:87.2. Human experimentation on an infant born alive
- § RS 14:87.3. Prohibited cutting, resection, excision, harvesting, removal, sale, receipt, research, commerce, or transport of fetal organs, tissues, and body parts; whistleblower account
- § RS 14:87.4. Abortion advertising
- § RS 14:87.5. Intentional failure to sustain life and health of aborted viable infant
- § RS 14:87.6. Coerced abortion
- § RS 14:87.6.1. Coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud
- § RS 14:87.7. Abortion
- § RS 14:87.8. Late term abortion
- § RS 14:87.9. Criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs
- § RS 14:87.10. Abortion by an unlicensed physician
- § RS 14:87.11. Aggravated abortion by dismemberment
- § RS 14:87.12. Partial birth abortion
- § RS 14:89. Crime against nature
- § RS 14:89.1. Aggravated crime against nature
- § RS 14:89.2. Crime against nature by solicitation
- § RS 14:89.3. Sexual abuse of an animal
- § RS 14:89.6. Human-animal hybrids
- § RS 14:90. Gambling
- § RS 14:90.1. Seizure and disposition of evidence, property and proceeds; gambling
- § RS 14:90.2. Gambling in public
- § RS 14:90.3. Gambling by computer
- § RS 14:90.4. Unlawful playing of video draw poker devices by persons under the age of twenty-one; penalty
- § RS 14:90.5. Unlawful playing of gaming devices by persons under the age of twenty-one; underage persons, penalty
- § RS 14:90.6. Gambling or wagering at cockfights
- § RS 14:90.7. Gambling by electronic sweepstakes device
- § RS 14:90.8. Unlawful wagering; prohibited player
- § RS 14:91. Unlawful sales of weapons to minors
- § RS 14:91.1. Unlawful presence of a sexually violent predator
- § RS 14:91.2. Unlawful presence of a sex offender
- § RS 14:91.3. Unlawful participation in a child-related business
- § RS 14:91.4. Contributing to the endangerment of a minor
- § RS 14:91.5. Unlawful use of a social networking website
- § RS 14:91.6. Unlawful distribution of sample tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under age twenty-one; penalty
- § RS 14:91.7. Unauthorized possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public school property
- § RS 14:91.8. Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; signs required; penalties
- § RS 14:91.9. Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim
- § RS 14:91.10. Unlawful sale or distribution of mitragynine speciosa to persons under age
- § RS 14:91.11. Sale, exhibition, or distribution of material harmful to minors
- § RS 14:91.12. Sale, distribution or making available to minors publications encouraging, advocating, or facilitating the illegal use of controlled dangerous substances
- § RS 14:91.13. Illegal use of controlled dangerous substances in the presence of persons under seventeen years of age
- § RS 14:91.14. Unlawful distribution of material harmful to minors through the Internet
- § RS 14:91.15. Unlawful operation of an unlicensed child day care center