Louisiana § RS 14:73.2 - Offenses against intellectual property
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:73.2 — Offenses against intellectual property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:73.2. Offenses against intellectual property
A. An offense against intellectual property is the intentional:
(1) Destruction, insertion, or modification, without consent, of intellectual property; or
(2) Disclosure, use, copying, taking, or accessing, without consent, of intellectual property.
B. (1) Whoever commits an offense against intellectual property shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for commission of the offense.
(2) However, when the damage or loss amounts to a value of five hundred dollars or more, the offender may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to disclosure, use, copying, taking, or accessing by proper means as defined in this Subpart.
Acts 1984, No. 711, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 14:73.2 ("Offenses against intellectual property") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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