Louisiana § RS 14:35.2 - Simple battery of persons with infirmities
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:35.2 — Simple battery of persons with infirmities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:35.2. Simple battery of persons with infirmities
A. Simple battery of persons with infirmities is a battery committed against a person who is infirm, has a disability, or is aged and who is incapable of consenting to the battery due to either of the following:
(1) Advanced age.
(2) Unsoundness of mind, stupor, abnormal condition of the mind, or other mental or developmental disability, regardless of the age of the victim.
B. For purposes of this Section, "person who is infirm, has a disability, or is aged" shall include but not be limited to any individual who is a resident of a nursing home, facility for persons with intellectual disabilities, mental health facility, hospital, or other residential facility, or any individual who is sixty years of age or older. Lack of knowledge of the person's age shall not be a defense.
C. Whoever commits the crime of battery of persons with infirmities shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
Acts 1999, No. 1056, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §6, eff. June 23, 2014.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 14:35.2 ("Simple battery of persons with infirmities") 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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