Louisiana § RS 14:38.5 - Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:38.5 — Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:38.5. Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional
A.(1) Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional is an assault committed when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is an emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional acting in the performance of his duties.
(2) For purposes of this Section:
(a) "Assault" shall have the same definition as in R.S. 14:36 but shall additionally include making statements threatening physical harm to an emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional.
(b) "Emergency room personnel" shall have the same definitions as in R.S. 14:34.8.
(c) "Emergency services personnel" shall have the same definitions as in R.S. 14:34.8.
(d) "Healthcare professional" shall have the same definitions as in R.S. 14:34.8.
B. Whoever commits the crime of assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one hundred eighty days, or both.
Acts 2022, No. 129, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 14:38.5 ("Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional") 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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